Tian Yuyang, Sun Junqing, Hou Xiaohan, Liu Zhimin, Chen Zeao, Pan Xiaoqian, Wang Ying, Ren Jianle, Zhang Ding, Yang Bo, Si Longlong, Bi Yuhai, Liu Kefang, Shang Guijun, Tian Wen-Xia, Wang Qihui, Gao George Fu, Niu Sheng
College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China.
PLoS Pathog. 2025 Jan 7;21(1):e1012836. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012836. eCollection 2025 Jan.
Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) and transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV), the two causative agents of porcine diarrhea, have been reported to be at risk of cross-species transmission, including to humans. However, the potential host range in which these two CoVs interact remains unclear. We screened 16 animal counterparts for porcine aminopeptidase N (APN), the receptor of PDCoV and TGEV, and found that APNs from eight of 17 animals could bind to the receptor-binding domains (RBDs) of PDCoV and TGEV. Furthermore, the animal APNs that could bind to the RBDs could mediate cellular infection by both viruses. Dog APN (dAPN) has been identified as the animal receptor with the highest capability to mediate the virus infection. We further resolved the complex structures of dAPN bound to the PDCoV RBD/TGEV RBD, respectively, establishing its divergent receptor-binding modes. We identified R325 of dAPN as an important residue in the PDCoV RBD-dAPN interaction, and found the central role of Q746 and T749 in dAPN in the interaction with the TGEV RBD. These findings provide the molecular basis of the potential cross-species transmission of these two porcine CoVs and shed light on future surveillance of these CoVs.
猪德尔塔冠状病毒(PDCoV)和传染性胃肠炎冠状病毒(TGEV)是引起猪腹泻的两种病原体,据报道它们存在跨物种传播的风险,包括传播给人类。然而,这两种冠状病毒相互作用的潜在宿主范围仍不清楚。我们筛选了猪氨肽酶N(APN,PDCoV和TGEV的受体)的16种动物对应物,发现17种动物中的8种动物的APN可以与PDCoV和TGEV的受体结合域(RBD)结合。此外,能够与RBD结合的动物APN可以介导两种病毒的细胞感染。犬APN(dAPN)已被确定为介导病毒感染能力最强的动物受体。我们进一步解析了分别与PDCoV RBD/TGEV RBD结合的dAPN的复杂结构,确定了其不同的受体结合模式。我们确定dAPN的R325是PDCoV RBD-dAPN相互作用中的一个重要残基,并发现dAPN中的Q746和T749在与TGEV RBD的相互作用中起核心作用。这些发现为这两种猪冠状病毒潜在的跨物种传播提供了分子基础,并为未来对这些冠状病毒的监测提供了线索。