Accumulation of defective interfering viral particles in only a few passages in Vero cells attenuates mumps virus neurovirulence

Immunization programs have implemented live attenuated mumps vaccines which reduced mumps incidence ≥97%. Some of the vaccine strains were abandoned due to unwanted side effects and the genetic marker of attenuation has not been identified so far. Our hypothesis was that non-infectious viral particles, in particular defective interfering particles (DIPs), contribute to neuroattenuation. We showed that non-infectious particles of the mumps vaccine L-Zagreb attenuated neurovirulence of wild type mumps virus 9218/Zg98. Then, we attenuated recent wild type mumps virus MuVi/Zagreb.HRV/28.12 in Vero cells through 16 passages but already the fifth passage (p5) showed accumulation of DIPs and attenuated neurovirulence in a newborn rat model when compared to the second passage (p2). Sequence analysis of the p2 and p5 revealed a single mutation in the 5′ untranslated region of the HN gene. Analysis of the expression level of the HN protein showed that this mutation does not affect the expression of the protein. We conclude that the passages of MuVi/Zagreb.HRV/28.12 in Vero cells for only three passages accumulated DIPs which attenuate neurovirulence.These findings reveal DIPs as a very promising and general neuroattenuating factor which should be considered in the rational design of the new mumps vaccine.     

Detection and characterization of defective interfering RNAs associated with the cocksfoot mottle sobemovirus

A new RNA of about 900 nt was found in the virions of cocksfoot mottle virus (CfMV) and in infected plants by RNA hybridization and RT-PCR. Structural features suggested that this RNA is a defective interfering RNA (diRNA). The CfMV diRNA was shown to consist of a 35-nt 5′-terminal genomic region, which formed a hairpin, and a 3′-terminal genomic region, which included the coat protein (CP) gene lacking the first 120 nt.In vitro translation of the diRNA started at the third Met codon to produce truncated CP. The CfMV diRNA was assumed totrans-activate synthesis of the CP subgenomic RNA (sgRNA).     

Homologous interference mediated by defective interfering influenza virus derived from a temperature-sensitive mutant of influenza virus.

A temperature-sensitive group II mutant of influenza virus, ts-52, with a presumed defect in viral RNA synthesis, readily produced von Magnus-type defective interfering virus (DI virus) when passed serially (four times) at high multiplicity in MDBK cells. The defective virus (ts-52 DI virus) had a high hemagglutinin and a low infectivity titer, and strongly interfered with the replication of standard infectious viruses (both ts-52 and wild-type ts+) in co-infected cells. Progeny virus particles produced by co-infection of DI virus and infectious virus were also defective and also had low infectivity, high hemagglutinating activity, and a strong interfering property. Infectious viruses ts+ and ts-52 were indistinguishable from ts-52 DI viruses by sucrose velocity or density gradient analysis. Additionally, these viruses all possessed similar morphology. However, when the RNA of DI viruses was analyzed by use of polyacrylamide gels containing 6 M urea, there was a reduction in the amount of large RNA species (V1 to V4), and a number of new smaller RNA species (D1 to D6) with molecular weights ranging from 2.9 X 10(5) to 1.05 X 10(5) appeared. Since these smaller RNA species (D1 to D6) were absent in some clones of infectious viruses, but were consistently associated with DI viruses and increased during undiluted passages and during co-infection of ts-52 with DI virus, they appeared to be a characteristic of DI viruses. Additionally, the UV target size of interfering activity and infectivity of DI virus indicated that interfering activity was 40 times more resistant to UV irradiation than was infectivity, further implicating small RNA molecules in interference. Our data suggest that the loss of infectivity observed among DI viruses may be due to nonspecific loss of a viral RNA segment(s), and the interfering property of DI viruses may be due to interfering RNA segments (DIRNA, D1 to D6). ts-52 DI virus interfered with the replication of standard virus (ts+) at both permissive (34 degrees C) and nonpermissive temperatures. The infectivity of the progeny virus was reduced to 0.2% for ts+ and 0.05% for ts-52 virus without a reduction in hemagglutinin titer. Interference was dependent on the concentration of DI virus. A particle ratio of 1 between DI virus (0.001 PFU/cell) and infectious virus (1.0 PFU/cell) produced a maximal amount of interference. Infectious virus yield was reduced 99.9% without any reduction of the yield of DI viruses Interference was also dependent on the time of addition of DI virus. Interference was most effective within the first 3 h of infection by infectious virus, indicating interference with an early function during viral replication.     

