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Jiang B, Zhang W, Hu T, He Y, Wu Z, Wang M, Jia R, Zhu D, Liu M, Zhao X, Yang Q, Wu Y, Zhang S, Huang J, Mao S, Ou X, Sun D, Zhang L, Yu Y, Pan X, Zhong J, Cheng A, Chen S. E-M349E and NS2A/2B-P1(T) are compensatory mutations of rDTMUV-NS2AB-P1P1'(AA), which regain virus proliferation by enhancing the virus package and restoring NS2A/2B cleavage. Virology 2024; 595:110084. [PMID: 38692132 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2024.110084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) belongs to the Flaviviridae family and mainly infects ducks. The genome of DTMUV is translated into a polyprotein, which is further cleaved into several protein by viral NS2B3 protease and host proteases. Crucially, the cleavage of the NS2A/2B precursor during this process is essential for the formation of replication complexes and viral packaging. Previous research has demonstrated that alanine mutations in NS2A/2B (P1P1' (AA)) result in an attenuated strain (rDTMUV-NS2A/2B-P1P1' (AA)) by disrupting NS2A/2B cleavage. In this study, we investigate the effects of the P1P1' (AA) mutation on the viral life cycle and explore compensatory mutations in rDTMUV-NS2A/2B-P1P1' (AA). Infected ducklings exhibit similar body weight gain and viral tissue loads to DTMUV-WT. Compensatory mutations E-M349E and P1(T) emerge, restoring proliferation levels to those of rDTMUV-WT. Specifically, E-M349E enhances viral packaging, while P1(T) reinstates NS2A/2B proteolysis in vitro. Thus, our findings reveal novel compensatory sites capable of restoring the attenuated DTMUV during polyprotein cleavage and packaging.
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- Bowen Jiang
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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Cheng Y, Wang R, Wu Q, Chen J, Wang A, Wu Z, Sun F, Zhu S. Advancements in Research on Duck Tembusu Virus Infections. Viruses 2024; 16:811. [PMID: 38793692 PMCID: PMC11126125 DOI: 10.3390/v16050811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Duck Tembusu Virus (DTMUV) is a pathogen of the Flaviviridae family that causes infections in poultry, leading to significant economic losses in the duck farming industry in recent years. Ducks infected with this virus exhibit clinical symptoms such as decreased egg production and neurological disorders, along with serious consequences such as ovarian hemorrhage, organ enlargement, and necrosis. Variations in morbidity and mortality rates exist across different age groups of ducks. It is worth noting that DTMUV is not limited to ducks alone; it can also spread to other poultry such as chickens and geese, and antibodies related to DTMUV have even been found in duck farm workers, suggesting a potential risk of zoonotic transmission. This article provides a detailed overview of DTMUV research, delving into its genomic characteristics, vaccines, and the interplay with host immune responses. These in-depth research findings contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the virus's transmission mechanism and pathogenic process, offering crucial scientific support for epidemic prevention and control.
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- Yuting Cheng
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical High Technology Research, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (Y.C.)
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical High Technology Research, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (Y.C.)
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical High Technology Research, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (Y.C.)
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical High Technology Research, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (Y.C.)
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical High Technology Research, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (Y.C.)
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical High Technology Research, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (Y.C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical High Technology Research, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (Y.C.)
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Yang Q, Ding Y, Yao W, Chen S, Jiang Y, Yang L, Bao G, Yang K, Fan S, Du Q, Wang Q, Wang G. Pathogenicity and Interspecies Transmission of Cluster 3 Tembusu Virus Strain TMUV HQ-22 Isolated from Geese. Viruses 2023; 15:2449. [PMID: 38140690 PMCID: PMC10747935 DOI: 10.3390/v15122449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Since 2010, the Tembusu virus (TMUV) has been highly prevalent in China, causing significant economic losses to the poultry industry. In 2022, a suspected outbreak of TMUV occurred at a goose farm located in Anhui Province. A strain of TMUV, TMUV HQ-22, was isolated from the infected geese. Phylogenetic analysis using the E gene of the HQ-22 strain demonstrated its affiliation with cluster 3, a less commonly reported cluster in comparison to the main circulating cluster, cluster 2. Through a comparison of the envelope (E) protein of HQ-22 with other typical TMUV strains, a mutation at the 157th amino acid position was identified, wherein valine (V) in cluster 3 changed to alanine (A), a characteristic that is unique to cluster 2. These findings highlight the diversity and complexity of the TMUV strains circulating in China. In our experimental analysis, an injection of TMUV HQ-22 into the muscles of 3-day-old goslings resulted in severe neurological symptoms and a mortality rate of 60%. Similarly, the intracranial or intranasal infection of 3-week-old ICR mice with TMUV HQ-22 led to severe neurological symptoms and respective mortality rates of 100% or 10%. In summary, our study isolated a TMUV strain, TMUV HQ-22, from geese that belongs to cluster 3 and exhibits significant pathogenicity in both goslings and ICR mice. These results emphasize the genetic diversity of the TMUV circulating in China and expand the host range beyond mosquitoes to include ducks, chickens, geese, and even mice. It is crucial to not underestimate the risk of TMUV infection in mammals, warranting our utmost attention.
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- Qing Yang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (Q.Y.); (Y.D.); (W.Y.); (S.C.); (Y.J.); (L.Y.); (G.B.); (K.Y.); (S.F.); (Q.D.)
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, Hefei 230036, China
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Zhai X, Zhang T, Zhang L, Wang X, Liu N, Jiang W, Fan X, Lu X, Tian M, Wei L, Jiang S. The role of duck LGP2 in innate immune response of host anti-tembusu virus. Vet Microbiol 2023; 287:109907. [PMID: 37951010 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
Abstract
Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology 2 (LGP2), along with Retinoic Acid Induced Gene-I (RIG-I) and Melanoma Differentiation Associated Gene 5, are members of the retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors (RLRs) in pattern recognition receptors, playing an important role in the host's innate immunity. Due to lacking a caspase activation and recruitment domain, LGP2 is controversially regarded as a positive or negative regulator in the antiviral response. This study aimed to explore how duck LGP2 (duLGP2) participates in duck innate immunity and its role in countering the duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV). In duck embryo fibroblast cells, the overexpression of duLGP2 significantly reduced the cell's antiviral capacity by inhibiting type I interferon (IFN) production and the expression of downstream IFN-stimulated genes. Conversely, duLGP2 knockdown had the opposite effect. For the first time, we introduced the LGP2 gene fragment into duck embryos using a lentiviral vector to ensure persistent expression and generated gene-edited ducks with LGP2 overexpression. We demonstrated that duLGP2 facilitates DTMUV replication in both in vitro and in vivo experiments, leading to robust inflammatory and antiviral responses. Interestingly, the repressive effects of duLGP2 on type I IFN production were only observed in the early stage of DTMUV infection, with type I IFN responses becoming enhanced as the viral load increased. These results indicate that duLGP2 acts as a negative regulator during the resting state and early stages of DTMUV infection. This study provides a theoretical basis for further research on duck RLRs and developing new anti-DTMUV drugs or vaccine adjuvants.
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- Xinyu Zhai
- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong Province, China; School of Clinical and Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan 250024, China
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- Gynecology Department of Tai'an Central Hospital, Tai'an 271099, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China.
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- Sino-German Cooperative Research Centre for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an City 271018, Shandong Province, China.
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Zhou P, Liu D, Zhang Q, Wu W, Chen D, Luo R. Antiviral effects of duck type I and type III interferons against Duck Tembusu virus in vitro and in vivo. Vet Microbiol 2023; 287:109889. [PMID: 37913673 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
Abstract
Duck Tembusu Virus (DTMUV) is a newly emerging avian flavivirus that causes substantial economic losses to the duck industry in Asia by causing severe egg drop syndrome and fatal encephalitis in domestic ducks. During viral replication, host cells recognize the RNA structures produced by DTMUV, which triggers the production of interferons (IFNs) to inhibit viral replication. However, the function of duck type I and type III IFNs in inhibiting DTMUV infection remains largely unknown. In this study, we expressed and purified recombinant duck IFN-β (duIFN-β) and IFN-λ (duIFN-λ) in Escherichia coli and evaluated their antiviral activity against vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). Furthermore, we found that both duIFN-β and duIFN-λ activated the ISRE promoter and induced the expression of ZAP, OAS, and RNaseL in duck embryo fibroblasts (DEFs). Notably, duIFN-β showed faster and more potent induction of ISGs in vitro and in vivo compared to duIFN-λ. Moreover, both duIFN-β and duIFN-λ showed high potential to inhibit DTMUV infection in DEFs, with duIFN-β demonstrating better antiviral efficacy than duIFN-λ against DTMUV in ducks. In conclusion, our results revealed that both duIFN-β and duIFN-λ can induce ISGs production and exhibit significant antiviral activity against DTMUV in vitro and in vivo, providing new insights for the development of antiviral therapeutic strategies in ducks.
