Raghunath Shobana, Pudupakam Raghavendra Sumanth, Deventhiran Jagadeeswaran, Tevatia Rahul, Leroith Tanya
Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States; Vajra Instruments Inc., Lincoln, NE, United States.
Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Vet Microbiol. 2017 Mar;201:208-215. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.01.030. Epub 2017 Feb 1.
Genetic lineages of swine influenza A viruses (SIVs) have recently been established in Turkeys in the United States. To identify molecular determinants that are involved in virulence and transmission of SIVs to Turkeys, we sequentially passaged two triple reassortant H3N2 SIV isolates from Minnesota in ten day old specific-pathogen free (SPF) Turkey embryos and tested them in seven-day old Turkey poults. We found that SIV replication in Turkey embryos led to minimal mutations in and around the receptor binding and antigenic sites of the HA molecule, while other gene segments were unchanged. The predominant changes associated with Turkey embryo passage were A223V, V226A and T248I mutations in the receptor-binding and glycosylation sites of the HA molecule. Furthermore, Turkey embryo propagation altered receptor specificity in SIV strain 07-1145. Embryo passaged 07-1145 virus showed a decrease in α2, 6 sialic acid receptor binding compared to the wild type virus. Intranasal infection of wild type SIVs in one-week-old Turkey poults resulted in persistent diarrhea and all the infected birds seroconverted at ten days post infection. The 07-1145 wild type virus also transmitted to age matched in-contact birds introduced one-day post infection. Turkeys infected with embryo passaged viruses displayed no clinical signs and were not transmitted to in-contact poults. Our results suggest that Turkey embryo propagation attenuates recent TR SIVs for infectivity and transmission in one week old Turkeys. Our findings will have important implications in identifying molecular determinants that control the transmission and virulence of TR SIVs in Turkeys and other species.
甲型流感病毒(SIV)的遗传谱系最近在美国的火鸡中出现。为了确定参与SIV对火鸡的致病性和传播的分子决定因素,我们将来自明尼苏达州的两种三重重配H3N2 SIV分离株在10日龄无特定病原体(SPF)的火鸡胚胎中连续传代,并在7日龄的小火鸡中进行测试。我们发现,SIV在火鸡胚胎中的复制导致HA分子受体结合和抗原位点及其周围的突变极少,而其他基因片段未发生变化。与火鸡胚胎传代相关的主要变化是HA分子受体结合和糖基化位点的A223V、V226A和T248I突变。此外,火鸡胚胎传代改变了SIV毒株07-1145的受体特异性。与野生型病毒相比,经胚胎传代的07-1145病毒显示α2,6唾液酸受体结合减少。在1周龄小火鸡中鼻内感染野生型SIV会导致持续性腹泻,所有感染的鸟类在感染后10天血清转化。07-1145野生型病毒也传播到感染后一天引入的年龄匹配的接触鸟类。感染了经胚胎传代病毒的火鸡没有表现出临床症状,也没有传播给接触的小火鸡。我们的结果表明,火鸡胚胎传代减弱了近期TR SIV在1周龄火鸡中的传染性和传播能力。我们的发现对于确定控制TR SIV在火鸡和其他物种中的传播和致病性的分子决定因素具有重要意义。