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ArticleVirus evolution2021

Phylodynamic analysis and spike protein mutations in porcine deltacoronavirus with a new variant introduction in Taiwan.

Fu-Chun Hsueh, Cheng-Nan Wu, Marco Yung-Cheng Lin, Feng-Yang Hsu, Chuen-Fu Lin, Hui-Wen Chang, Jih-Hui Lin, Hsin-Fu Liu, Ming-Tang Chiou, Kuan Rong Chan and 1 more

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Article in Virus evolution, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Fu-Chun HsuehAnimal Disease Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Scienceand Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan.
Cheng-Nan WuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 406053, Taiwan.
Marco Yung-Cheng LinDepartment of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan.
Feng-Yang HsuAnimal Disease Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Scienceand Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan.
Chuen-Fu LinAnimal Disease Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Scienceand Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan.
Hui-Wen ChangGraduate Institute of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8877-1886
Jih-Hui LinCenter for Diagnostics and Vaccine Development, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei 11561, Taiwan.
Hsin-Fu LiuDepartment of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan.
Ming-Tang ChiouAnimal Disease Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Scienceand Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan.
Kuan Rong ChanProgram in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore.
Chao-Nan LinAnimal Disease Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Scienceand Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-7535
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology · TWCentral Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TWDevelopment Center for Biotechnology · TWDuke-NUS Medical School · SGMackay Memorial Hospital · TWNational Taiwan Ocean University · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is a highly transmissible intestinal pathogen that causes mild to severe clinical symptoms, such as anorexia, vomiting, and watery diarrhea in pigs. By comparing the genetic sequences of the spike glycoprotein between historical and current Taiwanese PDCoV strains, we identified a novel PDCoV variant that displaced the PDCoV responsible for the 2015 epidemic. This PDCoV variant belongs to a young population within the US lineage, and infected pigs carry high concentrations of the virus. It also has several critical point mutations and an amino acid insertion at position 52 that may enhance the affinity between the B-cell epitopes located in the N-terminal domain with its complementarity regions, consequently facilitating binding or penetration between the fusion peptide and cellular membrane. Furthermore, viral protein structure prediction demonstrated that these amino acid changes may change the ability of the virus to bind to the receptor, which may consequently alter virus infectivity. Our results hence suggest the emergence of new PDCoV strains in Taiwan with the potential for greater transmission and pathogenesis.

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evolutionary ratesphylodynamicsphylogeneticsporcine deltacoronavirusstructural analysis

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PMID34858636
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