禽流感治疗药物研究进展

禽流感是由正黏液病毒科甲型流感病毒引起的对人类健康和社会发展构成极大威胁的烈性传染病,高致病性禽流感暴发突然,具有极高的发病率和死亡率。目前具有确切疗效的抗禽流感治疗药物品种很少,公认的药物只有奥塞米韦,此外流感病毒的抗药性也是一个重要的问题,近年来出现的甲型H1N1病毒更给人类敲响了警钟,因此研究更多的治疗药物和治疗手段对于禽流感的防控十分必要。从禽流感治疗化学药物和生物药物几个方面对禽流感治疗研究进展进行了综述。     

Complex dynamics of defective interfering baculoviruses during serial passage in insect cells

Defective interfering (DI) viruses are thought to cause oscillations in virus levels, known as the ‘Von Magnus effect’. Interference by DI viruses has been proposed to underlie these dynamics, although experimental tests of this idea have not been forthcoming. For the baculoviruses, insect viruses commonly used for the expression of heterologous proteins in insect cells, the molecular mechanisms underlying DI generation have been investigated. However, the dynamics of baculovirus populations harboring DIs have not been studied in detail. In order to address this issue, we used quantitative real-time PCR to determine the levels of helper and DI viruses during 50 serial passages of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) in Sf21 cells. Unexpectedly, the helper and DI viruses changed levels largely in phase, and oscillations were highly irregular, suggesting the presence of chaos. We therefore developed a simple mathematical model of baculovirus-DI dynamics. This theoretical model reproduced patterns qualitatively similar to the experimental data. Although we cannot exclude that experimental variation (noise) plays an important role in generating the observed patterns, the presence of chaos in the model dynamics was confirmed with the computation of the maximal Lyapunov exponent, and a Ruelle-Takens-Newhouse route to chaos was identified at decreasing production of DI viruses, using mutation as a control parameter. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of DI baculoviruses, and suggest that changes in virus levels over passages may exhibit chaos.     

Characterization of coliphage lambda hybrids carrying DNA fragments from Herpes simplex virus type 1 defective interfering particles

We describe the characterization of 34 hybrid lambda bacteriophages carrying EcoRI fragments obtained from DNA of defective interfering particles of the Patton strain of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). All cloned fragments contained S region terminal repeat sequences (TRs) fused to unique HSV-1 DNA. Several fragments contained deletions and rearrangements not described previously for DNA of HSV-1 defective interfering particles. A model describing the generation of defective interfering DNA based on recombination events involving the terminal "a" sequence as presented.     

流感病毒感染介导的免疫病理损伤研究进展

流感病毒感染(如暴发性流行或高致病性禽流感H5N1感染)可以造成广泛的病理损伤及严重的并发症,其肺部病理损伤以肺水肿及广泛的炎性渗出为特点,并伴有大量的中性粒细胞、巨噬细胞、淋巴细胞浸润及促炎因子和趋化因子的产生．组织学及病理学研究表明,过度的宿主应答反应是介导病理损伤的主要原因之一,而这些在流感病毒感染过程中介导组织损伤的免疫分子与细胞,在病毒的有效清除过程中同样至关重要．主要对甲型流感病毒感染过程中免疫系统的多种效应成分如何引发及加重病理性损伤等有害方面加以综述．为深入了解流感病毒感染防御机制及寻找并设计出既无害又能有效地治疗流感病毒感染的策略提供理论指导．     

A型流感病毒的基因组包装

A型流行性感冒病毒的负链RNA基因组由编码病毒中12个蛋白质的八个节段组成。在病毒组装的最后阶段,病毒体从细胞顶端胞浆膜突出时将这些基因组的病毒体（v）RNAs吸收进其中。基因组分段赋予了流感病毒进化的优势,但也提出了问题,在病毒体组装时需要八个节段每一个的至少一个复制本以产生完全有传染性的病毒颗粒。历史上一直存在争论：一方赞同确保足额的基因组合并的特异性包装机制;另一方赞同基因组节段被随机选择而不是以充足数量被包装以确保能自行产生合理比例病毒体的替代模式。近年来人们对该问题已达成一致意见：大多数病毒体仅包含八个节段,特异性机制为选择每个vRNA的某一复制本的确发挥了作用。本综述总结了得出这一结论所做的工作,叙述了在识别特异性包装信号方面最新的进展,讨论了这些RNA元素运转的可能机制。     