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- Peng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, the Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, the Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, the Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, the Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, the Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, the Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China.
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Wang Q, Jiang Y, Bao G, Yao W, Yang Q, Chen S, Wang G. Duck Tembusu virus induces incomplete autophagy via the ERK/mTOR and AMPK/mTOR signalling pathways to promote viral replication in neuronal cells. Vet Res 2023; 54:103. [PMID: 37936178 PMCID: PMC10631066 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-023-01235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) is a neurotropic virus in the genus Flavivirus that causes massive economic losses to the poultry industry in China and neighbouring countries. Autophagy is pivotal in cellular responses to pathogens and in viral pathogenesis. However, little is known about the roles of autophagy in DTMUV replication and viral pathogenesis, especially in neuropathogenesis. In this study, mouse neuroblastoma cells (Neuro-2a) were used to establish a cell model of DTMUV infection. Our experiments indicated that DTMUV infection induced incomplete autophagy in Neuro-2a cells. Then, we used different autophagy regulators to alter the autophagy induced by DTMUV and found that incomplete autophagy promoted DTMUV replication. Furthermore, we showed that DTMUV infection activated the ERK and AMPK pathways, resulting in decreased phosphorylation of the autophagy repressor mTOR, subsequently leading to autophagic induction. In addition, we utilized ICR mice in an animal model of DTMUV infection to evaluate the autophagic responses in brain tissues and investigate the effects of autophagy on viral replication and tissue lesions. Our results confirmed that DTMUV induced incomplete autophagy in mouse brain tissues and that autophagy inducer treatment promoted DTMUV replication and aggravated DTMUV-induced lesions, whereas autophagy inhibitor treatment had the opposite effects. In summary, DTMUV infection induced incomplete autophagy through the ERK/mTOR and AMPK/mTOR signalling pathways to promote viral replication in mouse neuronal cells, and DTMUV-induced incomplete autophagy contributed to the neuropathogenesis of DTMUV.
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- Qing Wang
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
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Zhou P, Ma B, Gao Y, Xu Y, Li Z, Jin H, Luo R. Epidemiology, genetic diversity, and evolutionary dynamics of Tembusu virus. Arch Virol 2023; 168:262. [PMID: 37773423 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05885-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
Abstract
Tembusu virus (TMUV) is an emerging pathogenic flavivirus associated with acute egg-drop and fatal encephalitis in domestic waterfowl. Since its initial identification in mosquitoes in 1955, TMUV has been confirmed to infect ducks, pigeons, sparrows, geese, and chickens, posing a significant threat to the poultry industry. Here, we sequenced two DTMUV strains isolated in 2019 and systematically investigated the possible origin, genetic relationships, evolutionary dynamics, and transmission patterns of TMUV based on complete virus genome sequences in the public database. We found that TMUV can be divided into four major clusters: TMUV, cluster 1, cluster 2, and cluster 3. Interestingly, we found that cluster 2.2 (within cluster 2) is the most commonly involved in interspecies transmission events, and subcluster 2.1.2 (within cluster 2.1) is currently the most prevalent cluster circulating in Asia. Notably, we also identified three positively selected sites in the E and NS1 proteins, which may be involved in virus replication, immune evasion, and host adaptation. Finally, phylogeographic analysis revealed that cluster dispersal originated in Southeast Asia and that short-distance transmission events have occurred frequently. Altogether, these data provide novel insights into the evolution and dispersal of TMUV, facilitating the development of rapid diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics against TMUV infection.
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- Peng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Road, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Road, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Road, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Road, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Road, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Road, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Road, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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Liao JY, Tang H, Xiong WJ, Liu TN, Li JY, Xia JY, Xiao CT. Isolation and characterization of a novel goose ovaritis-associated cluster 3 Tembusu virus. Poult Sci 2023; 102:102867. [PMID: 37390547 PMCID: PMC10466228 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Tembusu virus (TMUV) is a member of the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. Currently, TMUV was classified into 4 distinct clusters, with cluster 2 strains widely distributed in duck and goose populations in Asia, causing significant economic losses to the producing industries. In this study, a novel TMUV strain TMUV/goose/CHN/2019/HNU-NX2 (HNU-NX2-2019) was isolated and characterized from geese with ovaritis from Hunan province, China. Phylogenetic analyses of genome and the E gene indicated the present TMUV could be grouped into the newly defined TMUV cluster 3. The genome of HNU-NX2-2019 showed the highest identities of 98.1% to 98.2% to the cluster 3 TMUVs newly identified in 2020 and 2021 from chickens with a severe egg-drop syndrome from Guangdong, Guangxi and Shandong provinces of China, which were all showing a close relation to a mosquito-origin TMUV (KT607936) identified in 2012. Further experiments confirmed HNU-NX2-2019 could grow well in chicken fibroblast cell line DF-1 and in SPF chicken embryos, with titers varied from 107.3 to 108.8 viral genomic copies per mL in the culture solutions. A pilot virus challenge study in 3-day-old chicks demonstrated that this virus could efficiently infect chicks with virus distributed in the brains, small intestines and other visceral organs, with titers varied from 105.4 to 106.7viral genomic copies per gram of the tissues. Furthermore, HNU-NX2-2019 can induce specific antibody in ducklings but with no obvious disease and virus shedding, and on necropsy no TMUV was detected in the tissues in the present study. This is the first report to identify a novel cluster 3 TUMV from goose, and further demonstrated this goose TMUV strain could infect chicken efficiently but not in ducklings under the present experimental conditions, which highlighted intensive attentions may be paid to this novel mosquito-origin cluster 3 TMUV.
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- Jing-Ying Liao
- Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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Fang Y, Hang T, Yang LM, Xue JB, Fujita R, Feng XS, Jiang TG, Zhang Y, Li SZ, Zhou XN. Long-distance spread of Tembusu virus, and its dispersal in local mosquitoes and domestic poultry in Chongming Island, China. Infect Dis Poverty 2023; 12:52. [PMID: 37218001 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-023-01098-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chongming Island in China serves as a breeding and shelter point on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. The resting frequency of migratory birds, abundance of mosquito populations, and the popular domestic poultry industry pose a potential risk of mosquito-borne zoonotic diseases. The aim of this study is to explore the role of migratory birds in the spread of mosquito-borne pathogens and their prevalent status on the island. METHODS We conducted a mosquito-borne pathogen surveillance in 2021, in Chongming, Shanghai, China. Approximately 67,800 adult mosquitoes belonging to ten species were collected to investigate the presence of flaviviruses, alphaviruses, and orthobunyaviruses by RT-PCR. Genetic and phylogenetic analyses were conducted to explore the virus genotype and potential nature source. Serological survey was performed by ELISA to characterize Tembusu virus (TMUV) infection among domestic poultry. RESULTS Two strains of TMUV and Chaoyang virus (CHAOV) and 47 strains of Quang Binh virus (QBV) were detected in 412 mosquito pools, with the infection rate of 0.16, 0.16, and 3.92 per 1000 Culex tritaeniorhynchus, respectively. Furthermore, TMUVs viral RNA was found in serum samples of domestic chickens and faecal samples of migratory birds. Antibodies against TMUV were detected in domestic avian serum samples, generally ranging from 44.07% in pigeons to 55.71% in ducks. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the TMUV detected in Chongming belonged to Cluster 3, Southeast Asia origin, and most closely related to the CTLN strain, which caused a TMUV outbreak in chickens in Guangdong Province in 2020, but distant from strains obtained previously in Shanghai, which were involved in the 2010 TMUV outbreak in China. CONCLUSIONS We speculate that the TMUV was imported to Chongming Island through long-distance spreading by migratory birds from Southeast Asia, followed by spill over and transmission in mosquitoes and domestic avian species, threatening the local domestic poultry. In addition, the expansion and prevalence of insect-specific flaviviruses and its simultaneous circulation with mosquito-borne virus are worthy of close attention and further study.
