The one health perspective to improve environmental surveillance of zoonotic viruses: lessons from COVID-19 and outlook beyond

M Leifels, O Khalilur Rahman, IC Sam… - ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The human population has doubled in the last 50 years from about 3.7 billion to
approximately 7.8 billion. With this rapid expansion, more people live in close contact with …

Key viral adaptations preceding the AIDS pandemic

D Sauter, F Kirchhoff - Cell host & microbe, 2019 - cell.com
HIV, the causative agent of AIDS, has a complex evolutionary history involving several cross-
species transmissions and recombination events as well as changes in the repertoire and …

CpG Frequency in the 5′ Third of the env Gene Determines Sensitivity of Primary HIV-1 Strains to the Zinc-Finger Antiviral Protein

D Kmiec, R Nchioua, S Sherrill-Mix, CM Stürzel… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
CpG dinucleotide suppression has been reported to allow HIV-1 to evade inhibition by the
zinc-finger antiviral protein (ZAP). Here, we show that primate lentiviruses display marked …

Tetherin Restricts SARS-CoV-2 despite the Presence of Multiple Viral Antagonists

E Hagelauer, R Lotke, D Kmiec, D Hu, M Hohner… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus infection induces interferon-stimulated genes, one of which encodes Tetherin, a
transmembrane protein inhibiting the release of various enveloped viruses from infected …

Toward a macaque model of HIV-1 infection: Roadblocks, progress, and future strategies

R Thippeshappa, JT Kimata, D Kaushal - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The human-specific tropism of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) has
complicated the development of a macaque model of HIV-1 infection/AIDS that is suitable for …

Structural basis for tetherin antagonism as a barrier to zoonotic lentiviral transmission

CZ Buffalo, CM Stürzel, E Heusinger, D Kmiec… - Cell host & …, 2019 - cell.com
Tetherin is a host defense factor that physically prevents virion release from the plasma
membrane. The Nef accessory protein of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) engages the …

SIVcol Nef counteracts SERINC5 by promoting its proteasomal degradation but does not efficiently enhance HIV-1 replication in human CD4+ T cells and lymphoid …

D Kmiec, B Akbil, S Ananth, D Hotter… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
SERINC5 is a host restriction factor that impairs infectivity of HIV-1 and other primate
lentiviruses and is counteracted by the viral accessory protein Nef. However, the importance …

Slow receptor binding of the noncytopathic HIV-2UC1 Envs is balanced by long-lived activation state and efficient fusion activity

M Harris, S Ratnapriya, A Chov, H Cervera, A Block… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Many HIV strains downregulate the levels of CD4 receptor on the surface of infected cells to
prevent superinfection. In contrast, the rare HIV-2 UC1 strain is noncytopathic and has no …

In vivo Infection Dynamics and Human Adaptive Changes of SIVsm-Derived Viral Siblings SIVmac239, SIVB670, and SIVhu in Humanized Mice as a Paralog of HIV …

JZ Curlin, K Schmitt, L Remling-Mulder… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Simian immunodeficiency virus native to sooty mangabeys (SIVsm) is believed to have
given rise to HIV-2 through cross-species transmission and evolution in the human …

APOBEC3F Constitutes a Barrier to Successful Cross-Species Transmission of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVsmm to Humans

R Nchioua, D Kmiec, A Gaba, CM Stürzel… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Simian immunodeficiency virus infecting sooty mangabeys (SIVsmm) has been transmitted
to humans on at least nine occasions, giving rise to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 …