IBDVvp2基因高变区序列测定与进化分析

本实验采用来源于江苏地区的六株不同鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)毒株,应用RT-PCR法对vp2基因高变区进行了扩增,构建重组质粒pMD18T-vp2,测序.与有代表性的IBDV毒株VP2基因高变区序列进行比较分析,以ClustalX软件进行序列比对,得到基因序列及氨基酸序列同源性,IBDVY3、P2G、P8G、SZ、Y5和W04(6株)IBDV与D6984(荷兰)的同源性达到99.0%以上,与其它一些超强毒株(very virulentIBDV,vvIBDV)的同源性也达到了97.8%以上,并在关键氨基酸位点符合vvIBDV特征,采用Phylip3.5软件分析作出进化树,其结果从分子水平说明六个毒株均为vvIBDV,与欧洲和日本的超强毒株有较近的亲缘关系,而与美洲株的较远,从而为IBDV分子流行病学研究和疫苗的研制提供了科学依据.     

传染性法氏囊病病毒野毒株的致病性及其vp2基因比较

对4个IBDV野毒株的致病性和它们的vp2基因高变区序列同时做了比较分析。结果表明,4个IBDV毒株在致病性程度上存在较大差异。其中有一个是真正的超强毒,即GX8／99,其他几个虽然达不到真正超强毒的毒力,但也比经典的标准毒的致死性高得多。在vp2基因高变区,这4个IBDV野毒株与超强毒参考株HK46同源性很高,在DNA水平为96．8％～99．5％,在氨基酸(aa)水平为96．6％～100％o而与疫苗毒D78有很大差异,分别只有91．7％～93．6％和91．8％～93．2％。说明IBDV毒株的vp2基因高变区确实与其致病性有一定关系。特别是SD-1／97、SD-3／98、JS-30／99株之间及其与HK46在DNA和aa水平的同源性高达98．4％和98．6％以上,SD-3／99、JS-30／99株之间及其与HK46的氨基酸同源性为100％。然而,致病性特别高的GX8／99株病毒与其他3个野毒株及HK46在DNA和氨基酸水平的同源性相对较低,在DNA和aa水平的同源性只有96．8％～9712％和96．6％～97．9％。相对于国内的流行毒株和香港超强毒参考株HK46,GX8／99株在致病性和VP2高变区都已发生了一定的变异。     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒上海株SH95基因组B片段的克隆与分子系统进化树分析

分离、纯化了鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒(vvIBDV)上海株(SH95)的病毒核酸dsRNA,应用随机引物将RNA反转录成cDNA,以此为模板一步扩增出全长基因组B片段,将其克隆入pGEM—T载体,并进行序列分析。克隆的B片段全长2827个核苷酸,其编码的氨基酸与超强毒株HK46的同源性达98．18％(863／879)。分子系统进化树分析表明,SH95超强毒株与美国变异株E的亲缘关系最近,但与基于基因组A片段的系统进化分析完全不同,表明该毒株在发生过程中基因重配比基因重组发挥了更重要的作用。通过对14株IBDV编码氨基酸序列的分析、比较,推测B片段上11个独特的氨基酸位点可能与毒力相关。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒野毒株的致病性及其vp2基因比较

对4个IBDV野毒株的致病性和它们的vp2基因高变区序列同时做了比较分析.结果表明,4个IBDV毒株在致病性程度上存在较大差异.其中有一个是真正的超强毒,即GX8/99,其他几个虽然达不到真正超强毒的毒力,但也比经典的标准毒的致死性高得多.在vp2基因高变区,这4个IBDV野毒株与超强毒参考株HK46同源性很高,在DNA水平为96.8%～99.5%,在氨基酸(aa)水平为96.6%～100%.而与疫苗毒D78有很大差异,分别只有91.7%～93.6%和91.8%～93.2%.说明IBDV毒株的vp2基因高变区确实与其致病性有一定关系.特别是SD-1/97、SD-3/98、JS-30/99株之间及其与HK46在DNA和aa水平的同源性高达98.4%和98.6%以上,SD-3/99、JS-30/99株之间及其与HK46的氨基酸同源性为100%.然而,致病性特别高的GX8/99株病毒与其他3个野毒株及HK46在DNA和氨基酸水平的同源性相对较低,在DNA和aa水平的同源性只有96.8%～97.2%和96.6%～97.9%.相对于国内的流行毒株和香港超强毒参考株HK46,GX8/99株在致病性和VP2高变区都已发生了一定的变异.     