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- Yuan Fang
- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases,, Shanghai, China
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- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases,, Shanghai, China
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- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases,, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Sanitary Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Shanghai Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve, Shanghai, China
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- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases,, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases,, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases,, Shanghai, China.
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Huang S, Cui M, Huang J, Wu Z, Cheng A, Wang M, Zhu D, Chen S, Liu M, Zhao X, Wu Y, Yang Q, Zhang S, Ou X, Mao S, Gao Q, Tian B, Sun D, Yin Z, Jing B, Jia R. RNF123 Mediates Ubiquitination and Degradation of SOCS1 To Regulate Type I Interferon Production during Duck Tembusu Virus Infection. J Virol 2023; 97:e0009523. [PMID: 37014223 PMCID: PMC10134884 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00095-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Many RING domain E3 ubiquitin ligases play critical roles in fine-tuning the innate immune response, yet little is known about their regulatory role in flavivirus-induced innate immunity. In previous studies, we found that the suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) protein mainly undergoes lysine 48 (K48)-linked ubiquitination. However, the E3 ubiquitin ligase that promotes the K48-linked ubiquitination of SOCS1 is unknown. In the present study, we found that RING finger protein 123 (RNF123) binds to the SH2 domain of SOCS1 through its RING domain and facilitates the K48-linked ubiquitination of the K114 and K137 residues of SOCS1. Further studies found that RNF123 promoted the proteasomal degradation of SOCS1 and promoted Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3)- and interferon (IFN) regulatory factor 7 (IRF7)-mediated type I IFN production during duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) infection through SOCS1, ultimately inhibiting DTMUV replication. Overall, these findings demonstrate a novel mechanism by which RNF123 regulates type I IFN signaling during DTMUV infection by targeting SOCS1 degradation. IMPORTANCE In recent years, posttranslational modification (PTM) has gradually become a research hot spot in the field of innate immunity regulation, and ubiquitination is one of the critical PTMs. DTMUV has seriously endangered the development of the waterfowl industry in Southeast Asian countries since its outbreak in 2009. Previous studies have shown that SOCS1 is modified by K48-linked ubiquitination during DTMUV infection, but E3 ubiquitin ligase catalyzing the ubiquitination of SOCS1 has not been reported. Here, we identify for the first time that RNF123 acts as an E3 ubiquitin ligase that regulates TLR3- and IRF7-induced type I IFN signaling during DTMUV infection by targeting the K48-linked ubiquitination of the K114 and K137 residues of SOCS1 and the proteasomal degradation of SOCS1.
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- Shanzhi Huang
- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Centre of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Hu D, Wu C, Wang R, Yao X, Nie K, Lv Q, Fu S, Yin Q, Su W, Li F, Xu S, He Y, Liang G, Li X, Wang H. Persistence of Tembusu Virus in Culex tritaeniorhynchus in Yunnan Province, China. Pathogens 2023; 12:490. [PMID: 36986412 PMCID: PMC10058924 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
The Tembusu virus (TMUV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, can be transmitted via mosquitoes and cause poultry disease. In 2020, a strain of TMUV (YN2020-20) was isolated from mosquito samples collected in Yunnan province, China. In vitro experiments showed that TMUV-YN2020-20 produced a significant cytopathic effect (CPE) in BHK, DF-1, and VERO cells, while the CPE in C6/36 cells was not significant. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the strain belonged to Cluster 3.2 and was closely related to the Yunnan mosquito-derived isolates obtained in 2012 and the Shandong avian-derived isolate obtained in 2014. Notably, TMUV-YN2020-20 developed five novel mutations (E-V358I, NS1-Y/F/I113L, NS4A-T/A89V, NS4B-D/E/N/C22S, and NS5-E638G) at loci that were relatively conserved previously. The results of this study demonstrate the continuous circulation and unique evolution of TMUV in mosquitoes in Yunnan province and suggest that appropriate surveillance should be taken.
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- Danhe Hu
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Pu’er 665000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Pu’er 665000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Key Laboratory of Protection & Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, College of Life Sciences, Tarim University, Alar 843399, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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Zhehui Q, Xiwen Z, Xiaoqiu G, Zhuoyan L, Wenjing Y, Shuoshuo L, Wen Z, Fengchao J, Shuhai H, Shaofang L. Self-Assembled Nanoparticles with E Protein Domains I and II of Duck Tembusu Virus Can Induce a More Comprehensive Immune Response Against the Duck Tembusu Virus Challenge. Avian Dis 2023; 67:49-56. [PMID: 37140111 DOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-d-22-00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
Abstract
Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) is a pathogenic flavivirus that causes a substantial drop in egg production and severe neurological disorders in domestic waterfowl. Self-assembled ferritin nanoparticles with E protein domains I and II (EDI-II) of DTMUV (EDI-II-RFNp) were prepared, and its morphology was observed. Two independent experiments were conducted. First, Cherry Valley ducks aged 14 days were vaccinated with EDI-II-RFNp, EDI-II, and phosphate buffered solution (PBS, pH 7.4), and special and virus neutralization (VN) antibodies, interleukin 4 (IL-4) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in serum, and lymphocyte proliferation were detected. Second, the vaccinated ducks with EDI-II-RFNp, EDI-II, and PBS were injected with virulent DTMUV, clinical signs at 7 days postinfection (dpi) were observed, and mRNA levels of DTMUV in the lungs, liver, and brain at 7 and 14 dpi were detected. The results showed near-spherical nanoparticles EDI-II-RFNp with a 16.46 ± 4.70 nm diameters. The levels of specific and VN antibodies, IL-4 and IFN-γ, and lymphocyte proliferation in the EDI-II-RFNp group were significantly higher than those in the EDI-II and PBS groups. In the DTMUV challenge test, clinical signs and mRNA levels in tissue were used to evaluate protection of EDI-II-RFNp. EDI-II-RFNp-vaccinated ducks showed milder clinical signs and lower levels of DTMUV RNA in the lungs, liver, and brain. These results indicate that EDI-II-RFNp effectively protects ducks against the DTMUV challenge and could be a vaccine candidate to provide an effective and safe method for preventing and controlling DTMUV infection.
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- Qu Zhehui
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, PR China
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Duck TRIM35 Promotes Tembusu Virus Replication by Interfering with RIG-I-Mediated Antiviral Signaling in Duck Embryo Fibroblasts. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0385822. [PMID: 36445078 PMCID: PMC9769614 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03858-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In China, the duck industry has been severely impacted by the newly emerging duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV). For DTMUV to successfully infect host cells, it employs several strategies that subvert the host's innate immune response. It has been found that several viral proteins encoded by DTMUV have strategically targeted the crucial molecules of the RIG-I-like Receptor (RLR) signaling pathway to antagonize host antiviral responses. However, it is not well known how the host proteins manipulated by DTMUV contribute to innate immune evasion. The present study reports that duck TRIM35 (duTRIM35) antagonizes DTMUV-induced innate immune responses by targeting duck RIG-I (duRIG-I) in duck embryo fibroblasts. A significant increase in duTRIM35 expression occurred during DTMUV infection. DuTRIM35 overexpression suppressed DTMUV-triggered expression of interferon beta (IFN-β) and interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs), promoting viral replication, whereas knockdown of duTRIM35 augments the innate immune response, reducing viral replication. Furthermore, duTRIM35 significantly impaired the IFN-β expression mediated by duRIG-I but not by other RLR signaling molecules. Mechanistically, duTRIM35 interfered with duRIG-I-duTRIM25 interaction and impeded duTRIM25-mediated duRIG-I ubiquitination by interacting with both duRIG-I and duTRIM25. Our findings indicate that duTRIM35 expression induced by DTMUV infection interfered with the duRIG-I-mediated antiviral response, illustrating a novel strategy in which DTMUV can evade the host's innate immunity. IMPORTANCE Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), an emerging flavivirus pathogen causing a substantial drop in egg production and severe neurological disorders in duck populations, has led to massive economic losses in the global duck industry. DTMUV has employed various strategies to subvert the host's innate immune response to establish a productive infection in host cells. In this study, we report that duck TRIM35 (duTRIM35) expression was upregulated upon DTMUV infection in vitro and in vivo, and its expression antagonized DTMUV-induced innate immune responses by targeting duck RIG-I (duRIG-I) in duck embryo fibroblasts. Further studies suggest that duTRIM35 interfered with duRIG-I-duTRIM25 interaction and impeded duTRIM25-mediated duRIG-I ubiquitination by interacting with both duRIG-I and duTRIM25. Together, these results revealed that duTRIM35 expression induced by DTMUV infection downregulated duRIG-I-mediated host antiviral response, which elucidated a novel strategy of DTMUV for innate immune evasion.
