ArticleEmerging microbes & infections2019
MDCK-B4GalNT2 cells disclose a α2,3-sialic acid requirement for the 2009 pandemic H1N1 A/California/04/2009 and NA aid entry of A/WSN/33.
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Abstract
Switching of receptor binding preference has been widely considered as one of the necessary mutations for avian influenza viruses, enabling efficient transmissions between human hosts. By stably overexpressing B4GalNT2 gene in MDCK cells, surface α2,3-siallylactose receptors were modified without affecting α2,6-receptor expression. The cell line MDCK-B4GalNT2 was used as a tool to screen for α2,3-receptor requirements in a panel of influenza viruses with previously characterized glycan array data. Infection of viruses with α2,3-receptor binding capability was inhibited in MDCK-B4GalNT2 cells, with the exception of A/WSN/33 (WSN). Infection with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 strains, A/California/04/2009 (Cal04) and A/Hong Kong/415742/2009 (HK09), despite showing α2,6-receptor binding, was also found to be inhibited. Further investigation showed that viral inhibition was due to a reduction in viral entry rate and viral attachment. Recombinant WSN virus with the neuraminidase (NA) gene swapped to A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (PR8) and Cal04 resulted in a significant viral inhibition in MDCK-B4GalNT2 cells. With oseltamivir, the NA active site was found to be important for the replication results of WSN, but not Cal04.
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