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Wiggins J, Nguyen N, Wei W, Wang LL, Hollingsead Olson H, Xiang SH. Lactic acid bacterial surface display of scytovirin inhibitors for anti-ebolavirus infection. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1269869. [PMID: 38075878 PMCID: PMC10704896 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1269869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Scytovirin (SVN) is a lectin from cyanobacteria which has a strong inhibitory activity against Ebola virus infection. We engineered scytovirin as the inhibitor for surface display of lactic acid bacteria to block Ebola virus infection. Two different bacterial strains (Lactobacillus casei and Lactococcus lactis) were successfully engineered for scytovirin expression on the bacterial surface. These bacteria were found to be effective at neutralizing pseudotyped Ebolavirus in a cell-based assay. This approach can be utilized for prophylactic prevention, as well as for treatment. Since lactic acid bacteria can colonize the human body, a long-term efficacy could be achieved. Furthermore, this approach is also simple and cost-effective and can be easily applied in the regions of Ebola outbreaks in the developing countries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joshua Wiggins
- Nebraska Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE, United States
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
| | - Ngan Nguyen
- Nebraska Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE, United States
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
| | - Wenzhong Wei
- Nebraska Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE, United States
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
| | - Leah Liu Wang
- Nebraska Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE, United States
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
| | - Haley Hollingsead Olson
- Nebraska Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE, United States
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
| | - Shi-Hua Xiang
- Nebraska Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE, United States
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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