Virus Details


VHFID1584

Pathogen Information

Virus Name Borna disease virus
Virus Short Name BDV
Order Mononegavirales
Virus Family Bornaviridae
Virus Subfamily N.A.
Genus Bornavirus
Species Borna disease virus
Host Horses, sheep, cattle, rodents, birds, sometimes human also
Cell Tropism Neurons and astrocytes, also infect oligodendrocytes and ependymal cells
Associated Disease Borna disease ( in mammals), encephalitis, proventricular dilatation disease (in birds)
Mode of Transmission Direct contact with salivary, urine and feces
VIPR DB link N.A.
ICTV DB link https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv-reports/ictv_9th_report/negative-sense-rna-viruses-2011/w/negrna_viruses/195/bornaviridae
Virus Host DB link N.A.

Publication Information

Paper Title Cell Entry of Borna disease virus Follows a clathrin-Mediated endocytosis pathway that requires Rab5 and Microtubules
Author's Name Roberto Clemente and Juan C. de la Torre
Journal Name Journal Of Virology
Pubmed ID 19656886
Abstract Borna disease virus (BDV), the prototypic member of the Bornaviridae family within the order Mononegavirales, exhibits high neurotropism and provides an important and unique experimental model system for studying virus-cell interactions within the central nervous system. BDV surface glycoprotein (G) plays a critical role in virus cell entry via receptor-mediated endocytosis, and therefore, G is a critical determinant of virus tissue and cell tropism. However, the specific cell pathways involved in BDV cell entry have not been determined. Here, we provide evidence that BDV uses a clathrin-mediated, caveola-independent cell entry pathway. We also show that BDV G-mediated fusion takes place at an optimal pH of 6.0 to 6.2, corresponding to an early-endosome compartment. Consistent with this finding, BDV cell entry was Rab5 dependent but Rab7 independent and exhibited rapid fusion kinetics. Our results also uncovered a key role for microtubules in BDV cell entry, whereas the integrity and dynamics of actin cytoskeleton were not required for efficient cell entry of BDV.
Used Model Ol and Vero E6 cells
DOI 10.1128/JVI.00990-09