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H128N Substitution in the Sa Antigenic Site of HA1 Causes Antigenic Drift Between Eurasian Avian-like H1N1 and 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Viruses.

Fei Meng, Zhang Cheng, Zijian Feng, Yijie Zhang, Yali Zhang, Yanwen Wang, Yujia Zhai, Peichun Kuang, Rui Qu, Yan Chen and 3 more

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13 authors.

Fei MengState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Zhang ChengState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Zijian FengState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Yijie ZhangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Yali ZhangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Yanwen WangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Yujia ZhaiState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Peichun KuangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Rui QuState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Yan ChenState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Chuanling QiaoState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Hualan ChenState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8910-898X
Huanliang YangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2049-332X

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC2303800
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The antigenic relationship between Eurasian avian-like H1N1 swine influenza viruses (EA H1N1) and human pandemic 2009 H1N1 viruses (2009/H1N1) remains a critical question for influenza surveillance and vaccine efficacy. This study systematically investigated the antigenic differences between strains A/swine/Tianjin/312/2016 (TJ312, EA H1N1) and A/Guangdong-Maonan/SWL1536/2019 (GD1536, 2009/H1N1). Cross-hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assays revealed a significant antigenic disparity, with a 16-fold reduction in heterologous versus homologous HI titers. Comparative sequence analysis identified 22 amino acid differences across the five major antigenic sites (Sa, Sb, Ca1, Ca2, and Cb) of the HA1 subunit. Using reverse genetics, a panel of mutant viruses was generated. This study revealed that a single histidine (H)-to-asparagine (N) substitution at residue 128 (H3 numbering) in the Sa antigenic site acts as a primary determinant of antigenic variation, sufficient to cause a four-fold change in HI titers and a measurable drift in antigenic distance. Structural modeling via AlphaFold3 and PyMOL software suggests that the H128N mutation may alter the local conformation of the antigenic site. It is plausible that H at position 128 could exert electrostatic repulsion with adjacent amino acids, whereas N might facilitate hydrogen bond formation with neighboring residues. These interactions would potentially lead to structural changes in the antigenic site. Our findings confirm that residue 128 is a critical molecular marker for the antigenic differentiation of EA H1N1 and 2009/H1N1 viruses. The study underscores the necessity of monitoring specific HA mutations that could reduce cross-reactivity and provides valuable insights for refining vaccine strain selection and pandemic preparedness strategies.

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Antigenic Drift and ShiftAntigens, ViralHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAntigenic VariationBirdsHemagglutination Inhibition TestsHumansModels, MolecularPandemicsSwineAntigens, ViralHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virusamino acid substitutionantigenic variationhemagglutinininfluenza A virus

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PMID41157633
PMCPMC12567644

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