一步法扩增克隆IBDV上海超强毒VP2-4-3基因

分离、纯化了鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒 (vvIBDV) 上海株SH95的病毒核酸dsRNA,应用随机引物将RNA反转录成cDNA,以此为模板一步扩增出A片段前体融合蛋白基因即VP2-4-3基因,将其克隆入pGEM-T载体,并进行序列分析,其与超强毒株HK46的核苷酸序列的同源性达98%,整个基因有5个氨基酸差异,同源性达99.51%(1007/1012).     

一步法扩增克隆IBDV上海超强毒VP2—4—3基因

分离、纯化了鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒超强毒 (vvIBDV)上海株SH95的病毒核酸dsRNA ,应用随机引物将RNA反转录成cDNA ,以此为模板一步扩增出A片段前体融合蛋白基因即VP2 4 3基因 ,将其克隆入 pGEM T载体 ,并进行序列分析 ,其与超强毒株HK4 6的核苷酸序列的同源性达 98% ,整个基因有 5个氨基酸差异 ,同源性达99.5 1% (10 0 7/ 10 12 )。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒不同分离株vp2基因部分核酸序列分析

根据已报告的传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)cDNA序列,设计引物,用RT-PCR扩增CH(鸡)、DU(鸭)、GE(鹅)和SP(麻雀)四种不同源IBDV分离株的vp2基因高变区.核酸序列测定分析表明,四种不同源IBDV分离株vp2基因高变区的同源性为97%,推导编码蛋白氨基酸序列的同源性98%,两个亲水区和七肽区的氨基酸序列完全一致.本研究结果提示,自然感染IBDV的鸭、鹅和麻雀不仅可成为病毒携带者或传染源,而且在病毒变异中起一定作用.     

传染性法氏囊病病毒不同分离株vp2基因部分核酸序列分析

根据已报告的传染性法氏囊病病毒（Infectious bursd disease virus,IBDV)cDNA序列,设计引物,用RTPCR扩增CH（鸡）,DU（鸭）,GE（鹅）和SP（麻雀）四种不同源IBDV分离株的vp2基因高变区。核酸序列测定分析表明,四种不同源IBDV分离株vp2基因高变区的同源性为97％,推导编码蛋白氨基酸序列的同源性98％,两个亲水区和七肽区的氨基酸序列完全一致。本研究结果提示,自然感染IBDV的鸭,鹅和麻雀不仅可成为病毒携带者或传染源,而且在病毒变异中起一定作用。     

不同致病型马立克氏病病毒DNA聚合酶基因序列比较

为了分析马立克氏病病毒(MDV)致病型与其DNA聚合酶基因的关系,本研究比较了9个不同致病型的该基因的同源性关系,这包括四种不同致病型的国际参考株即弱毒疫苗株CV1988／Ripens株、强毒株GA、超剜毒株Md5和特超强毒株648A;中国疫苗株814、中国强毒参考株Jing-1及3个中国野毒株。结果表明：MDV的DNA聚合酶基因非常保守,在比较的9个毒株间,该基因上游约369个碱基的调控序列的同源性在96．7％～100％之间,该基因编码的1220个氨基酸序列的同源性在99．2％～100％之间。尽管不同毒株在一些位点上出现了氨基酸的变异,但这些变异与病毒的致病型或地域分布没有明显的关系。     

禽Ⅰ型副粘病毒f基因克隆及序列分析

用RT—PCR一步法对云南省不同禽类(鸡、鸽子)3株禽Ⅰ型副粘病毒F基因进行扩增和克隆,并对其f基因片段核苷酸序列进行分析,结果表明,云南省禽Ⅰ型副粘病毒各毒株同源性为88．1％--94．9％,与疫苗株LaSota和强毒株F48E9的同源性为85．6％。所分离两株新城疫病毒在F蛋白裂解位点区(112—117aa)的氨基酸序列与强毒株在这一区域的序列完全相同,表明为强毒株。鸽Ⅰ型副粘病毒F蛋白裂解位点区的氨基酸序列与PPMVZQ98—1株在这一区域的序列完全相同,揭示为中强毒株。以1662bp核苷酸绘制系统发育树,表明云南地方新城疫病毒届于基因Ⅶ型,鸽Ⅰ型副粘病毒届于基因Ⅵ型。     

