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Etude du rôle de la protéine VP24 dans la réplication , la pathogénicité et l'adaptation du virus Ebola

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Auteur / Autrice : Mathieu Mateo
Direction : Viktor Volchkov
Type : Thèse de doctorat
Discipline(s) : Sciences de la vie
Date : Soutenance en 2010
Etablissement(s) : Lyon, Ecole normale supérieure
Ecole(s) doctorale(s) : École doctorale de Biologie Moléculaire Intégrative et Cellulaire (Lyon)

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This PhD work highlight the critical role of the Ebola virus VP24 protein in the development of fatal hemorrhagic fevers associated with Ebola virus infections. Indeed, we have demonstrated that the acquisition of Ebola virus pathogenicity in the guinea-pig model is associated with modifications in the VP24 protein. We have identified two domains in VP24 which allow the virus to control the innate immune system and we have demonstrated that the adaptative mutations do not affect the IFN-antagonist function of VP24. Adaptative modifications in VP24 lead to a reduced interaction with the cellular KPNA1 protein and to a better interaction with viral components, allowing the proper assembly of infectious virus particles in the primary intected cells. We also identified a new function for VP24 in the control of the oxidative stress response.