一株H3N2亚型猪流感病毒广东分离株的基因组序列分析

从广东省疑似流感发病猪分离到1株H3N2亚型猪流感病毒(A/Swine/Guangdong/01/2005(H3N2)),对其各个基因进行克隆与测序,并与GenBank中收录的其它猪流感、禽流感和人流感的相关基因进行比较,结果表明,HA全基因与广东2003~2004年分离的H3N2猪流感毒株的核苷酸序列同源性在99%以上,与纽约90年代末分离的H3N2人流感毒株同源性在98.5%以上;NA基因与纽约1998~2000年分离的H3N2人流感毒株的核苷酸序列同源性在99%以上;NS基因、M基因的核苷酸序列与H1N1亚型猪流感毒株A/swine/HongKong/273/1994(H1N1)的核苷酸序列同源性较高,分别为97.9%、98.4%,与美洲A/swine/Iowa/17672/1988(H1N1)的核苷酸序列同源性分别为96.7%、97.1%;其他基因的核苷酸序列与H3N2人流感毒株具有很高的同源性。因此,推测其M和NS基因来源于H1N1亚型猪流感病毒,HA、NA及其他基因均来源于H3N2亚型人流感病毒。表明此H3N2亚型猪流感病毒为H3N2亚型人流感病毒和H1N1亚型猪流感病毒经基因重排而得到的重组病毒。     

我国部分地区H9亚型禽流感病毒血凝素基因序列比较与遗传发生关系分析

为从分子水平掌握我国H9亚型AIV的遗传变异情况和流行规律,本研究汇集近年来从我国12个省、市、自治区的发病鸡群中分离到的23株H9亚型禽流感病毒,通过RT-PCR方法和核苷酸序列测定获得了23个毒株的HA基因cDNA核苷酸序列。核苷酸和推导的氨基酸序列同源性比较结果表明,这些毒株HA基因的核苷酸序列同源性为94．1％～100％,氨基酸序列同源性为95．4％～100%;将这23个毒株和来自亚洲及世界其它地区的另外31株的HA基因cDNA序列同源性进行比较发现,分离自香港的HK170499株与日本的2个毒株关系较近;氨基酸序列分析发现,CKGS199、CKTJ196、CKTJ296、CKSH300和CKBJ197五个毒株各发生了一个潜在的糖基化位点的丢失。54株H9亚型AIVHA基因55bp～1152bp的氨基酸序列分析发现,裂解位点尽管有10种基序,但本研究中的23株和近年来从我国大陆和香港地区的分离的毒株则均为RSSR↓GLF;构成受体结合位点的191位氨基酸有一个规律,即所有中国大陆毒株与部分香港毒株都为N,其它毒株均为H,141aa～143aa处的糖基化位点有与191aa类似的规律,即：凡是191aa为N的毒株,该处均为NVS（CKBJ194除外）,凡是191aa为H的毒株,则该处均为NVT;遗传发生关系分析,中国大陆毒株处于欧亚谱系的第一支。本研究结果表明近年来我国鸡群中H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的感染流行可能有一个共同的来源,这为制定防治该亚型禽流感流行的有效对策提供了重要的科学依据。     

广州市两株人感染H5N6禽流感病毒全基因组序列特征分析

H5N6禽流感是重要的人兽共患病,给公共卫生带来严重威胁。为研究人感染H5N6禽流感病毒的基因特征,本文对广州市两株人感染H5N6禽流感病毒进行全基因组序列扩增,应用生物信息学软件分析分子变异和遗传进化特征。结果显示:两毒株各基因片段同源性存在差异,血凝素(Hemagglutinin,HA)基因同源性最高为98.3%,PB2基因同源性最低为85.2%。A/Guangzhou/41641/2014(H5N6)病毒的HA、神经氨酸酶(Neuraminidase,NA)、聚合酶碱性蛋白2(Polymerase basic protein 2,PB2)基因与猫源毒株A/feline/Guangdong/1/2015(H5N6)亲缘关系较近,推测可能起源于共同祖先。两株病毒均为禽源高致病性病毒,HA和NA表面蛋白受体结合位点、裂解位点和耐药位点未发生变异。内部基因重要位点均有不同程度的变异,其中以41641病毒变异较大,并发生PB2蛋白E627K突变。两株病毒均发生与不同亚型病毒之间的重组现象,41641病毒的内部基因分别与H5和H9N2/H7N9发生重组,其中PB2和PB1基因分别与2013年暴发的华南分支和华东分支H7N9禽流感病毒亲缘关系相近,A/Guangzhou/37845/2015(H5N6)病毒的内部基因与H5N1/H5N6病毒发生重组。因此,广州市两株人感染H5N6禽流感病毒进化起源不同,属于两种不同的基因型,本研究推测2013年暴发的H7N9禽流感病毒在新型H5N6重组病毒的进化过程中起到重要作用。     

