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Iterative Bleaching Extends Multiplicity with Use of Staining Automation for Core Facilities

Iterative Bleaching Extends Multiplicity (IBEX) is a highly sensitive tyramide signal amplification (TSA)-based multi-round fluorescence imaging technique ...

Boston University

Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

The live-attenuated yellow fever 17D vaccine strain differs genetically only minimally from its virulent parent. However, it remains unclear which sequence differences lead to virulence or attenuation. Here we demonstrate, using SHAPE-MaP, that these mutations do not induce global RNA structure changes and show that protein sequence mutations are mostly responsible for the phenotypic differences between 17D and virulent YFV. Using a highly modular, combinatorial genetic approach, we identified key mutations in the envelope (E) and non-structural 2A (NS2A) proteins that increase 17D's ability to spread and enhance host antiviral responses. Introducing these mutations into infectious clones of virulent YFV genomes results in viral attenuation in vitro and in two mouse models. Collectively, our results define the genetic basis for 17D attenuation and highlight a potentially general approach for creating live-attenuated vaccines by introducing mutations resulting in similar phenotypic changes in other pathogenic viruses.

Aaron Benhamou

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