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ArticleScientific reports2016

Amino acid substitutions V63I or A37S/I61T/V63I/V100A in the PA N-terminal domain increase the virulence of H7N7 influenza A virus.

Meng Hu, Hin Chu, Ke Zhang, Kailash Singh, Cun Li, Shuofeng Yuan, Billy K C Chow, Wenjun Song, Jie Zhou, Bo-Jian Zheng

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Meng HuDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hin ChuDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ke ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kailash SinghSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Cun LiDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Shuofeng YuanDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Billy K C ChowSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wenjun SongDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jie ZhouDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Bo-Jian ZhengDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The PA N-terminal domain (PA-Nter) is essential for viral transcription and replication. Here we identified PA-Nter substitutions A37S, I61T, V63I and V100A in recently emerged avian influenza A viruses (IAVs) with potential effect on virus pathogenicity and/or host adaptation. We introduced the identified PA-Nter substitutions into avian H7N7 IAV by reverse genetics. Our results showed that single substitution V63I and combined substitutions, I61T/V63I and A37S/I61T/V63I/V100A (Mfour), significantly increased virus growth capacity in mammalian cells. Meanwhile, these substitutions conferred higher virus transcription/replication capacity by producing more mRNA, cRNA and vRNA. Consistently, the polymerase activity and the endonuclease activity were enhanced by these PA-Nter substitutions. Notably, substitutions V63I and Mfour strongly increased virus replication and virulence in mice. Collectively, our findings demonstrated that the PA-Nter substitutions V63I and Mfour enhanced IAV pathogenicity through modification of the polymerase activity and the endonuclease activity, which added to the evolving knowledge of IAV virulence determinants.

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Amino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBirdsCells, CulturedHumansInfluenza A Virus, H7N7 SubtypeInfluenza in BirdsMiceRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralViral ProteinsVirulenceRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralViral Proteins

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PMCPMC5122915

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