渤海湾两株H2亚型禽流感病毒的 遗传进化分析

野鸟是禽流感病毒的自然储存库,病毒可以随着宿主的迁徙传播给其他野鸟与家禽。渤海湾是鸟类南北迁徙的重要停歇地,也是东亚-澳大利西亚鸟类迁徙通道的重要组成部分,每年有大量水鸟在渤海湾停歇,促进了禽流感病毒的传播。为了解渤海湾地区禽流感病毒的传播及进化与水鸟迁徙的相关性,2018年春季鸟类迁徙期间的4和5月份,在渤海湾采集鸻鹬类粪便样品2 120份,对样品进行检测,分离出2株H2亚型禽流感病毒。对这2株H2亚型禽流感病毒进行了分子特征及遗传进化分析,并结合渤海湾水鸟的环志回收数据,对H2亚型病毒的重组及遗传进化与水鸟迁徙的联系进行了分析。结果表明,2株分离株的HA蛋白裂解位点符合低致病性禽流感病毒的分子特征,它们的8个基因片段同源性均不高,其中879-H2N7的8个基因片段分别与我国福建和澳大利亚的毒株同源性最高,遗传关系最近;854-H2N8的8个基因片段分别与我国湖南以及日本、韩国、孟加拉国和越南的毒株同源性最高,遗传关系最近。渤海湾水鸟的环志回收数据分析表明,879-H2N7随着野鸟的迁徙在渤海湾、福建沿海和澳大利亚之间进行传播与扩散;854-H2N8可能跨越东亚-澳大利西亚和中亚-印度两条通道之间进行基因重组和进化,并会随着鸟类迁徙进行传播和扩散。     

禽流感病毒H7N2血凝素HA1基因在大肠杆菌中的表达

目的　表达H7N2亚型禽流感病毒 (AIV)HA1基因 ,用于感染H7亚型禽流感病毒抗体的检测和HA1蛋白功能研究。方法　采用RT PCR方法对H7N2亚型AIVHA1基因进行扩增 ,将PCR产物克隆于pGEM T Easy载体 ,将该基因插入pGEX 4T 2中构建HA1基因原核表达载体 ,转化BL2 1大肠杆菌后 ,在IPTG诱导下表达HA1蛋白 ,Westernblot鉴定表达HA1蛋白。电洗脱方法纯化表达HA1蛋白 ,建立间接ELISA方法 ,对感染AIVH7、H9、H5亚型AIV阳性血清进行检测。结果　成功克隆H7N2亚型AIV的HA1基因 ,其核苷酸序列长度 96 6bp ,编码 32 2个氨基酸残基。构建HA1基因原核表达载体在大肠杆菌内表达出约 6 1× 10 3的HA1融合蛋白。Westernblot和ELISA方法鉴定表明 :表达HA1蛋白与感染H7亚型AIV鸡血清有反应 ,与H5、H9亚型AIV阳性血清没有反应。结论　本研究在大肠杆菌中成功表达了H7N2亚型AIVHA1基因蛋白 ,具有与感染H7亚型AIV阳性血清反应原性 ,不与H5和H9亚型AIV感染阳性血清发生反应。     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒HA基因核酸序列的变异分析

