Project

Reverse genetic analysis of coronavirus replication

Completed · 2009 until 2009

Type
Fundamental Research
Range
Monocentric project at KSSG
Units
Status
Completed
Start Date
2009
End Date
2009
Financing
Others
Keywords
coronavirus reverse genetics
Brief description/objective

The reverse genetic system for the mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) in combination with a murine model for coronavirus infection allows for the use of genetically modified virus and host strains to assess the full range of virus-host interactions and to determine their impact on coronavirus pathogenicity. Reverse genetics facilitate the identification of replicase gene-encoded pathogenicity factors and the analysis of their impact on important aspects of virus-host interactions, such as virus sensing, induction of innate immune responses and mechanism of virus-induced immunopathology. The analysis of viral domains that are widely conserved within RNA viruses will furthermore allow the delineation of fundamental concepts of viral replication and pathogenicity.