Defective interfering particles of poliovirus. 3. Interference and enrichment

Interference with standard poliovirus growth resulting from co-infection of cells with standard virus and defective interfering particles has been investigated. At all time following infection, co-infected cells produced less standard progeny than cells infected only by standard virus. The total yield of physical particles and the percentage of standard virus among these particles was a linear function of the percentage of standard virus in the inoculum. The actual yield of standard virus thus varied as the square of the percentage of standard virus in the inoculum. The extent of interference could also be controlled by varying the time interval between initial infection of cells by one type of particle and superinfection by the other.Identical amounts of viral RNA and virus-specific polyribosomes are formed in co-infected or singly infected cells. Interference apparently results from the partitioning of these limited synthetic capacities between standard and defective interfering-specific RNA and protein synthesis. Standard and DI RNA appear to serve equally well as messenger RNAs because standard and DI-specific viral proteins are synthesized in ratios proportional to the ratio of standard to DI particles in the inoculum. Only standard RNA can direct the formation of capsid protein, so co-infected cells contain reduced amounts of the virion protein precursor, the procapsid. Standard and DI RNA are encapsidated with approximately equal efficiency. Thus interference results from equal participation in the intracellular events of the infection cycle by both types of particles.The progeny yield from co-infected cells was always enriched about 5 to 8% in DI particles. Progeny were produced in the enriched ratio throughout the infection cycle.     

Host cellular signaling induced by influenza virus

A wide range of host cellular signal transduction pathways can be stimulated by influenza virus infection. Some of these signal transduction pathways induce the host cell’s innate immune response against influenza virus, while others are essential for efficient influenza virus replication. This review examines the cellular signaling induced by influenza virus infection in host cells, including host pattern recognition receptor (PRR)-related signaling, protein kinase C (PKC), Raf/MEK/ERK and phosphatidylinositol- 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling, and the corresponding effects on the host cell and/or virus, such as recognition of virus by the host cell, viral absorption and entry, viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) export, translation control of cellular and viral proteins, and virus-induced cell apoptosis. Research into influenza virus-induced cell signaling promotes a clearer understanding of influenza virus-host interactions and assists in the identification of novel antiviral targets and antiviral strategies.     

合成病毒:对流感病毒研究的贡献

流感病毒是一种单股负链分节段RNA病毒。完全以质粒为基础的反向遗传学技术的建立和发展解决了利用cDNA克隆人工合成流感病毒的难题和技术障碍,并逐渐成为研究流感病毒及生产流感疫苗的重要基础和手段。重点综述了流感病毒反向遗传技术20多年来的发展过程,以及以质粒为基础的反向遗传操作系统在对流感病毒的生命周期、致病性的研究和生产疫苗等方面的巨大贡献。     

Identification of amino acids of influenza virus HA responsible for resistance to a fusion inhibitor, Stachyflin

We have recently described a novel hemagglutinin (HA) conformational change inhibitor of human influenza virus, Stachyflin (Yoshimoto et al, Arch. Virol., 144, 1-14, 1999). Stachyflin-resistant variants of human influenza A/WSN/33 (H1N1) virus were isolated in vitro and the nucleotide sequences of their HA genes were determined. The relation of amino acid substitutions and Stachyflin resistance was analyzed with in vitro membrane fusion between HA-expressing cells and octadecylrhodamine (R18)-labelled chick erythrocytes (RBC). The amino acid substitutions, lysine to arginine at position 51 or lysine to glutamic acid at position 121 of the HA2 subunit of the HA protein was enough to confer a Stachyflin-resistant phenotype of HA protein. The molecular mechanism of anti-HA conformational change activity of Stachyflin is discussed.     

ph-Dependent hydrophobicity profile of hemagglutinin of influenza virus and its possible relevance in virus fusion

The hydropathy profile of hemagglutinin (HA) subunits HA1 and HA2 of influenza virus X31 and A/PR 8/34 is analyzed at different pH. At neutral pH (7.4) pronounced hydrophobic sequences of HA correspond to the N-terminus and the transmembrane spanning sequence of HA2. At pH 5.0 where influenza virus is known to fuse with biological membranes several hydrophobic sequences in the ectodomain exist which are comparable in both the hydrophobicity and length of the N-terminus of HA2. It is suggested that these hydrophobic stretches are important for the fusion complex, in addition to the N-terminal site of HA2.Abbreviations HA hemagglutinin - NHA2 N-terminus of HA2     

