The Egyptian Rousette Genome Reveals Unexpected Features of Bat Antiviral Immunity

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Hauptverfasser: Pavlovich, Stephanie S., Lovett, Sean P., Koroleva, Galina, Guito, Jonathan C., Arnold, Catherine E., Nagle, Elyse R., Kulcsar, Kirsten, Lee, Albert, Thibaud-Nissen, Françoise, Hume, Adam J., Mühlberger, Elke, Uebelhoer, Luke S., Towner, Jonathan S., Rabadan, Raul, Sanchez-Lockhart, Mariano, Kepler, Thomas B., Palacios, Gustavo
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author Pavlovich, Stephanie S.
Lovett, Sean P.
Koroleva, Galina
Guito, Jonathan C.
Arnold, Catherine E.
Nagle, Elyse R.
Kulcsar, Kirsten
Lee, Albert
Thibaud-Nissen, Françoise
Hume, Adam J.
Mühlberger, Elke
Uebelhoer, Luke S.
Towner, Jonathan S.
Rabadan, Raul
Sanchez-Lockhart, Mariano
Kepler, Thomas B.
Palacios, Gustavo
author_facet Pavlovich, Stephanie S.
Lovett, Sean P.
Koroleva, Galina
Guito, Jonathan C.
Arnold, Catherine E.
Nagle, Elyse R.
Kulcsar, Kirsten
Lee, Albert
Thibaud-Nissen, Françoise
Hume, Adam J.
Mühlberger, Elke
Uebelhoer, Luke S.
Towner, Jonathan S.
Rabadan, Raul
Sanchez-Lockhart, Mariano
Kepler, Thomas B.
Palacios, Gustavo
contents (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Bats harbor many viruses asymptomatically, including several notorious for causing extreme virulence in humans. To identify differences between antiviral mechanisms in humans and bats, we sequenced, assembled, and analyzed the genome of Rousettus aegyptiacus, a natural reservoir of Marburg virus and the only known reservoir for any filovirus. We found an expanded and diversified KLRC/KLRD family of natural killer cell receptors, MHC class I genes, and type I interferons, which dramatically differ from their functional counterparts in other mammals. Such concerted evolution of key components of bat immunity is strongly suggestive of novel modes of antiviral defense. An evaluation of the theoretical function of these genes suggests that an inhibitory immune state may exist in bats. Based on our findings, we hypothesize that tolerance of viral infection, rather than enhanced potency of antiviral defenses, may be a key mechanism by which bats asymptomatically host viruses that are pathogenic in humans.
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spellingShingle The Egyptian Rousette Genome Reveals Unexpected Features of Bat Antiviral Immunity
Pavlovich, Stephanie S.
Lovett, Sean P.
Koroleva, Galina
Guito, Jonathan C.
Arnold, Catherine E.
Nagle, Elyse R.
Kulcsar, Kirsten
Lee, Albert
Thibaud-Nissen, Françoise
Hume, Adam J.
Mühlberger, Elke
Uebelhoer, Luke S.
Towner, Jonathan S.
Rabadan, Raul
Sanchez-Lockhart, Mariano
Kepler, Thomas B.
Palacios, Gustavo
antiviral immunity
filovirus
genome
innate immunity
natural killer cell receptors
type I interferon
Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Bats harbor many viruses asymptomatically, including several notorious for causing extreme virulence in humans. To identify differences between antiviral mechanisms in humans and bats, we sequenced, assembled, and analyzed the genome of Rousettus aegyptiacus, a natural reservoir of Marburg virus and the only known reservoir for any filovirus. We found an expanded and diversified KLRC/KLRD family of natural killer cell receptors, MHC class I genes, and type I interferons, which dramatically differ from their functional counterparts in other mammals. Such concerted evolution of key components of bat immunity is strongly suggestive of novel modes of antiviral defense. An evaluation of the theoretical function of these genes suggests that an inhibitory immune state may exist in bats. Based on our findings, we hypothesize that tolerance of viral infection, rather than enhanced potency of antiviral defenses, may be a key mechanism by which bats asymptomatically host viruses that are pathogenic in humans.
title The Egyptian Rousette Genome Reveals Unexpected Features of Bat Antiviral Immunity
topic antiviral immunity
filovirus
genome
innate immunity
natural killer cell receptors
type I interferon
Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13524330