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Synergistic effect of PB2 283M and 526R contributes to enhanced virulence of H5N8 influenza viruses in mice

Overview of attention for article published in Veterinary Research, October 2017
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Title
Synergistic effect of PB2 283M and 526R contributes to enhanced virulence of H5N8 influenza viruses in mice
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Veterinary Research, October 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13567-017-0471-0
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Xiao Wang, Sujuan Chen, Dandan Wang, Xixin Zha, Siwen Zheng, Tao Qin, Wenjun Ma, Daxin Peng, Xiufan Liu

Abstract

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus has caused considerable economic losses to poultry industry and poses a great threat to public health. Our previous study revealed two genetically similar HPAI H5N8 viruses displaying completely different virulence in mice. However, the molecular basis for viral pathogenicity to mammals remains unknown. Herein, we generated a series of reassortants between the two viruses and evaluated their virulence in mice. We demonstrated that 283M in PB2 is a new mammalian virulence marker for H5 viruses and that synergistic effect of amino acid residues 283M and 526R in PB2 is responsible for high virulence of the HPAI H5N8 virus. Analysis of available PB2 sequences showed that PB2 283M is highly conserved among influenza A viruses, while PB2 526R presents in most of human H3N2 and H5N1 isolates. Further study confirmed that the residues 283M and 526R had similar impacts on an HPAI H5N1 virus, suggesting that influenza viruses with both residues may replicate well in mammalian hosts. Together, these results present new insights for synergistic effect of 283M and 526R in PB2 of H5 HPAI virus on virulence to mammalian host, furthering our understanding of the pathogenesis of influenza A virus.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 8 35%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 13%
Professor 2 9%
Student > Master 2 9%
Other 2 9%
Unknown 3 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 30%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 9%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 4%
Other 4 17%
Unknown 4 17%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 February 2021.
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#4,279,639
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Outputs of similar age from Veterinary Research
#7
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