从GenBank上获得194株不同来源的H5N1亚型禽流感病毒HA基因核酸序列,利用MEGA3分析了HA基N核酸序列碱基突变的特点。并通过比较序列同源性,构建NJ系统进化树,探讨了不同来源的H5N1病毒的系统进化关系。序列分析结果表明,被研究的194条H5N1亚型禽流感病毒HA基因核酸序列,碱基长度大约在1700bp左右,共发现了757个可变位点,其中Parsimony—informative sites有537个,Singleton sites有220个;病毒的变异速率很快,平均变异率为3．23％;病毒的序列变异具有显著的地区特点和时间特点;同时,全球化的贸易以及候鸟的迁徙在传播病毒过程中起一定作用。     

H5N1亚型高致病性禽流感病毒NS1基因的克隆及其序列分析

目的：克隆H5N1亚型禽流感病毒的NS1基因,并分析其序列特性。方法：通过RT-PCR方法克隆H5N1亚型禽流感病毒NS1基因,并对该基因片段进行测序,将此序列与数据库中不同时间、地点、宿主来源的H5N1亚型流感毒株NS1基因序列进行同源性比较。结果：获得了678bp的NS1全长基因,可编码225个氨基酸;其与毒株A／chicken／Jilin／hq／2003的同源性最高,二者的核酸和氨基酸的同源性分别为99．7％和99．1％。比对分析发现,该毒株NS1基因在第238-252位有15个核苷酸的缺失;进化树分析表明,它与1997年香港流行的H5N1亚型禽流感病毒毒株分别属于2个不同的分支。结论：克隆了一株H5N1亚型禽流感病毒的NS1基因,并初步分析了其序列特性,为进一步研究NS1基因的功能奠定了基础。     

番鸭源H6N6亚型禽流感病毒全基因组的分子特征

【目的】为了丰富水禽源禽流感病毒的分子流行病学资料,明确我国国内首次分离的番鸭源H6N6亚型禽流感(Avian influenza virus,AIV)病毒A/Muscovy Duck/Fujian/FZ01/2008(H6N6)(以下简称MD/FJ/F1/08)全基因组的分子特征,弄清该病毒的遗传进化特点。【方法】对其8个基因片段分别进行扩增和序列测定,并利用分子生物学软件对测序结果进行序列分析。【结果】MD/FJ/F1/08的HA裂解位点附近的氨基酸序列为PSMKVIV↓GL,为非连续的碱性氨基酸,其静脉接种指数(the intravenoys pathogenicity index,IVPI)为0.15,推测其为一株低致病力AIV。其HA基因、NP基因、M基因和PB2基因均与我国台湾分离株A/duck/Kingmen/E322/04(H6N2)该基因的核苷酸同源性最高,分别高达94.2%、95.7%、97.2%和95.6%,均处于同一遗传进化分支。其NA基因和我国远东分离株A/duck/Eastern China/01/2007(H4N6)同源性最高,达97.1%;其颈部有11个氨基酸的缺失(TNSTTTIINNN),为N6亚型神经氨酸酶基因中首次报道,在遗传进化上和H4N6亚型AIV的NA基因处于相同的分支。NS基因和香港地区分离株A/duck/HongKong/3600/99(H6N2)同源性最高,达96.1%;PB1和PA均与高致病性禽流感病毒株A/duck/HongKong/140/1998(H5N1)同源性最高,达95.6%和96.7%。且MD/FJ/F1/08的8基因与H6N6亚型流感病毒北美洲分离代表株均不处在同一遗传进化分支上,相互之间遗传关系较远。【结论】MD/FJ/F1/08可能是由H6N2、H4N6和H5N1等多亚型AIV基因重组而成。     

山东地区16株H9N2亚型禽流感病毒HA基因的序列分析

为了解H9N2亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)山东分离株的遗传变异情况,采用RT-PCR技术对16株从山东不同地区分离的H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的HA基因进行扩增、克隆和测序,并对所获得的HA全序列进行同源性和遗传进化分析。结果显示,16个分离株的裂解位点均为RSSR↓GLF,符合低致病性禽流感病毒的分子特征;有7～9个潜在糖基化位点;受体结合位点除198位有变异,其他位点均较保守;234位氨基酸均为L,具有与哺乳动物唾液酸α,2-6受体结合的特征;16个分离株HA基因核苷酸及氨基酸序列同源性分别为96.3%～99.9%和97.1%～99.6%;16个分离株同属于欧亚分支中的A/Duck/Hong Kong/Y280/97亚群。     