Synonymous codon usage of the VP2 gene of a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus isolate serial passaged in chicken embryos

Three very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) strains were isolated from a single farm and shown to be phylogenetically related to the vvIBDV isolate UK661. In this study, a comparative analysis of the synonymous codon usage in the hypervariable region of theVP2 (vVP2) gene of the vvIBDV strains was done on viruses serially passaged in chicken embryos. Sequencing demonstrated that codons change during the serial passage in the vVP2 gene of the viruses. Nine codon mutations resulted in amino acids changes. The amino acid changes were I256V, I296L 6in isolate XA1989, A222P, I242V, Q253H, I256V in isolate XA1998, and Q253H, I256V, I296L in isolate XA2004. Three of the nine amino acid changes occurred at residue 256. The codons of the amino acids A232, N233, I234, T269, T283 and H338 changed to the synonymous codons in XA1989 after the 16th passage, in XA1998 after the 24th passage and in XA2004 22nd passage viruses. These mutations change the key amino acid residues Q253H and I256V in the domains which are essential for its virulence, and the synonymous codons were observed compared to classical virulent IBDV. The results indicated that the codon changes during the serial passage comprised of synonymous codon usage in the vVP2 gene of IBDV, and this synonymous codon bias was correlated with pathotypes. The extent of synonymous codon usage bias in the IBDV-vVP2 gene maybe influence the gene expression level and secondary structure of protein as well as hydrophobicity, therefore the results provide useful perspectives for evolution and understanding of the pathogenesis of IBDV.     

Genetic reassortment of infectious bursal disease virus in nature

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), a double-stranded RNA virus, is a member of the Birnaviridae family. Four pathotypes of IBDV, attenuated, virulent, antigenic variant, and very virulent (vvIBDV), have been identified. We isolated and characterized the genomic reassortant IBDV strain ZJ2000 from severe field outbreaks in commercial flocks. Full-length genomic sequence analysis showed that ZJ2000 is a natural genetic reassortant virus with segments A and B derived from attenuated and very virulent strains of IBDV, respectively. ZJ2000 exhibited delayed replication kinetics as compared to attenuated strains. However, ZJ2000 was pathogenic to specific pathogen free (SPF) chickens and chicken embryos. Similar to a standard virulent IBDV strain, ZJ2000 caused 26.7% mortality, 100% morbidity, and severe bursal lesions at both gross and histopathological levels. Taken together, our data provide direct evidence for genetic reassortment of IBDV in nature, which may play an important role in the evolution, virulence, and host range of IBDV. Our data also suggest that VP2 is not the sole determinant of IBDV virulence, and that the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase protein, VP1, may play an important role in IBDV virulence. The discovery of reassortant viruses in nature suggests an additional risk of using live IBDV vaccines, which could act as genetic donors for genome reassortment.     

Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of a Natural Reassortant Infectious Bursal Disease Virus in China

A novel isolate of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was designated GX-NN-L. The GX-NN-L IBDV was a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) isolated from broiler flocks in Guangxi province, China, in 2011. The GX-NN-L IBDV caused high mortality, immunosuppression, low weight gain, and bursal atrophy in commercial broilers. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of the GX-NN-L IBDV, a reassortment strain with segments A and B derived from very virulent strains and attenuated IBDV, respectively. These findings from this study provide additional insights into the genetic exchange between attenuated and very virulent strains of IBDV and continuous monitoring of the spread of the virus in chicken.     

