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Genetic and phenotypic characterization of sylvatic dengue virus type 4 strains.


ABSTRACT: Four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV 1-4) currently circulate between humans and domestic/peridomestic Aedes mosquitoes, resulting in 100 million infections per year. All four serotypes emerged, independently, from sylvatic progenitors transmitted among non-human primates by arboreal Aedes mosquitoes. This study investigated the genetic and phenotypic changes associated with emergence of human DENV-4 from its sylvatic ancestors. Analysis of complete genomes of 3 sylvatic and 4 human strains revealed high conservation of both the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions but considerable divergence within the open reading frame. Additionally, the two ecotypes did not differ significantly in replication dynamics in cultured human liver (Huh-7), monkey kidney (Vero) or mosquito (C6/36) cells, although significant inter-strain variation within ecotypes was detected. These findings are in partial agreement with previous studies of DENV-2, where human strains produced a larger number of progeny than sylvatic strains in human liver cells but not in monkey or mosquito cells.

SUBMITTER: Rossi SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3253985 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic and phenotypic characterization of sylvatic dengue virus type 4 strains.

Rossi S L SL   Nasar F F   Cardosa J J   Mayer S V SV   Tesh R B RB   Hanley K A KA   Weaver S C SC   Vasilakis Nikos N  

Virology 20111216 1


Four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV 1-4) currently circulate between humans and domestic/peridomestic Aedes mosquitoes, resulting in 100 million infections per year. All four serotypes emerged, independently, from sylvatic progenitors transmitted among non-human primates by arboreal Aedes mosquitoes. This study investigated the genetic and phenotypic changes associated with emergence of human DENV-4 from its sylvatic ancestors. Analysis of complete genomes of 3 sylvatic and 4 human strains reve  ...[more]

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