季节性流感病毒与其他病原混合或继发感染的研究进展与思考

流感病毒包括甲(A)、乙(B)、丙(C)和丁(D)四种型。人流行性感冒是由甲型和乙型季节性流感病毒引起的一种急性呼吸道传染病。流感病毒感染患者主要表现出呼吸道症状,严重时可以导致肺炎。此外,与其他病毒、细菌和支原体等病原体混合或继发感染时,会增加流感患者的重症率和死亡率。近几年,流感病毒与其他病原协同感染的病例有增加趋势。本文归纳总结了流感病毒与其他病原混合及继发感染的研究现状,希望为流感病毒复杂感染情况的临床诊断和治疗方案的制定提供线索。     

流感病毒基因组进化研究进展

流感病毒先后造成了1918、1957、1968和2009年等多次全球性大流感,对人类的生命健康和社会生活形成了巨大的威胁。流感病毒的基因组进化研究为揭示病毒致病机理、疫情监测、准备疫苗和研发抗病毒药物提供了巨大的帮助。文章以流感病毒基因组进化机制为核心,结合与基因组进化密切相关的抗原性和抗药性等表型进化,对流感病毒基因组进化研究的相关进展予以介绍。     

利用Rde/ET技术构建表达H5亚型禽流感病毒HA基因的重组火鸡疱疹病毒

【目的】本研究以火鸡疱疹病毒（HVT） BAC分子克隆为平台,构建表达禽流感HA基因的重组火鸡疱疹病毒,以开发新型病毒活载体疫苗。【方法】利用Red/ET重组技术,经过两步法重组：第一步,用两端带有50 bp大小左、右同源臂a和b的选择标记基因rpsL-neo表达盒替换HVT基因组US2区;第二步,用两端带有同样的50 bp左、右同源臂a和b的HA基因表达盒替换选择标记基因rpsL-neo表达盒。在含有氯霉素和链霉素双抗性的平板上筛选阳性克隆,经卡那霉素抗性反向筛选和PCR进一步鉴定,鉴定正确的克隆命名为pHVT-HA。提取并纯化pHVT-HA DNA,转染原代鸡胚成纤维细胞（CEF）,以完成重组病毒的拯救。【结果】命名为pHVT-HA3的BAC克隆转染CEF后第4天,出现病毒噬斑,噬斑形态与野生型HVT相似,获得拯救的重组病毒,命名为rHVT-HA3,将重组病毒rHVT-HA3在CEF上连续传代培养,经PCR和间接免疫荧光检测表明,重组病毒在连续传代过程中仍能稳定表达HA蛋白。【结论】本研究以HVT BAC为平台,利用Red/ET重组技术,构建了表达禽流感A/Goose/Guangdong/3/96(H5N1) 毒株的血凝素（HA）基因的重组火鸡疱疹病毒,为新型禽流感重组活载体疫苗开发奠定基础。     

A型流感病毒NS1蛋白研究进展

NS1蛋白是A型流感病毒的唯一的非结构蛋白,是一种RNA结合蛋白,具有重要的调节活性。NS1蛋白仅存在于病毒感染的细胞内,且在感染的早期,大量存在于细胞核中,而在感染的晚期,也可出现于细胞浆中。NS1蛋白具有RNA结合区和效应区,在抑制宿主细胞蛋白质的合成、诱导细胞凋亡和拮抗干扰素α/β的产生等方面具有重要的作用。另外,NS1蛋白在野毒感染的鉴别诊断、外源基因的载体及抗病毒药物的设计等方面,均显示了良好的应用价值。     

Simple synthesis of sialyllactose-carrying polystyrene and its binding with influenza virus

Glycoconjugate polystyrenes bearing sialyllactose moieties were prepared via a simple method from a mixture of 2-6 and 2-3 linked sialyllactose isomers of bovine milk origin. The reducing end of sialyllactose was converted to an amino function with ammonium hydrogen carbonate and then coupled with p -vinylbenzoyl chloride. The resulting styrene derivative substituted with sialyllactose via an amide linkage was polymerized with ammonium peroxodisulfate and N,N,N,N -tetramethylethylenediamine in water at 30 °C. The interaction of the glycopolymer with influenza A and B viruses was investigated by three different methods. The glycopolymer inhibited the hemagglutination of influenza A virus (PR/8/34) and its activity was 103 times higher than that of the oligosaccharide itself. The cytopathic effect of virus-infected MDCK (Madine-Darby canine kidney) cells was inhibited by the glycopolymer. The homopolymer showed 102 times higher inhibitory activity than naturally-occurring fetuin. It was also found that various viruses could be trapped by the glycopolymer adsorbed on a polystyrene surface. The inhibitory and trapping activities of the glycopolymers were correlated with the sialyl linkage specificities of the virus strains.