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Chen Z. Precision Public Health in China: Opportunities and Challenges. China CDC Wkly 2022; 4:695-696. [PMID: 36060442 PMCID: PMC9433756 DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Zhuo Chen
- College of Public Health, The University of Georgia, GA, USA
- The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Zhejiang Province, China
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Tembusu Virus Nonstructural Protein 2B Antagonizes Type I Interferon Production by Targeting MAVS for Degradation. J Virol 2022; 96:e0081622. [PMID: 35867574 PMCID: PMC9327690 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00816-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Tembusu virus (TMUV) is a newly emerged avian flavivirus that has caused severe egg-drop syndrome and fatal encephalitis in domestic ducks. It has spread widely throughout the main duck-producing areas in Asia, resulting in substantial economic losses to the duck industry. Previous studies have reported that TMUV has evolved several strategies to counteract the duck's innate immune responses to successfully establish infection in its host cells. However, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon have not been elucidated. Here, we discovered that TMUV-encoded NS2B is a negative regulator of poly(I:C)-induced duck interferon-β (IFN-β) expression. Mechanistically, TMUV NS2B was found to interact specifically with the mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (duMAVS). Consequently, duMAVS was degraded through the K48-linked ubiquitination and proteasomal pathway, leading to the interruption of the RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) signaling. Further analyses also identified K321, K354, K398, and K411 as crucial residues for NS2B-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of duMAVS. Additionally, we demonstrated that NS2B functions by recruiting the E3 ubiquitin ligase duck membrane-associated RING-CH-type finger 5 (duMARCH5) to modify duMAVS via polyubiquitination, blocking the duMAVS-mediated innate immune response and promoting TMUV replication. Taken together, our findings revealed a novel mechanism by which TMUV evades the duck's antiviral innate immune responses. IMPORTANCE Tembusu virus (TMUV), an emerging pathogenic flavivirus, has spread to most duck farming areas in Asia since 2010, causing significant economic losses to the duck industry. Recently, TMUV has expanded its host range and may pose a potential threat to mammals, including humans. Understanding the interaction between TMUV and its host is essential for the development of effective vaccines and therapeutics. Here, we show that NS2B encoded by TMUV inhibits IFN production by interacting with duck MAVS (duMAVS) to mediate ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Further studies suggest that the E3 ubiquitin ligase duck membrane-associated RING-CH-type finger 5 (duMARCH5) is recruited by NS2B to mediate proteasomal degradation of duMAVS. As a result, the innate immune response triggered by the RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) is disrupted, facilitating viral replication. Overall, our results reveal a novel mechanism by which TMUV evades host innate immunity and provide new therapeutic strategies to prevent TMUV infection.
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Mishra B, Aduri R. The RNA Secondary Structure Analysis Reveals Potential for Emergence of Pathogenic Flaviviruses. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2022; 14:10-29. [PMID: 34694573 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-021-09502-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The Flavivirus genus is divided into four groups: Mosquito-borne flaviviruses, Tick-borne flaviviruses, no-known vector flaviviruses, and Insect specific flaviviruses. Millions of people are affected worldwide every year due to the flaviviral infections. The 5' UTR of the RNA genome plays a critical role in the biology of flaviviruses. To explore any correlation between the topology of the 5' UTR and pathogenesis, a global scale study of the RNA secondary structure of different groups of flaviviruses has been conducted. We found that most of the pathogenic flaviviruses, irrespective of their mode of transmission, tend to form a Y shaped topology in the Stem loop A of the 5' UTR. Some of the current non-pathogenic flaviviruses were also observed to form Y shaped structure. Based on this study, it has been proposed that the flaviviruses having the Y shaped topology in their 5' UTR regions may have the potential to become pathogenic.
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- Bibhudutta Mishra
- Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus, Zuarinagar, South Goa, 403726, India
- Department of Zoology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar Campus, Khurda, Jatni, 752050, Odisha, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus, Zuarinagar, South Goa, 403726, India.
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Chen YP, Shih YH, Lee F, Chiou CJ. The first identification of Tembusu virus in a Pekin duck farm in Taiwan. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2022.2026361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Yen-Ping Chen
- Animal Health Research Institute, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Animal Health Research Institute, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Animal Health Research Institute, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Yu Z, Ren H, Sun M, Xie W, Sun S, Liang N, Wang H, Ying X, Sun Y, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Hu X, Su J. Tembusu virus infection in laying chickens: Evidence for a distinct genetic cluster with significant antigenic variation. Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 69:e1130-e1141. [PMID: 34821052 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tembusu virus (TMUV) associated disease is a growing cause of egg production decrease and encephalitis in domestic waterfowl, with expanding distribution. In previous studies, TMUV isolates were phylogenetically classified into two genetic lineages and different clusters with varied pathogenicity. However, little is known about the phenotypic and virulence characteristics of cluster 3 isolates within the duck TMUV lineage. In this study, the etiological agent causing egg drop in a laying chicken farm in southern China was investigated and a TMUV was isolated from pooled tissue samples. Genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis grouped the isolate into TMUV cluster 3 with closest relation to the mosquito-origin TMUV YN12193. Cross-neutralization testing using convalescent sera revealed significant antigenic variation between the isolate and a representative strain of cluster 2.2. The experimental infection of SPF hens confirmed the ability of the isolate to replicate in multiple tissues and led to ovary damage. Additionally, high seroconversion rates (95.83%-100%) were detected in the three flocks following retrospective investigation. Our study demonstrates the occurrence of cluster 3 TMUV infection in laying chickens and that the virus exhibits significant antigenic variation compared with cluster 2 TMUV.
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- Ziding Yu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Tong L, Duan Y, Zhang W, Jiang B, Zeng M, Wang M, Jia R, Zhu D, Liu M, Zhao X, Yang Q, Wu Y, Chen S, Cheng A. Motif C in nonstructural protein 5 of duck Tembusu virus is essential for viral proliferation. Vet Microbiol 2021; 262:109224. [PMID: 34500343 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nonstructural protein 5 (NS5) is required for duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) genome replication, and the GDD motif in motif C is considered the hallmark of RdRp. However, the role of GDD-adjacent amino acids in motif C in viral proliferation is still unclear. To explore the role of motif C in the virus life cycle, DTMUV infectious clones and replicons were used to study the basic characteristics of rDTMUV through mutation of the amino acids in motif C. The replicon replication capability, virus titer, virus copy number, virulence and viral loads in organs were compared. Our results showed that V671A and V672A in motif C impaired DTMUV RNA replication in the replication system. Using an infectious clone system of DTMUV, we further demonstrated that the mutations of these two sites decreased viral titer and delayed the times of CPE appearance and duck embryo death. An in vivo study suggested that rDTMUV and DTMUV caused no obvious differences in ducklings. Similar clinical signs, including splenomegaly with hyperemia and hemorrhage dots of the thymus, were observed. There was no obvious difference in tissue viral loads between wild-type (rDTMUV-WT) and rDTMUV-NS5-V671A or rDTMUV-NS5-V672A. Determining the role of motif C can help in improving the understanding of the mechanism underlying DTMUV proliferation.
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- Lu Tong
- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China.
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 611130, China.
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New Insights into the Biology of the Emerging Tembusu Virus. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10081010. [PMID: 34451474 PMCID: PMC8398659 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10081010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Reported for the first time in 1955 in Malaysia, Tembusu virus (TMUV) remained, for a long time, in the shadow of flaviviruses with human health importance such as dengue virus or Japanese encephalitis virus. However, since 2010 and the first large epidemic in duck farms in China, the threat of its emergence on a large scale in Asia or even its spillover into the human population is becoming more and more significant. This review aims to report current knowledge on TMUV from viral particle organization to the development of specific vaccines and therapeutics, with a particular focus on host-virus interactions.
