Alexandra Schäfer, Lisa E Gralinski, Sarah R Leist, Brea K Hampton, Michael A Mooney, Kara L Jensen, Rachel L Graham, Sudhakar Agnihothram, Sophia Jeng, Steven Chamberlin, Timothy A Bell, D Trevor Scobey, Colton L Linnertz, Laura A VanBlargan, Larissa B Thackray, Pablo Hock, Darla R Miller, Ginger D Shaw, Michael S Diamond, Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena, Shannon K McWeeney, Mark T Heise, Vineet D Menachery, Martin T Ferris, Ralph S Baric
Coronavirus (CoV) cause considerable morbidity and mortality in humans and other mammals, as evidenced by the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory CoV (SARS-CoV) in 2003, Middle East Respiratory CoV (MERS-CoV) in 2012, and SARS-CoV-2 in 2019. Although poorly characterized, natural genetic variation in human and other mammals modulate virus pathogenesis, as reflected by the spectrum of clinical outcomes ranging from asymptomatic infections to lethal disease. Using multiple human epidemic and zoonotic Sarbecoviruses, coupled with murine Collaborative Cross genetic reference populations, we identify several dozen quantitative trait loci that regulate SARS-like group-2B CoV pathogenesis and replication...
March 22, 2024: Virus Research