Exchange of the C-terminal part of VP3 from very virulent infectious bursal disease virus results in an attenuated virus with a unique antigenic structure

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is the major viral pathogen in the poultry industry. Live attenuated serotype 1 vaccine strains are commonly used to protect susceptible chickens during their first 6 weeks of life. Wild-type serotype 1 IBDV strains are highly pathogenic only in chickens, whereas serotype 2 strains are apathogenic in chickens and other birds. Here we describe the replacement of the genomic double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) encoding the N- or C-terminal part of VP3 of serotype 1 very virulent IBDV (vvIBDV) (isolate D6948) with the corresponding part of serotype 2 (isolate TY89) genomic dsRNA. The modified virus containing the C-terminal part of serotype 2 VP3 significantly reduced the virulence in specific-pathogen-free chickens, without affecting the distinct bursa tropism of serotype 1 IBDV strains. Furthermore, by using serotype-specific antibodies we were able to distinguish bursas infected with wild-type vvIBDV from bursas infected with the modified vvIBDV. We are currently evaluating the potential of this recombinant strain as an attenuated live vaccine that induces a unique serological response (i.e., an IBDV marker vaccine).     

Rescue of very virulent and mosaic infectious bursal disease virus from cloned cDNA: VP2 is not the sole determinant of the very virulent phenotype

Many recent outbreaks of infectious bursal disease in commercial chicken flocks worldwide are due to the spread of very virulent strains of infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV). The molecular determinants for the enhanced virulence of vvIBDV compared to classical IBDV are unknown. The lack of a reverse genetics system to rescue vvIBDV from its cloned cDNA hampers the identification and study of these determinants. In this report we describe, for the first time, the rescue of vvIBDV from its cloned cDNA. Two plasmids containing a T7 promoter and either the full-length A- or B-segment cDNA of vvIBDV (D6948) were cotransfected into QM5 cells expressing T7 polymerase. The presence of vvIBDV could be detected after passage of the transfection supernatant in either primary bursa cells (in vitro) or embryonated eggs (in vivo), but not QM5 cells. Rescued vvIBDV (rD6948) appeared to have the same virulence as the parental isolate, D6948. Segment-reassorted IBDV, in which one of the two genomic segments originated from cDNA of classical attenuated IBDV CEF94 and the other from D6948, could also be rescued by using this system. Segment-reassorted virus containing the A segment of the classical attenuated isolate (CEF94) and the B segment of the very virulent isolate (D6948) is not released until 15 h after an in vitro infection. This indicates a slightly retarded replication, as the first release of CEF94 is already found at 10 h after infection. Next to segment reassortants, we generated and analyzed mosaic IBDVs (mIBDVs). In these mIBDVs we replaced the region of CEF94 encoding one of the viral proteins (pVP2, VP3, or VP4) by the corresponding region of D6948. Analysis of these mIBDV isolates showed that tropism for non-B-lymphoid cells was exclusively determined by the viral capsid protein VP2. However, the very virulent phenotype was not solely determined by this protein, since mosaic virus containing VP2 of vvIBDV induced neither morbidity nor mortality in young chickens.     

Spatiotemporal Phylogenetic Analysis and Molecular Characterisation of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses Based on the VP2 Hyper-Variable Region

Background

Infectious bursal disease is a highly contagious and acute viral disease caused by the infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV); it affects all major poultry producing areas of the world. The current study was designed to rigorously measure the global phylogeographic dynamics of IBDV strains to gain insight into viral population expansion as well as the emergence, spread and pattern of the geographical structure of very virulent IBDV (vvIBDV) strains.

Methodology/Principal Findings

Sequences of the hyper-variable region of the VP2 (HVR-VP2) gene from IBDV strains isolated from diverse geographic locations were obtained from the GenBank database; Cuban sequences were obtained in the current work. All sequences were analysed by Bayesian phylogeographic analysis, implemented in the Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees (BEAST), Bayesian Tip-association Significance testing (BaTS) and Spatial Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Evolutionary Dynamics (SPREAD) software packages. Selection pressure on the HVR-VP2 was also assessed. The phylogeographic association-trait analysis showed that viruses sampled from individual countries tend to cluster together, suggesting a geographic pattern for IBDV strains. Spatial analysis from this study revealed that strains carrying sequences that were linked to increased virulence of IBDV appeared in Iran in 1981 and spread to Western Europe (Belgium) in 1987, Africa (Egypt) around 1990, East Asia (China and Japan) in 1993, the Caribbean Region (Cuba) by 1995 and South America (Brazil) around 2000. Selection pressure analysis showed that several codons in the HVR-VP2 region were under purifying selection.

