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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biologyNov 2025 DOI:
10.1101/2025.11.19.689067

Dengue Virus NS1 Binds Ephrin B1 to Trigger Endothelial Dysfunction

Pahmeier, Felix; Hammond, Sabrina R; Flory, Charlotte; Feng, Xinyi; Lee, Saeyoung E; Jimenez-Posada, Erika V; Duarte, Elias M; Cardona-Ospina, Jaime A; Ball, Aquena H; Lee, Nharae E; Leung, Kayla; Tjang, Laurentia V; Robert Beatty, P; Biering, Scott B; Scaturro, Pietro; Harris, Eva
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Abstract
Dengue virus (DENV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, is the most prevalent and medically important mosquito-borne viral pathogen. Infected cells secrete the viral non-structural protein 1 (NS1) into the bloodstream, where it can interact with endothelial cells to induce vascular leak. Host factors involved in NS1-mediated endothelial dysfunction are incompletely understood, leading us to investigate the host interactome of DENV NS1 in endothelial cells via a comparative mass spectrometry approach. We identified ephrin B1 (EFNB1) as a critical host factor in NS1-mediated endothelial barrier dysfunction and show that phosphorylation of EFNB1 is necessary for induction of barrier dysfunction. Further, we map the interface of the EFNB1-NS1 complex through biochemical and computational approaches, and we show that EFNB1-Fc-fusion proteins can act as decoys to block NS1-induced barrier dysfunction in vitro and in vivo . This study provides insights into the mechanism of flavivirus NS1-mediated endothelial barrier dysfunction and new avenues to target vascular leak.
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