Multiplexed multicolor antiviral assay amenable for high-throughput research

© 2024. The Author(s)..

To curb viral epidemics and pandemics, antiviral drugs are needed with activity against entire genera or families of viruses. Here, we develop a cell-based multiplex antiviral assay for high-throughput screening against multiple viruses at once, as demonstrated by using three distantly related orthoflaviviruses: dengue, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever virus. Each virus is tagged with a distinct fluorescent protein, enabling individual monitoring in cell culture through high-content imaging. Specific antisera and small-molecule inhibitors are employed to validate that multiplexing approach yields comparable inhibition profiles to single-virus infection assays. To facilitate downstream analysis, a kernel is developed to deconvolute and reduce the multidimensional quantitative data to three cartesian coordinates. The methodology is applicable to viruses from different families as exemplified by co-infections with chikungunya, parainfluenza and Bunyamwera viruses. The multiplex approach is expected to facilitate the discovery of broader-spectrum antivirals, as shown in a pilot screen of approximately 1200 drug-like small-molecules.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 15(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 42

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Li-Hsin [VerfasserIn]
Chiu, Winston [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yun-An [VerfasserIn]
Rasulova, Madina [VerfasserIn]
Vercruysse, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Thibaut, Hendrik Jan [VerfasserIn]
Ter Horst, Sebastiaan [VerfasserIn]
Rocha-Pereira, Joana [VerfasserIn]
Vanhoof, Greet [VerfasserIn]
Borrenberghs, Doortje [VerfasserIn]
Goethals, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Kaptein, Suzanne J F [VerfasserIn]
Leyssen, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
Neyts, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Dallmeier, Kai [VerfasserIn]

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Antiviral Agents
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Date Completed 05.01.2024

Date Revised 05.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-44339-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36658720X