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Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus
Favipiravir is a nucleoside analogue that inhibits the replication and transcription of a broad spectrum of RNA viruses, including pathogenic arenaviruses. In this study, we isolated a favipiravir-resistant mutant of Junin virus (JUNV), which is the causative agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever, an...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9302769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35816544 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010689 |
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author | Zadeh, Vahid Rajabali Afowowe, Tosin Oladipo Abe, Haruka Urata, Shuzo Yasuda, Jiro |
author_facet | Zadeh, Vahid Rajabali Afowowe, Tosin Oladipo Abe, Haruka Urata, Shuzo Yasuda, Jiro |
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description | Favipiravir is a nucleoside analogue that inhibits the replication and transcription of a broad spectrum of RNA viruses, including pathogenic arenaviruses. In this study, we isolated a favipiravir-resistant mutant of Junin virus (JUNV), which is the causative agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever, and analyzed the antiviral mechanism of favipiravir against JUNV. Two amino acid substitutions, N462D in the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and A168T in the glycoprotein precursor GPC, were identified in the mutant. GPC-A168T substitution enhanced the efficiency of JUNV internalization, which explains the robust replication kinetics of the mutant in the virus growth analysis. Although RdRp-N462D substitution did not affect polymerase activity levels in a minigenome system, comparisons of RdRp error frequencies showed that the virus with RdRp-D462 possessed a significantly higher fidelity. Our next generation sequence (NGS) analysis showed a gradual accumulation of both mutations as we passaged the virus in presence of favipiravir. We also provided experimental evidence for the first time that favipiravir inhibited JUNV through the accumulation of transition mutations, confirming its role as a purine analogue against arenaviruses. Moreover, we showed that treatment with a combination of favipiravir and either ribavirin or remdesivir inhibited JUNV replication in a synergistic manner, blocking the generation of the drug-resistant mutant. Our findings provide new insights for the clinical management and treatment of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. |
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spelling | pubmed-93027692022-07-22 Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus Zadeh, Vahid Rajabali Afowowe, Tosin Oladipo Abe, Haruka Urata, Shuzo Yasuda, Jiro PLoS Pathog Research Article Favipiravir is a nucleoside analogue that inhibits the replication and transcription of a broad spectrum of RNA viruses, including pathogenic arenaviruses. In this study, we isolated a favipiravir-resistant mutant of Junin virus (JUNV), which is the causative agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever, and analyzed the antiviral mechanism of favipiravir against JUNV. Two amino acid substitutions, N462D in the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and A168T in the glycoprotein precursor GPC, were identified in the mutant. GPC-A168T substitution enhanced the efficiency of JUNV internalization, which explains the robust replication kinetics of the mutant in the virus growth analysis. Although RdRp-N462D substitution did not affect polymerase activity levels in a minigenome system, comparisons of RdRp error frequencies showed that the virus with RdRp-D462 possessed a significantly higher fidelity. Our next generation sequence (NGS) analysis showed a gradual accumulation of both mutations as we passaged the virus in presence of favipiravir. We also provided experimental evidence for the first time that favipiravir inhibited JUNV through the accumulation of transition mutations, confirming its role as a purine analogue against arenaviruses. Moreover, we showed that treatment with a combination of favipiravir and either ribavirin or remdesivir inhibited JUNV replication in a synergistic manner, blocking the generation of the drug-resistant mutant. Our findings provide new insights for the clinical management and treatment of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. Public Library of Science 2022-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9302769/ /pubmed/35816544 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010689 Text en © 2022 Zadeh et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zadeh, Vahid Rajabali Afowowe, Tosin Oladipo Abe, Haruka Urata, Shuzo Yasuda, Jiro Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus |
title | Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus |
title_full | Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus |
title_fullStr | Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus |
title_full_unstemmed | Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus |
title_short | Potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against Junin virus |
title_sort | potential and action mechanism of favipiravir as an antiviral against junin virus |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9302769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35816544 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010689 |
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