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J Virol. 2020 Jan 29. pii: JVI.01930-19. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01930-19. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]A single amino acid at position 431 of the PB2 protein determines the virulence of H1N1 swine influenza viruses in mice.[/h]
Xu C[SUP]1[/SUP], Xu B[SUP]1[/SUP], Wu Y[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Yang S[SUP]1[/SUP], Jia Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Liang W[SUP]1[/SUP], Yang D[SUP]1[/SUP], He L[SUP]2[/SUP], Zhu W[SUP]3[/SUP], Chen Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Yang H[SUP]1[/SUP], Yu B[SUP]2[/SUP], Wang D[SUP]3[/SUP], Qiao C[SUP]4[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Genetic reassortments occurred continuously among multiple subtypes or genotypes of influenza viruses prevalent in pigs. Of note, some reassortant viruses bearing the internal genes of 2009 pandemic H1N1 (2009/H1N1) virus sporadically caused human infection, which highlights their potential threats for human public health. In this study, we performed phylogenetic analysis on swine influenza viruses (SIVs) circulating in Liaoning province of China. A total of 22 viruses, including 18 H1N1 and 4 H1N2 viruses, were isolated from 5750 nasal swabs collected from pigs in the slaughterhouses from 2014 to 2016. H1N1 viruses formed four genotypes, which included Eurasian avian-like H1N1 (EA H1N1) and double/triple reassortant H1N1 derived from EA H1N1, 2009/H1N1, and triple reassortant H1N2 (TR H1N2) viruses. H1N1 SIVs with different genotypes and even those within the same genotypes represented different pathogenicities in mice. We further characterized two naturally isolated H1N1 SIVs that had similar viral genomes but differed substantially in their virulence in mice and found that a single amino acid at position 431 in the basic polymerase 2 (PB2) protein significantly affected the viral replication capacity and virulence of these two viruses. Taken together, our findings revealed the diverse genomic origins and virulence of the SIVs prevalent in Liaoning province during 2014-2016, which highlights that continuous surveillance is essential to monitor the evolution of SIVs. We identified a naturally occurring amino acid mutation in the PB2 protein of H1N1 SIVs that impacts the viral replication and virulence in mice by altering the viral polymerase activity.IMPORTANCE The frequent reassortment among different influenza viruses in pigs adds the complexity to the epidemiology of swine influenza. The diverse viral virulence phenotypes underline the need to investigate the possible genetic determinants for evaluating the pandemic potential to human public health. Here, we found that multiple genotypes of influenza viruses co-circulate in the swine population in Liaoning province of China. Furthermore, we pinpointed a single amino acid at position 431 in the PB2 protein which plays a critical role in the virulence of H1N1 viruses in mice and found that the alteration of viral polymerase activities is the cause of the different virulence. Our study further indicated that the virulence of influenza virus is a polygenic trait, and the newly identified virulence-related residue in the PB2 provides important information for broadening the knowledge on genetic basis of viral virulence of influenza viruses.
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PMID: 31996432 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01930-19
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Xu C[SUP]1[/SUP], Xu B[SUP]1[/SUP], Wu Y[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Yang S[SUP]1[/SUP], Jia Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Liang W[SUP]1[/SUP], Yang D[SUP]1[/SUP], He L[SUP]2[/SUP], Zhu W[SUP]3[/SUP], Chen Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Yang H[SUP]1[/SUP], Yu B[SUP]2[/SUP], Wang D[SUP]3[/SUP], Qiao C[SUP]4[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Genetic reassortments occurred continuously among multiple subtypes or genotypes of influenza viruses prevalent in pigs. Of note, some reassortant viruses bearing the internal genes of 2009 pandemic H1N1 (2009/H1N1) virus sporadically caused human infection, which highlights their potential threats for human public health. In this study, we performed phylogenetic analysis on swine influenza viruses (SIVs) circulating in Liaoning province of China. A total of 22 viruses, including 18 H1N1 and 4 H1N2 viruses, were isolated from 5750 nasal swabs collected from pigs in the slaughterhouses from 2014 to 2016. H1N1 viruses formed four genotypes, which included Eurasian avian-like H1N1 (EA H1N1) and double/triple reassortant H1N1 derived from EA H1N1, 2009/H1N1, and triple reassortant H1N2 (TR H1N2) viruses. H1N1 SIVs with different genotypes and even those within the same genotypes represented different pathogenicities in mice. We further characterized two naturally isolated H1N1 SIVs that had similar viral genomes but differed substantially in their virulence in mice and found that a single amino acid at position 431 in the basic polymerase 2 (PB2) protein significantly affected the viral replication capacity and virulence of these two viruses. Taken together, our findings revealed the diverse genomic origins and virulence of the SIVs prevalent in Liaoning province during 2014-2016, which highlights that continuous surveillance is essential to monitor the evolution of SIVs. We identified a naturally occurring amino acid mutation in the PB2 protein of H1N1 SIVs that impacts the viral replication and virulence in mice by altering the viral polymerase activity.IMPORTANCE The frequent reassortment among different influenza viruses in pigs adds the complexity to the epidemiology of swine influenza. The diverse viral virulence phenotypes underline the need to investigate the possible genetic determinants for evaluating the pandemic potential to human public health. Here, we found that multiple genotypes of influenza viruses co-circulate in the swine population in Liaoning province of China. Furthermore, we pinpointed a single amino acid at position 431 in the PB2 protein which plays a critical role in the virulence of H1N1 viruses in mice and found that the alteration of viral polymerase activities is the cause of the different virulence. Our study further indicated that the virulence of influenza virus is a polygenic trait, and the newly identified virulence-related residue in the PB2 provides important information for broadening the knowledge on genetic basis of viral virulence of influenza viruses.
Copyright ? 2020 Xu et al.
PMID: 31996432 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01930-19
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