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Zhou P, Ma L, Rao Z, Li Y, Zheng H, He Q, Luo R. Duck Tembusu Virus Infection Promotes the Expression of Duck Interferon-Induced Protein 35 to Counteract RIG-I Antiviral Signaling in Duck Embryo Fibroblasts. Front Immunol 2021; 12:711517. [PMID: 34335626 PMCID: PMC8320746 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.711517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) is an emerging pathogenic flavivirus that has caused a substantial drop in egg production and severe neurological disorders in domestic waterfowl. Several studies have revealed that viral proteins encoded by DTMUV antagonize host IFN-mediated antiviral responses to facilitate virus replication. However, the role of host gene expression regulated by DTMUV in innate immune evasion remains largely unknown. Here, we utilized a stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC)-based proteomics analysis of DTMUV-infected duck embryo fibroblasts (DEFs) to comprehensively investigate host proteins involved in DTMUV replication and innate immune response. A total of 250 differentially expressed proteins were identified from 2697 quantified cellular proteins, among which duck interferon-induced protein 35 (duIFI35) was dramatically up-regulated due to DTMUV infection in DEFs. Next, we demonstrated that duIFI35 expression promoted DTMUV replication and impaired Sendai virus-induced IFN-β production. Moreover, duIFI35 was able to impede duck RIG-I (duRIG-I)-induced IFN-β promoter activity, rather than IFN-β transcription mediated by MDA5, MAVS, TBK1, IKKϵ, and IRF7. Importantly, we found that because of the specific interaction with duIFI35, the capacity of duRIG-I to recognize double-stranded RNA was significantly impaired, resulting in the decline of duRIG-I-induced IFN-β production. Taken together, our data revealed that duIFI35 expression stimulated by DTMUV infection disrupted duRIG-I-mediated host antiviral response, elucidating a distinct function of duIFI35 from human IFI35, by which DTMUV escapes host innate immune response, and providing information for the design of antiviral drug.
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- Peng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine in Hubei Province, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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Kulprasertsri S, Kobayashi S, Aoshima K, Kobayashi A, Kimura T. Duck Tembusu virus induces stronger cellular responses than Japanese encephalitis virus in primary duck neurons and fibroblasts. Microbiol Immunol 2021; 65:481-491. [PMID: 34260084 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) are mosquito-borne flaviviruses. These two viruses infect ducks; however, they show different neurological outcomes. The mechanism of DTMUV- and JEV-induced neuronal death has not been well investigated. In the present study, we examined the differences in the mechanisms involved in virus-induced cell death and innate immune responses between DTMUV KPS54A61 strain and JEV JaGAr-01 strain using primary duck neurons (DN) and duck fibroblasts (CCL-141). DN and CCL-141 were permissive for the infection and replication of these two viruses, which upregulated the expression of innate immunity genes. Both DTMUV and JEV induced cell death via a caspase-3-dependent manner; however, DTMUV triggered more cell death than JEV did in both CCL-141 and DN. These findings suggest that DTMUV infection causes apoptosis in duck neurons and fibroblasts more strongly than JEV. Levels of the mRNA expression of innate immunity-related genes after DTMUV infection were generally higher than levels after JEV infection, suggesting that DTMUV-induced immune response in duck cells may exhibit toxic effect rather than protective effects. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Sittinee Kulprasertsri
- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
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Ninvilai P, Tunterak W, Prakairungnamthip D, Oraveerakul K, Thontiravong A. Development and Validation of a Universal One-Step RT-PCR Assay for Broad Detection of Duck Tembusu Virus. Avian Dis 2021; 64:294-299. [PMID: 33205167 DOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-d-19-00199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, has been identified as a causative agent of an emerging disease in ducks. Since its first report in 2010, several clusters of DTMUV have increasingly been identified and caused outbreaks in many Asian countries. This highlights the need for improved and novel broad detection assays in order to detect all circulating clusters of DTMUV. In this study, a universal one-step reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) assay targeting a highly conserved region of the NS5 gene was developed and validated for broad detection of all DTMUV clusters. The newly developed universal RT-PCR assay could specifically detect all clusters of DTMUV without cross-reactions with common duck viruses and other related flaviviruses. The assay was able to detect DTMUV as low as a 0.001 50% embryo lethal dose/milliliter. The performance of the assay was evaluated by using experimental and field clinical samples. The assay could successfully detect DTMUV in all experimentally DTMUV-infected samples and gave a higher DTMUV detection rate (36%) than the previously reported envelope-specific RT-PCR assay (30%) in field clinical samples. All the positive samples were confirmed DTMUV-positive by DNA sequencing. In conclusion, the newly developed universal RT-PCR assay exhibited high accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity in broad DTMUV detection, thus providing an improved screening assay for routine detection and epidemiologic surveillance of DTMUV.
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- Patchareeporn Ninvilai
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330.,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals (CUEIDAs), Center of Excellence, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330.,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals (CUEIDAs), Center of Excellence, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330.,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals (CUEIDAs), Center of Excellence, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330.,Animal Vector-Borne Disease Research Unit, Veterinary Parasitology Unit, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
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Li W, Xu M, Sun X, Yang S, Tarique I, Shi Y, Yang P, Chen Q. Morphologic Study on Lymphocyte Homing in Duck Tembusu Virus-Infected Duck Spleen. Avian Dis 2021; 64:286-293. [PMID: 33205173 DOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-d-20-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
The present study was designed to analyze the histologic and cytologic changes of lymphocyte homing in noninfected and duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV)-infected duck spleens. At first, we investigated the noninfected structure that facilitates lymphocyte homing. Under light and electron microscopy, results showed that sheath capillaries were located in the white pulp of the spleen, and the endothelial cells of sheath capillaries were cuboidal in shape, which is a typical characteristic of high endothelial venules. To monitor the lymphocyte homing, 5,6-carboxy fluoresceindiacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE)-labeled lymphocytes that were intravenously injected into noninfected ducks appeared in the periellipsoidal sheaths (PELS), which proved that lymphocytes can return to the spleen through sheath capillaries. Furthermore, proteoglycans (PGs) associated with homing factors were positively observed in sheath capillaries and PELS by colloidal iron staining. This suggests that PGs are associated with lymphocyte homing. The results of the DTMUV infection experiment showed that PELS appeared vacuolized at 3 dpi. The spleen tissue gradually recovered at 5 and 7 dpi. In addition, the lymphocytes increased around sheath capillaries, and the expression of PGs in sheath capillaries increased after virus infection. Meanwhile, the gaps between endothelial cells were enlarged, and the lymphocytes were mainly in the lumen and basement membrane. In conclusion, lymphocytes could recruit into the spleen through sheath capillaries, and PGs participated and promoted the lymphocyte homing, suggesting that the unique high endothelial capillaries favor lymphocyte homing, which promotes tissue repair and antigen clearance in the duck.
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- Wenqian Li
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, China
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Zhang W, Zeng M, Jiang B, Lu T, Guo J, Hu T, Wang M, Jia R, Zhu D, Liu M, Zhao X, Yang Q, Wu Y, Zhang S, Ou X, Liu Y, Zhang L, Yu Y, Pan L, Cheng A, Chen S. Amelioration of Beta Interferon Inhibition by NS4B Contributes to Attenuating Tembusu Virus Virulence in Ducks. Front Immunol 2021; 12:671471. [PMID: 34079553 PMCID: PMC8165282 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.671471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Our previous studies reported that duck Tembusu virus nonstructural protein 2A (NS2A) is a major inhibitor of the IFNβ signaling pathway through competitively binding to STING with TBK1, leading to a reduction in TBK1 phosphorylation. Duck TMUV NS2B3 could cleave and bind STING to subvert the IFNβ signaling pathway. Here, we found that overexpression of duck TMUV NS4B could compete with TBK1 in binding to STING, reducing TBK1 phosphorylation and inhibiting the IFNβ signaling pathway by using the Dual-Glo® Luciferase Assay System and the NanoBiT protein-protein interaction (PPI) assay. We further identified the E2, M3, G4, W5, K10 and D34 residues in NS4B that were important for its interaction with STING and its inhibition of IFNβ induction, which were subsequently introduced into a duck TMUV replicon and an infectious cDNA clone. We found that the NS4B M3A mutant enhanced RNA replication and exhibited significantly higher titer levels than WT at 48-72 hpi but significantly decreased mortality (80%) in duck embryos compared to WT (100%); the NS4B G4A and R36A mutants slightly reduced RNA replication but exhibited the same titer levels as WT. However, the NS4B R36A mutant did not attenuate the virulence in duck embryos, whereas the G4A mutant significantly decreased the mortality (70%) of duck embryos. In addition, the NS4B W5A mutant did not affect viral replication, whereas the D34A mutant slightly reduced RNA replication, and both mutants exhibited significantly lower titer levels than the WT and significantly decreased mortality (90% and 70%, respectively) in duck embryos. Hence, our findings provide new insight into the development of attenuated flaviviruses by targeting the disabling viral strategies used to evade the innate defense mechanisms.
