Virus Details


VHFID6646

Host Factor Information

Gene Name SLAMF1
HF Protein Name Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule
HF Function Essential for cellular entry
Uniprot ID Q13291
Protein Sequence View Fasta Sequence
NCBI Gene ID 6504
Host Factor (HF) Name in Paper SLAMF1
Gene synonyms SLAM
Ensemble Gene ID ENSG00000117090
Ensemble Transcript ENST00000302035 [Q13291-1];ENST00000538290 [Q13291-4]
KEGG ID Go to KEGG Database
Gene Ontology ID(s) GO:0001618, GO:0002250, GO:0002277, GO:0003823, GO:0004888, GO:0005886, GO:0006909, GO:0007155, GO:0008284, GO:0009986, GO:0016021, GO:0032695, GO:0032715, GO:0032720, GO:0042802, GO:0045087, GO:0046330, GO:0046649, GO:0070062, GO:0070374, GO:2000349,
MINT ID Q13291
STRING Click to see interaction map
GWAS Analysis Click to see gwas analysis
OMIM ID 603492
PANTHER ID N.A.
PDB ID(s) 1D4T, 1D4W, 1I3Z, 1KA6, 1KA7, 1M27, 2DZF, 2IE9, 2IFL, 2IG5,
pfam ID PF06214,
Drug Bank ID N.A.,
ChEMBL ID N.A.
Organism Homo sapiens (Human)

Pathogen Information

Virus Name Measles Virus
Virus Short Name MeV
Order Mononegavirales
Virus Family Paramyxoviridae
Virus Subfamily N.A.
Genus Morbilivirus
Species Measles morbillivirus
Host Human, dog, cattle
Cell Tropism N.A.
Associated Disease Fever, rash
Mode of Transmission Respiratory
VIPR DB link http://www.viprbrc.org/brc/vipr_allSpecies_search.do?method=SubmitForm&decorator=paramyxo
ICTV DB link https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv-reports/ictv_9th_report/negative-sense-rna-viruses-2011/w/negrna_viruses/199/paramyxoviridae
Virus Host DB link http://www.genome.jp/virushostdb/view/?virus_lineage=Paramyxoviridae

Publication Information

Paper Title The measles virus receptor SLAMF1 can mediate particle endocytosis
Author's Name Daniel Gonalves-Carneiro, Jane A. McKeating, Dalan Bailey
Journal Name Journal Of Virology
Pubmed ID 28100610
Abstract The signaling lymphocyte activation molecule F1 (SLAMF1) is both a microbial sensor and entry receptor for measles virus (MeV). Herein, we describe a new role for SLAMF1 to mediate MeV endocytosis that is in contrast with the alternative, and generally accepted, model that MeV genome enters cells only after fusion at the cell surface. We demonstrated that MeV engagement of SLAMF1 induces dramatic but transient morphological changes, most prominently in the formation of membrane blebs, which were shown to colocalize with incoming viral particles, and rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton in infected cells. MeV infection was dependent on these dynamic cytoskeletal changes as well as fluid uptake through a macropinocytosis-like pathway as chemical inhibition of these processes inhibited entry. Moreover, we identified a role for the RhoA-ROCK-myosin II signaling axis in this MeV internalization process, highlighting a novel role for this recently characterized pathway in virus entry. Our study shows that MeV can hijack a microbial sensor normally involved in bacterial phagocytosis to drive endocytosis using a complex pathway that shares features with canonical viral macropinocytosis, phagocytosis, and mechanotransduction. This uptake pathway is specific to SLAMF1-positive cells and occurs within 60 min of viral attachment. Measles virus remains a significant cause of mortality in human populations, and this research sheds new light on the very first steps of infection of this important pathogen.IMPORTANCE Measles is a significant disease in humans and is estimated to have killed over 200 million people since records began. According to current World Health Organization statistics, it still kills over 100,000 people a year, mostly children in the developing world. The causative agent, measles virus, is a small enveloped RNA virus that infects a broad range of cells during infection. In particular, immune cells are infected via interactions between glycoproteins found on the surface of the virus and SLAMF1, the immune cell receptor. In this study, we have investigated the steps governing entry of measles virus into SLAMF1-positive cells and identified endocytic uptake of viral particles. This research will impact our understanding of morbillivirus-related immunosuppression as well as the application of measles virus as an oncolytic therapeutic.
Used Model A549 and HEK293T
DOI 10.1128/JVI.02255-16