一株重组鸭源H5N2亚型禽流感病毒分子进化分析

2016年对武汉地区家禽市场进行常规流感监测,分离鉴定到1株H5N2亚型禽流感病毒。本研究对该株病毒进行了全基因组测序,分子特征和遗传进化分析。结果显示该株病毒的HA基因属于Clade2.3.4.4分支,HA蛋白的裂解位点处具有多个连续碱性氨基酸,具备高致病性禽流感病毒的典型分子特征。序列比对分析显示该株病毒的各基因节段分别与H5不同亚型的禽流感病毒具有较高的相似性,推测该分离株为重组病毒。继续开展对家禽市场H5亚类流感病毒的分子流行病学调查,对研究高致病性流感病毒的变异和进化,以及对禽流感的综合防控有着重要的意义。     

Isolation and characterization of avian influenza viruses, including highly pathogenic H5N1, from poultry in live bird markets in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2001

Since 1997, outbreaks of highly pathogenic (HP) H5N1 and circulation of H9N2 viruses among domestic poultry in Asia have posed a threat to public health. To better understand the extent of transmission of avian influenza viruses (AIV) to humans in Asia, we conducted a cross-sectional virologic study in live bird markets (LBM) in Hanoi, Vietnam, in October 2001. Specimens from 189 birds and 18 environmental samples were collected at 10 LBM. Four influenza A viruses of the H4N6 (n = 1), H5N2 (n = 1), and H9N3 (n = 2) subtypes were isolated from healthy ducks for an isolation frequency of over 30% from this species. Two H5N1 viruses were isolated from healthy geese. The hemagglutinin (HA) genes of these H5N1 viruses possessed multiple basic amino acid motifs at the cleavage site, were HP for experimentally infected chickens, and were thus characterized as HP AIV. These HA genes shared high amino acid identities with genes of other H5N1 viruses isolated in Asia during this period, but they were genetically distinct from those of H5N1 viruses isolated from poultry and humans in Vietnam during the early 2004 outbreaks. These viruses were not highly virulent for experimentally infected ducks, mice, or ferrets. These results establish that HP H5N1 viruses with properties similar to viruses isolated in Hong Kong and mainland China circulated in Vietnam as early as 2001, suggest a common source for H5N1 viruses circulating in these Asian countries, and provide a framework to better understand the recent widespread emergence of HP H5N1 viruses in Asia.     

Newcastle disease virus-based live attenuated vaccine completely protects chickens and mice from lethal challenge of homologous and heterologous H5N1 avian influenza viruses

H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) has continued to spread and poses a significant threat to both animal and human health. Current influenza vaccine strategies have limitations that prevent their effective use for widespread inoculation of animals in the field. Vaccine strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV), however, have been used successfully to easily vaccinate large numbers of animals. In this study, we used reverse genetics to construct a NDV that expressed an H5 subtype avian influenza virus (AIV) hemagglutinin (HA). Both a wild-type and a mutated HA open reading frame (ORF) from the HPAIV wild bird isolate, A/Bar-headed goose/Qinghai/3/2005 (H5N1), were inserted into the intergenic region between the P and M genes of the LaSota NDV vaccine strain. The recombinant viruses stably expressing the wild-type and mutant HA genes were found to be innocuous after intracerebral inoculation of 1-day-old chickens. A single dose of the recombinant viruses in chickens induced both NDV- and AIV H5-specific antibodies and completely protected chickens from challenge with a lethal dose of both velogenic NDV and homologous and heterologous H5N1 HPAIV. In addition, BALB/c mice immunized with the recombinant NDV-based vaccine produced H5 AIV-specific antibodies and were completely protected from homologous and heterologous lethal virus challenge. Our results indicate that recombinant NDV is suitable as a bivalent live attenuated vaccine against both NDV and AIV infection in poultry. The recombinant NDV vaccine may also have potential use in high-risk human individuals to control the pandemic spread of lethal avian influenza.     

