Cellular integrins function as entry receptors for human cytomegalovirus via a highly conserved disintegrin-like domain

AL Feire, H Koss, T Compton - Proceedings of the National …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
AL Feire, H Koss, T Compton
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004National Acad Sciences
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is capable of manifesting disease in nearly every organ
system in immunocompromised patients. This broad pathogenic tropism correlates with the
ability of the virus to infect all tested vertebrate cell types in vitro, a characteristic that has
made receptor identification extremely difficult. During virus entry, HCMV induces cellular
morphological changes and signaling cascades consistent with engagement of cellular
integrins; however, HCMV structural proteins do not possess the widely used RGD integrin …
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is capable of manifesting disease in nearly every organ system in immunocompromised patients. This broad pathogenic tropism correlates with the ability of the virus to infect all tested vertebrate cell types in vitro, a characteristic that has made receptor identification extremely difficult. During virus entry, HCMV induces cellular morphological changes and signaling cascades consistent with engagement of cellular integrins; however, HCMV structural proteins do not possess the widely used RGD integrin-binding motif. We identified an integrin-binding disintegrin-like domain within HCMV envelope glycoprotein B, a protein required for virus entry and fusion throughout the Herpesviridae. Accepted receptor criteria are met through the use of function-blocking integrin Abs, β1 integrin knockout mouse fibroblasts, and glycoprotein B disintegrin-like peptides, all of which support a critical role for α2β1, α6β1, and αVβ3 integrins as HCMV entry receptors and signaling mediators acting during the penetration stage of the entry pathway. Strikingly, the glycoprotein B disintegrin-like domain is conserved in many human and animal herpesviruses, suggesting that integrins may support entry across this medically important virus family.
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