Conclusions/Significance

To our knowledge, this work is the first study applying the Bayesian phylogeographic reconstruction approach to analyse the emergence and spread of vvIBDV strains worldwide.     

传染性法氏囊病毒的抗原及分子特征

用鸡胚成纤维细胞对来自野外的 5 个传染性法氏囊病毒株 (IBDV-JD1 、 JD2 、 NB 、 HZ1 、 HZ2) 进行分离,测定理化特性、致病性,同时进行血清亚型测定及 A 片段基因组的克隆分析 . 试验所用 5 个法氏囊组织悬液在鸡胚成纤维细胞盲传 2~14 代后适应细胞并产生细胞病变 . 细胞适应的 IBDV 毒株的理化和形态特征与经典传染性法氏囊病毒株一致 . 除 IBDV-HZ1 、 HZ2 属经典 IBDV 血清型外, IBDV-JD1 、 JD2 和 NB 毒株分属不同的血清亚型 . 人工感染实验结果显示,分离的 IBDV 毒株产生与野外病例相似的临床症状和病变,出现法氏囊滤泡髓质的淋巴细胞变性、坏死和消失 . 基因组序列分析显示, IBDV-NB 毒株 A 片段由 3 264 个核苷酸组成,编码由 145 个氨基酸残基组成的 VP5 和由 1 012 个氨基酸残基组成的多聚蛋白 . 与来自 GenBank 的 IBDV Ⅰ型毒株比较, NB 毒株 A 片段编码的多聚蛋白与 JD1 毒株的同源性最高,达 99.5% , VP2 与 JD1 、 CEF94 、 D78 的同源性为 99.8% , VP3 与 JD1 的同源性为 99.2% , VP4 与 JD1 的同源性为 100% , VP5 与 JD1 , HZ2 , P2 , CEF94 , CT , Cu-1 和 D78 毒株的同源性为 99.3%. NB 毒株 VP2 蛋白的第 253 、 280 、 284 位氨基酸残基与 IBDV 变异毒株和经典毒株一致,但不同于 IBDV 超强毒株 . 这些结果暗示 IBDV 的抗原表位是构象依赖性表位, IBDV 血清亚型的形成与 IBDV 弱毒疫苗病毒株密切相关 .     

Apoptotic response of chicken embryonic fibroblast cells to infectious bursal disease virus infections reflects viral pathogenicity

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) induces immunodeficiency in young chickens and apoptosis in chicken embryos. To understand the relation between the viral pathogenesis and the induction of cell death, chicken embryonic fibroblast (CEF) cells were infected with IBDV intermediate (im) and very virulent (vv) strains at different MOIs. The cell viability and DNA fragmentation were evaluated in infected cells. The cellular apoptotic pathway involve was investigated by determining the activities of caspase cascade. The imIBDV strain was replicated well in CEF cells and shown higher viral titers than vvIBDV. Apoptosis changes were observed only in vvIBDV-infected CEF cells at higher MOI 48 h post infection. Efflux of cytochrome c suggests that the intrinsic pathway of the apoptotic process induced by vvIBDV infection independently of virus replication. Prediction of caspase substrates cleavage sites revealed that different IBDV strains have conserved cleavage motif pattern for VP2 and VP5 viral proteins. These findings suggest the pathogenicity of IBDV strains might be involved in the induction of apoptosis in host cells.     

抗传染性法氏囊病病毒VP5蛋白单克隆抗体的制备与初步应用

原核表达的IBDVGx-VP5蛋白经纯化后免疫8周龄的BALB/c雌性小鼠,三次基础免疫后,融合前加强免疫,取脾细胞在PEG(MW1500)的作用下与SP2/0小鼠骨髓瘤细胞融合,经过三次亚克隆筛选,获得稳定分泌抗VP5蛋白的杂交瘤细胞,分别命名为4B4、6D12、3E8,以三株杂交瘤细胞制备的腹水ELISA效价分别为5×104、3.5×104、3×104,特异性实验表明三株单抗能与IBDVGt株反应。以单抗介导的间接免疫荧光检测表达Gt-VP5的VeroE6细胞,可以见到特异的荧光,能做为特异性的检测VP5蛋白的工具,为今后IBDVVP5蛋白的研究打下基础。