在疫苗免疫选择压力下H9N2亚型禽流行性感冒病毒HA基因的遗传变异

为了解H9N2亚型禽流行性感冒(流感)病毒在同亚型灭活疫苗的选择压力下的遗传变异情况,对某鸡场的感染鸡群进行连续4年的跟踪监测,对使用疫苗前和持续使用疫苗后不同时段分离到的H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的HA基因进行全序列分析.结果表明,在使用第一次分离的病毒株制备的疫苗后8个月分离到的病毒株,其HA基因仅发生一个氨基酸的差异;但在继续使用该疫苗的第二个和第三个年头分离的病毒株,它们的HA基因则一直在发生较大的变化.这一发现对进一步研究禽流感病毒在不断使用疫苗的选择压力下发生变异的规律,指导制定正确的禽流感防制对策具有重要意义.     

Genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of three avian influenza H9N2 subtypes in Guangxi

Three isolates of H9N2 Avian Influenza viruses (AIV) were isolated from chickens in Guangxi province. Eight pairs of specific primers were designed and synthesized according to the sequences of H9N2 at GenBank. phylogenetic analysis showed a high degree of homology between the Guangxi isolates and isolates from Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces, suggesting that the Guangxi isolates originated from the same source. However, the eight genes of the three isolates from Guangxi were not in the same sublineages in their respective phylogenetic trees, which suggests that they were products of natural reassortment between H9N2 avian influenza viruses from different sublineages. The 9 nucleotides ACAGAGATA which encode amino acids T, G, I were absent between nucleotide 205 and 214 in the open reading frame of the NA gene in the Guangxi isolates. AIV strains that infect human have, in their HA proteins, leucine at position 226. The analysis of deduced amino acid sequence of HA proteins showed that position 226 of these isolates contained glycine instead of leucine, suggesting that these three isolates differ from H9N2 AIV strains isolated from human infections.     

一株抗H5亚型禽流感病毒血凝素蛋白单克隆抗体的广谱中和活性

以H5N1禽流感病毒株Ck/HK/Yu22/02作为抗原,应用常规杂交瘤技术和血凝抑制实验筛选出抗H5亚型禽流感病毒血凝素蛋白的单抗8H5,单抗8H5经免疫荧光鉴定具有很好的H5特异性.选择33株2002～2006年不同地域,不同宿主中分离的不同遗传变异亚系的H5N1病毒代表株,对单抗8H5分别进行血凝抑制实验及中和试验分析,结果显示单抗8H5对所有H5亚型病毒均有较强反应,而对非H5亚型标准病毒株均不反应,说明8H5是一株广谱性抗H5特异性中和单抗,并提示单抗8H5的HA识别表位可能是一个相当保守的中和表位.并且单抗8H5双抗夹心系统的初步评价显示了其在诊断应用上的前景.     

H5N1 virus-like particle vaccine elicits cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies that preferentially bind to the oligomeric form of influenza virus hemagglutinin in humans

Transmission of pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV) from wild birds to domestic poultry and humans is continuing in multiple countries around the world. In preparation for a potential AIV pandemic, multiple vaccine candidates are under development. In the case of H5N1 AIV, a clear shift in transmission from clade 1 to clade 2 viruses occurred in recent years. The virus-like particle (VLP) represents an economical approach to pandemic vaccine development. In the current study, we evaluated the humoral immune response in humans vaccinated with H5N1 A/Indonesia/05/2005 (clade 2.1) VLP vaccine manufactured in Sf9 insect cells. The VLPs were comprised of the influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA), neuraminidase (NA), and matrix 1 (M1) proteins. In an FDA-approved phase I/II human clinical study, two doses of H5N1 VLPs at 15, 45, or 90 μg HA/dose resulted in seroconversion and production of functional antibodies. Moreover, cross-reactivity against other clade 2 subtypes was demonstrated using virus neutralization assays. H5N1 whole-genome fragment phage display libraries (GFPDL) were used to elucidate the antibody epitope repertoire in postvaccination human sera. Diverse epitopes in HA1/HA2 and NA were recognized by postvaccination sera from the two high-dose groups, including large segments spanning the HA1 receptor binding domain. Importantly, the vaccine elicited sera that preferentially bound to an oligomeric form of recombinant HA1 compared with monomeric HA1. The oligomeric/monomeric HA1 binding ratios of the sera correlated with the virus neutralizing titers. Additionally, the two high-dose VLP vaccine groups generated NA-inhibiting antibodies that were associated with binding to a C-terminal epitope close to the sialic acid binding site. These findings represent the first report describing the quality of the antibody responses in humans following AIV VLP immunization and support further development of such vaccines against emerging influenza virus strains.     

