Title |
Glycosylation at 11Asn on hemagglutinin of H5N1 influenza virus contributes to its biological characteristics
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Published in |
Veterinary Research, November 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s13567-017-0484-8 |
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Authors |
Yuncong Yin, Xiaojian Zhang, Yiyi Qiao, Xiao Wang, Yangyang Su, Sujuan Chen, Tao Qin, Daxin Peng, Xiufan Liu |
Abstract |
A stem glycosylation site of hemagglutinin (HA) is important to the stability of the HA trimmer. A previous study shows that the stem 10/11 overlap glycosylation site of the H5 subtype avian influenza virus may influence the cleavage of HA, whereas the exact site and its effect on virulence remain unclear. In this study, site-directed mutagenesis was used to generate single or double mutant rSY-Δ10(10NNAT), rSY-Δ11(10NNSA), and rSY-Δ10/11(10NNAA) of the overlapping glycosylation site (10NNST) on the HA of A/Mallard/Huadong/S/2005(SY). By using Western blot analysis, we show that both rSY-Δ11 and rSY-Δ10/11 mutant viruses had significant delay on HA cleavage and a reduced HA molecular mass compared to the wild-type virus rSY, while the rSY-Δ10 mutant virus exhibited a similar HA molecular mass to that of the wild-type virus rSY. Interestingly, both rSY-Δ11 and rSY-Δ10/11 mutant viruses reverted their glycosylation sites at 11N after passage, indicating that 11N is a true and critical glycosylation site. Compared to the wild-type virus rSY, rSY-Δ11 and rSY-Δ10/11 mutant viruses had decreased growth rates, reduced thermo- and pH-stability, decreased pathogenicity, and limited systemic spread. Therefore, our study suggests that the 11N glycosylation site plays a key role in HA cleavage, structural stability and pathogenicity in H5 subtype avian influenza virus. |
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