The Effect of Mice Adaptation Process on the Pathogenicity of Influenza A/South Africa/3626/2013 (H1N1)pdm09 Model Strain

Influenza virus strain A/South Africa/3626/2013 (H1N1)pdm09 (SA-WT) is a non-mouse-adapted model strain that has naturally high pathogenic properties in mice. It has been suggested that the high pathogenicity of this strain for mice could be due to the three strain-specific substitutions in the polymerase complex (Q687R in PB1, N102T in PB2, and E358E/K heterogeneity in PB2). To evaluate the role of these replacements, SA-WT was passaged five times in mouse lungs, and the genome of the mouse-adapted version of the SA-WT strain (SA-M5) was sequenced. SA-M5 lost E358E/K heterogeneity and retained E358, which is the prevalent amino acid at this position among H1N1pdm09 strains. In addition, in the hemagglutinin of SA-M5, two heterogeneous substitutions (G155G/E and S190S/R) were identified. Both viruses, SA-M5 and SA-WT, were compared for their toxicity, ability to replicate, pathogenicity, and immunogenicity in mice. In mice infected with SA-M5 or SA-WT strains, toxicity, virus titer in pulmonary homogenates, and mouse survival did not differ significantly. In contrast, an increase in the immunogenicity of SA-M5 compared to SA-WT was observed. This increase could be due to the substitutions G155G/E and S190S/R in the HA of SA-M5. The prospects for using SA-M5 in studying the immunogenicity mechanisms were also discussed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 24 vom: 12. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Al Farroukh, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Kiseleva, Irina [VerfasserIn]
Stepanova, Ekaterina [VerfasserIn]
Bazhenova, Ekaterina [VerfasserIn]
Krutikova, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Tkachev, Artem [VerfasserIn]
Chistyakova, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Rekstin, Andrey [VerfasserIn]
Puchkova, Ludmila [VerfasserIn]
Rudenko, Larisa [VerfasserIn]

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A/South Africa/3626/2013 (H1N1)pdm09
H1N1pdm09 model strain
Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus
Immunogenicity
Influenza A virus
Journal Article
Mutations in polymerase complex and hemagglutinin
Pathogenicity
Toxicity

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Date Completed 25.12.2023

Date Revised 25.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms242417386

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366298720