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- Wei Zhang
- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China
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Sun X, Sun M, Zhang L, Yu Z, Li J, Xie W, Su J. Amino Acid Substitutions in NS5 Contribute Differentially to Tembusu Virus Attenuation in Ducklings and Cell Cultures. Viruses 2021; 13:v13050921. [PMID: 34065634 PMCID: PMC8156267 DOI: 10.3390/v13050921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Tembusu virus (TMUV), a highly infectious pathogenic flavivirus, causes severe egg-drop and encephalitis in domestic waterfowl, while the determinants responsible for viral pathogenicity are largely unknown. In our previous studies, virulent strain JXSP2-4 had been completely attenuated by successive passages in BHK-21 cells and the avirulent strain was designated as JXSP-310. Based on the backbone of JXSP2-4, a series of chimeric viruses were generated according to the amino acid substitutions in NS5 and their infectivities were also analyzed in cell cultures and ducklings. The results showed that the viral titers of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domain-swapped cheimeric mutant (JXSP-310RdRp) in cells and ducklings were both markedly decreased compared with JXSP2-4, indicating that mutations in the RdRp domain affected viral replication. There are R543K and V711A two amino acid substitutions in the RdRp domain. Further site-directed mutagenesis showed that single-point R543K mutant (JXSP-R543K) exhibited similar replication efficacy compared with JXSP2-4 in cells, but the viral loads in JXSP-R543K-infected ducklings were significantly lower than that of JXSP2-4 and higher than JXSP-310RdRp. Surprisingly, the single-point V711A mutation we introduced rapidly reverted. In addition, qRT-PCR and Western blot confirmed that the mutations in the RdRp domain significantly affected the replication of the virus. Taken together, these results show that R543K substitution in the RdRp domain impairs the in vivo growth of TMUV, but sustaining its attenuated infectivity requires the concurrent presence of the V711A mutation.
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- Xue Sun
- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, The Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (X.S.); (M.S.); (Z.Y.); (J.L.); (W.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, The Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (X.S.); (M.S.); (Z.Y.); (J.L.); (W.X.)
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, The Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (X.S.); (M.S.); (Z.Y.); (J.L.); (W.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, The Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (X.S.); (M.S.); (Z.Y.); (J.L.); (W.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, The Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (X.S.); (M.S.); (Z.Y.); (J.L.); (W.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, The Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (X.S.); (M.S.); (Z.Y.); (J.L.); (W.X.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-10-62732312
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Kulprasertsri S, Aoshima K, Kobayashi A, Kimura T. Minocycline prevents primary duck neurons from duck Tembusu virus-induced death. J Vet Med Sci 2021; 83:734-741. [PMID: 33716232 PMCID: PMC8111341 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.20-0735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), a neurotropic flavivirus, is a causative agent of severe
neurological diseases in different birds. No approved vaccines or antiviral therapeutic
treatments are available to date. The poultry industry experiences significant economic
losses due to DTMUV infections. Minocycline is a second-generation semi-synthetic
tetracycline analogue that is commonly used as an antimicrobial treatment. Experimental
studies have indicated the successful protective effects of minocycline against neuronal
cell death from neurodegenerative diseases and viral encephalitis. The aim of this study
was to investigate the effects of minocycline on DTMUV infection in neurons. Primary duck
neurons were treated with minocycline, which exhibited neuroprotective effects via
anti-apoptotic function rather than through viral replication inhibition. Minocycline
might serve as a potential effective drug in DTMUV infection.
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- Sittinee Kulprasertsri
- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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Lin Y, Yang J, He D, Li X, Li J, Tang Y, Diao Y. Differently Expression Analysis and Function Prediction of Long Non-coding RNAs in Duck Embryo Fibroblast Cells Infected by Duck Tembusu Virus. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1729. [PMID: 32849615 PMCID: PMC7417515 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), the causative agent of egg-drop syndrome, has caused substantial economic losses to duck industry. DTMUV infection leads to profound changes of host cells, including transcriptome and proteome. However, the lncRNA expression profile and the biological function of lncRNA have not been revealed. Therefore, DTMUV was used to inoculate duck embryo fibroblast cells (DEFs) for high-throughput RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq). The results showed that 34 and 339 differently expressed lncRNAs were, respectively, identified at 12 and 24 h post-infection (hpi). To analyze their biological functions, target genes in cis were searched and the regulatory network was formed. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis revealed that the target genes were strongly associated with immune system, signaling molecular and interaction, endocrine system, and signal transduction. The differently expressed lncRNAs were selected and verified by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Our study, for the first time, analyzed a comprehensive lncRNA expression profile in DEFs following DTMUV infection. The analysis provided a view on the important roles of lncRNAs in gene regulation and DTMUV infection.
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- Yun Lin
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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Yang Z, Wang J, Wang X, Duan H, He P, Yang G, Liu L, Cheng H, Wang X, Pan J, Zhao J, Yu H, Yang B, Liu Y, Lin J. Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of an EB66 ® cell culture-derived duck Tembusu virus vaccine. Avian Pathol 2020; 49:448-456. [PMID: 32374185 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2020.1763914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
The avian EB66® cell line, derived from duck embryonic stem cells, has been widely used for producing human and animal therapeutic proteins and vaccines. In current study we evaluated the potential use of EB66® cell line in a cell culture-derived duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) vaccine development. After optimizing the growth conditions of DTMUV HB strain in EB66® cells, we successfully generated three batches of viruses with ELD50 titres of 105.9/0.1 ml, 105.3/0.1 ml and 105.5/0.1 ml, respectively, for using in the preparation of inactivated vaccines. The immunogenicity and protective efficacy of these EB66® cells-derived inactivated vaccines were examined in ducks. Results indicated that all three batches of vaccines induced haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody response in immunized birds at 2 weeks after a single immunization. Immunized ducks and ducklings were protected against a virulent challenge at 4 weeks after a booster immunization. The duration of immunity was for 3-4 months after a booster immunization. These results demonstrated the feasibility of using EB66® cell line to grow up DTMUV for vaccine preparation. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Duck Tembusu virus can be propagated in EB66® cells. EB66® cell-derived inactivated DTMUV vaccines are immunogenic and can provide protection against a virulent challenge. A long-lasting immunity is induced after a booster immunization.
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- Zhiyuan Yang
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Gansu Jianshun Biosciences Co., Ltd, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Ringpu (Baoding) Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Baoding, People's Republic of China
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- Gansu Jianshun Biosciences Co., Ltd, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Ringpu (Baoding) Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Baoding, People's Republic of China
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- Ringpu (Baoding) Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Baoding, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Guo X, Jiang T, Jiang Y, Zhao T, Li C, Dong Y, Xing D, Qin C, Zhao T. Potential Vector Competence of Mosquitoes to Transmit Baiyangdian Virus, a New Tembusu-Related Virus in China. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2020; 20:541-546. [DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2019.2523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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- Xiaoxia Guo
- Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Key Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Key Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Key Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Key Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Key Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Key Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Key Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Identification of a Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody That Recognizes a Unique Epitope on Domain III of the Envelope Protein of Tembusu Virus. Viruses 2020; 12:v12060647. [PMID: 32549221 PMCID: PMC7354527 DOI: 10.3390/v12060647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Domain III of the envelope protein (EDIII) is the major target of flavivirus neutralizing antibody. To date, little is known regarding antibody-mediated neutralization of Tembusu virus (TMUV), a novel flavivirus emerging in duck in 2010. Here, a novel monoclonal antibody (MAb), designated 12F11, was prepared by immunization of mice with recombinant EDIII (rEDIII) protein. Using virus neutralization test, 12F11 in undiluted ascites neutralized the TMUV infectivity to induce the development of cytopathic effects in BHK-21 cells, indicating that 12F11 exhibits a neutralizing activity. The neutralizing activity of 12F11 was confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test, in which 12F11 reduced significantly the number of plaques produced by TMUV in BHK-21 cells. Western blot analyses of a series of truncated rEDIII proteins showed that the epitope recognized by 12F11 includes amino acids between residues 8 and 77 of EDIII protein. Function analysis demonstrated that 12F11 neutralizes TMUV infection at virus adsorption and at a step after adsorption to a certain extent. The present study provides an important step towards elucidating antibody-mediated neutralization of TMUV.