Homologous recombination as an evolutionary force in the avian influenza A virus

Avian influenza A viruses (AIVs), including the H5N1, H9N2,and H7N7 subtypes, have been directly transmitted to humans,raising concerns over the possibility of a new influenza pandemic.To prevent a future avian influenza pandemic, it is very importantto fully understand the molecular basis driving the change inAIV virulence and host tropism. Although virulent variants ofother viruses have been generated by homologous recombination,the occurrence of homologous recombination within AIV segmentsis controversial and far from proven. This study reports threecirculating H9N2 AIVs with similar mosaic PA genes descendedfrom H9N2 and H5N1. Additionally, many homologous recombinantsare also found deposited in GenBank. Recombination events canoccur in PB2, PB1, PA, HA, and NP segments and between lineagesof the same/different serotype. These results collectively demonstratethat intragenic recombination plays a role in driving the evolutionof AIVs, potentially resulting in effects on AIV virulence andhost tropism changes.     

Influenza-A viruses in ducks in northwestern Minnesota: fine scale spatial and temporal variation in prevalence and subtype diversity

Waterfowl from northwestern Minnesota were sampled by cloacal swabbing for Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) from July-October in 2007 and 2008. AIV was detected in 222 (9.1%) of 2,441 ducks in 2007 and in 438 (17.9%) of 2,452 ducks in 2008. Prevalence of AIV peaked in late summer. We detected 27 AIV subtypes during 2007 and 31 during 2008. Ten hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes were detected each year (i.e., H1, 3-8, and 10-12 during 2007; H1-8, 10 and 11 during 2008). All neuraminidase (NA) subtypes were detected during each year of the study. Subtype diversity varied between years and increased with prevalence into September. Predominant subtypes during 2007 (comprising ≥5% of subtype diversity) included H1N1, H3N6, H3N8, H4N6, H7N3, H10N7, and H11N9. Predominant subtypes during 2008 included H3N6, H3N8, H4N6, H4N8, H6N1, and H10N7. Additionally, within each HA subtype, the same predominant HA/NA subtype combinations were detected each year and included H1N1, H3N8, H4N6, H5N2, H6N1, H7N3, H8N4, H10N7, and H11N9. The H2N3 and H12N5 viruses also predominated within the H2 and H12 subtypes, respectively, but only were detected during a single year (H2 and H12 viruses were not detected during 2007 and 2008, respectively). Mallards were the predominant species sampled (63.7% of the total), and 531 AIV were isolated from this species (80.5% of the total isolates). Mallard data collected during both years adequately described the observed temporal and spatial prevalence from the total sample and also adequately represented subtype diversity. Juvenile mallards also were adequate in describing the temporal and spatial prevalence of AIV as well as subtype diversity.     

家禽市场污水来源的H5N1亚型禽流感病毒NS基因分析

对长沙市家禽市场污水来源的H5N1亚型禽流感病毒(Avian influenza viruses,AIV)的非结构蛋白(Non-structural,NS)基因进行进化和分子特征分析,探讨污水中H5N1病毒的传播风险。9份家禽市场环境污水H5N1亚型AIV标本进行NS基因TA克隆测序,测序结果利用Lasergene和Mega5软件进行氨基酸(amine acid,aa)比对和进化树分析。共得到8个阳性克隆,进化树构建显示8个H5N1的NS基因均属于A亚群,其编码的NS1和NS2蛋白与A亚群代表株(A/chicken/Hubei/w h/1999)aa同源性分别为90.1%～92.5%和91.0%～92.6%,8个H5N1的NS1和NS2aa之间的同源性分别为93.8%～100.0%和98.4%～100.0%。8个H5N1的NS1蛋白均具有缺失80～84位aa、C末端携带有ESEV的PL基序和第92位aa为E的高致病性分子特征。家禽市场污水来源的H5N1亚型AIV的NS基因具有高致病性的分子特征,这种基因特征表明污水可能传播H5N1病毒。