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Peng SH, Su CL, Chang MC, Hu HC, Yang SL, Shu PY. Genome Analysis of a Novel Tembusu Virus in Taiwan. Viruses 2020; 12:v12050567. [PMID: 32455871 PMCID: PMC7290467 DOI: 10.3390/v12050567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We identified and isolated a novel Tembusu virus (TMUV) strain TP1906 (TMUV-TP1906) from a Culexannulus mosquito pool collected from the northern part of Taiwan in 2019. The TMUV-TP1906 genome is a 10,990-nucleotide-long, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA, consisting of a single open reading frame (ORF) encoding a polyprotein of 3425 amino acids, with 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs) of 94 and 618 nucleotides, respectively. The nucleotide sequence of the TMUV-TP1906 of ORF exhibited 93.71% and 91.27% similarity with Sitiawan virus (STWV) and the TMUV prototype strain MM1775, respectively. The 3′-UTR variable region of TMUV-TP1906 showed nucleotide sequence divergence with other TMUV strains. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete ORF and polyprotein sequences revealed that TMUV-TP1906 is most closely related to STWV which causes encephalitis and retarded growth in chickens. We found that the TMUV-TP1906 caused a cytopathic effect (CPE) in the DF-1 chicken fibroblast cell line, while no apparent CPE was observed in Vero and C6/36 cells. In this study, we first identified and isolated a novel TMUV strain in Taiwan. In addition, to our knowledge, it is the first time that the TMUV strain was isolated from the Cx. annulus mosquitoes. Further study is warranted to investigate the host range and virulence of TMUV-TP1906.
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Pan Y, Jia R, Li J, Wang M, Chen S, Liu M, Zhu D, Zhao X, Wu Y, Yang Q, Yin Z, Jing B, Huang J, Zhang S, Zhang L, Liu Y, Yu Y, Tian B, Pan L, Rehman MU, Cheng A. Heterologous prime-boost: an important candidate immunization strategy against Tembusu virus. Virol J 2020; 17:67. [PMID: 32398028 PMCID: PMC7218524 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-020-01334-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tembusu virus (TMUV), a newly emerging pathogenic flavivirus, spreads rapidly between ducks, causing massive economic losses in the Chinese duck industry. Vaccination is the most effective method to prevent TMUV. Therefore, it is urgent to look for an effective vaccine strategy against TMUV. Heterologous prime-boost regimens priming with vaccines and boosting with recombinant adenovirus vaccines have been proven to be successful strategies for protecting against viruses in experimental animal models. METHODS In this study, heterologous and homologous prime-boost strategies using an attenuated salmonella vaccine and a recombinant adenovirus vaccine expressing prM-E or the E gene of TMUV were evaluated to protect ducks against TMUV infection for the first time, including priming and boosting with the attenuated salmonella vaccine, priming and boosting with the recombinant adenovirus vaccine, and priming with the attenuated salmonella vaccine and boosting with the recombinant adenovirus vaccine. Humoral and cellular immune responses were detected and evaluated. We then challenged the ducks with TMUV at 12 days after boosting to assay for clinical symptoms, mortality, viral loads and histopathological lesions after these different strategies. RESULTS Compared with the homologous prime-boost strategies, the heterologous prime-boost regimen produced higher levels of neutralizing antibodies and IgG antibodies against TMUV. Additionally, it could induce higher levels of IFN-γ than homologous prime-boost strategies in the later stage. Interestingly, the heterologous prime-boost strategy induced higher levels of IL-4 in the early stage, but the IL-4 levels gradually decreased and were even lower than those induced by the homologous prime-boost strategy in the later stage. Moreover, the heterologous prime-boost strategy could efficiently protect ducks, with low viral titres, no clinical symptoms and histopathological lesions in this experiment after challenge with TMUV, while slight clinical symptoms and histopathological lesions were observed with the homologous prime-boost strategies. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that the heterologous prime-boost strategy induced higher levels of humoral and cellular immune responses and better protection against TMUV infection in ducks than the homologous prime-boost strategies, suggesting that the heterologous prime-boost strategy is an important candidate for the design of a novel vaccine strategy against TMUV.
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- Yuting Pan
- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 People’s Republic of China
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Zhang L, Zhao D, Han K, Huang X, Liu Y, Liu Q, Yang J, Li S, Li Y. Tembusu virus enters BHK-21 cells through a cholesterol-dependent and clathrin-mediated endocytosis pathway. Microb Pathog 2020; 147:104242. [PMID: 32407862 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tembusu virus (TMUV) is a newly emerging flavivirus and has caused significant economic loss to the poultry industry in China. To date, the entry of TMUV into host cells remains poorly understood. Here, the mechanism of TMUV entry into BHK-21 cells was investigated. The depletion of cellular cholesterol by methyl-β-cyclodextrin led to a significant decline in the titers and RNA levels of the infectious TMUV. This reduction was restored by supplementation of exogenous cholesterol. Membrane cholesterol depletion mainly blocked viral internalization but not attachment. However, viral infection was unaffected by genistein treatment or caveolin-1 silencing by small interfering RNA. In addition, clathrin-mediated endocytosis might be utilized in TMUV entry given that the viral infection was inhibited by knockdown of clathrin heavy chain and treatment of chlorpromazine (CPZ). Moreover, the number of internalized virus particles decreased under CPZ treatment. Dynasore inhibited TMUV entry suggesting a role for dynamin. Our results reveal that TMUV entry into BHK-21 cells is dependent on cholesterol, clathrin and dynamin but not caveolae.
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- Lijiao Zhang
- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China.
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China.
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Elizalde M, Cano-Gómez C, Llorente F, Pérez-Ramírez E, Casades-Martí L, Aguilera-Sepúlveda P, Ruiz-Fons F, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Fernández-Pinero J. A Duplex Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR for Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Flaviviruses of the Japanese Encephalitis and Ntaya Serocomplexes in Birds. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:203. [PMID: 32373639 PMCID: PMC7186316 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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High impact, mosquito-borne flaviviruses such as West Nile virus (WNV), Usutu virus (USUV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), Tembusu virus (TMUV), and Bagaza/Israel turkey meningoencephalomyelitis virus (BAGV/ITV) are emerging in different areas of the world. These viruses belong to the Japanese encephalitis (JE) serocomplex (JEV, WNV, and USUV) and the Ntaya serocomplex (TMUV and BAGV/ITV). Notably, they share transmission route (mosquito bite) and reservoir host type (wild birds), and some of them co-circulate in the same areas, infecting overlapping mosquito and avian population. This may simplify epidemiological surveillance, since it allows the detection of different infections targeting the same population, but also represents a challenge, as the diagnostic tools applied need to detect the whole range of flaviviruses surveyed, and correctly differentiate between these closely related pathogens. To this aim, a duplex real-time RT-PCR (dRRT-PCR) method has been developed for the simultaneous and differential detection of JE and Ntaya flavivirus serocomplexes. The method has been standardized and evaluated by analyzing a panel of 49 flaviviral and non-flaviviral isolates, and clinical samples of different bird species obtained from experimental infections or from the field, proving its value for virus detection in apparently healthy or suspicious animals. This new dRRT-PCR technique is a reliable, specific and highly sensitive tool for rapid detection and differentiation of JE and Ntaya flavivirus groups in either domestic or wild animals. This novel method can be implemented in animal virology diagnostic laboratories as screening tool in routine surveillance and in the event of bird encephalitis emergence.
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- Maia Elizalde
- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), SaBio Group, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), SaBio Group, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, Spain.,Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, Spain
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Binding of Duck Tembusu Virus Nonstructural Protein 2A to Duck STING Disrupts Induction of Its Signal Transduction Cascade To Inhibit Beta Interferon Induction. J Virol 2020; 94:JVI.01850-19. [PMID: 32075929 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01850-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), which is similar to other mosquito-borne flaviviruses that replicate well in most mammalian cells, is an emerging pathogenic flavivirus that has caused epidemics in egg-laying and breeding waterfowl. Immune organ defects and neurological dysfunction are the main clinical symptoms of DTMUV infection. Preinfection with DTMUV makes the virus impervious to later interferon (IFN) treatment, revealing that DTMUV has evolved some strategies to defend against host IFN-dependent antiviral responses. Immune inhibition was further confirmed by screening for DTMUV-encoded proteins, which suggested that NS2A significantly inhibited IFN-β and IFN-stimulated response element (ISRE) promoter activity in a dose-dependent manner and facilitated reinfection with duck plague virus (DPV). DTMUV NS2A was able to inhibit duck retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I)-, and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5)-, mitochondrial-localized adaptor molecules (MAVS)-, stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-, and TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1)-induced IFN-β transcription, but not duck TBK1- and interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7)-mediated effective phases of IFN response. Furthermore, we found that NS2A competed with duTBK1 in binding to duck STING (duSTING), impaired duSTING-duSTING binding, and reduced duTBK1 phosphorylation, leading to the subsequent inhibition of IFN production. Importantly, we first identified that the W164A, Y167A, and S361A mutations in duSTING significantly impaired the NS2A-duSTING interaction, which is important for NS2A-induced IFN-β inhibition. Hence, our data demonstrated that DTMUV NS2A disrupts duSTING-dependent antiviral cellular defenses by binding with duSTING, which provides a novel mechanism by which DTMUV subverts host innate immune responses. The potential interaction sites between NS2A and duSTING may be the targets of future novel antiviral therapies and vaccine development.IMPORTANCE Flavivirus infections are transmitted through mosquitos or ticks and lead to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide with a spectrum of manifestations. Infection with an emerging flavivirus, DTMUV, manifests with clinical symptoms that include lesions of the immune organs and neurological dysfunction, leading to heavy egg drop and causing serious harm to the duck industry in China, Thailand, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian countries. Mosquito cells, bird cells, and mammalian cell lines are all susceptible to DTMUV infection. An in vivo study revealed that BALB/c mice and Kunming mice were susceptible to DTMUV after intracerebral inoculation. Moreover, there are no reports about DTMUV-related human disease, but antibodies against DTMUV and viral RNA were detected in serum samples of duck industry workers. This information implies that DTMUV has expanded its host range and may pose a threat to mammalian health. However, the pathogenesis of DTMUV is largely unclear. Our results show that NS2A strongly blocks the STING-induced signal transduction cascade by binding with STING, which subsequently blocks STING-STING binding and TBK1 phosphorylation. More importantly, the W164, Y167, or S361 residues in duSTING were identified as important interaction sites between STING and NS2A that are vital for NS2A-induced IFN production and effective phases of IFN response. Uncovering the mechanism by which DTMUV NS2A inhibits IFN in the cells of its natural hosts, ducks, will help us understand the role of NS2A in DTMUV pathogenicity.
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Basic Amino Acid Substitution at Residue 367 of the Envelope Protein of Tembusu Virus Plays a Critical Role in Pathogenesis. J Virol 2020; 94:JVI.02011-19. [PMID: 32024774 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02011-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Tembusu virus (TMUV) is a flavivirus responsible for panzootic outbreaks of severe egg-drop and fatal encephalitis of domestic waterfowl in China. Although TMUV can be attenuated by in vitro passaging, experimental evidence supporting the role of specific genetic changes in virulence attenuation is currently lacking. Here, we performed site-directed mutagenesis on five envelope (E) protein amino acid residues in accordance with the attenuated TMUV generated in our recent study. Our results showed that the Thr-to-Lys mutation of residue 367 in E protein (E367) plays a predominant role in viral cell adaptation and virulence attenuation in ducks compared with mutations in other residues. We further demonstrated that the positively charged basic amino acid substitution at E367 enhanced the viral binding affinity for glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and reduced viremia levels and the efficiency of replication in major target organs in subcutaneously inoculated ducks. Interestingly, the T367K mutation increased viral neutralization sensitivity to the early immune sera. Together, our findings provide the first evidence that a basic amino acid substitution at E367 strongly impacts the in vitro and in vivo infection of TMUV.IMPORTANCE Outbreaks of Tembusu virus (TMUV) infection have caused huge economic losses in the production of domestic waterfowl since the virus was first recognized in China in 2010. To control TMUV infection, a live-attenuated vaccine candidate of TMUV was developed in our previous study, but the mechanisms of virulence attenuation are not fully understood. Here, we found that the Thr-to-Lys substitution at E367 is a crucial determinant of TMUV virulence attenuation in ducks. We demonstrated that the T367K mutation attenuates TMUV through reducing viral replication in the blood, brain, heart (ducklings), and ovaries. These data provide new insights into understanding the pathogenesis of TMUV and the rational development of novel TMUV vaccines.
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pUC18-CpG Is an Effective Adjuvant for a Duck Tembusu Virus Inactivated Vaccine. Viruses 2020; 12:v12020238. [PMID: 32093377 PMCID: PMC7077240 DOI: 10.3390/v12020238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) is an emerging pathogenic flavivirus responsible for massive economic losses in the duck industry. However, commercially inactivated DTMUV vaccines have been ineffective at inducing protective immunity in ducks. The widely used adjuvant cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODNs) reportedly improve humoral and cellular immunities in animal models. However, its effectiveness in DTMUV vaccines requires validation. Here, we assessed the protective efficacy of pUC18-CpG as an adjuvant in an inactivated live DTMUV vaccine in ducks. Our results revealed that the serum hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibody titers, positive rates of anti-DTMUV antibodies, the concentration of serum cytokines, and protection efficacy were significantly increased in ducks immunized with pUC18-CpG compared to that in the control group. Moreover, ducks immunized with a full vaccine dose containing a half dose of antigen supplemented with 40 μg of pUC18-CpG exhibited the most potent responses. This study suggests that pUC18-CpG is a promising adjuvant against DTMUV, which might prove effective in treating other viral diseases in waterfowl.
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Chen L, Yu B, Hua J, Ni Z, Ye W, Yun T, Zhang C. Optimized Expression of Duck Tembusu Virus E Gene Delivered by a Vectored Duck Enteritis Virus In Vitro. Mol Biotechnol 2020; 61:783-790. [PMID: 31482466 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-019-00206-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In our previous study, a recombinant duck enteritis virus (DEV) delivering codon-optimized E gene (named as E-ch) of duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) optimized referring to chicken's codon bias has been obtained based on the infectious bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clone of duck enteritis virus vaccine strain pDEV-EF1, but the expression level of E-ch in recombinant virus rDEV-E-ch-infected cells was very low. To optimize DTMUV E gene expression delivered by the vectored DEV, different forms of E gene (collectively called EG) including origin E gene (E-ori), truncated E451-ori gene, codon-optimized E-dk gene optimized referring to duck's codon bias, as well as the truncated E451-ch and E451-dk, Etpa-ori and Etpa-451-ori, which contain prefixing chick TPA signal peptide genes, were cloned into transfer vector pEP-BGH-end, and several recombinant plasmids pEP-BGH-EG were constructed. Then the expression cassettes pCMV-EG-polyABGH amplified from pEP-BGH-EG by PCR were inserted into US7/US8 gene intergenic region of pDEV-EF1 by two-step Red/ET recombination, 7 strain recombinant mutated BAC clones pDEV-EG carrying different E genes were constructed. Next, the recombinant viruses rDEV-EG were reconstituted from chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs) by calcium phosphate precipitation. Western blot analysis showed that E or E451 protein is expressed in rDEV-E-ori, rDEV-E-ch, rDEV-Etpa-ori, rDEV-E451-ori, rDEV-E451-dk, and rDEV-E451-ch-infected CEFs, and protein expression level in rDEV-E451-dk-infected CEFs is the highest. These studies have laid a foundation for developing bivalent vaccine controlling DEV and DTMUV infection.
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- Liu Chen
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
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DEF Cell-Derived Exosomal miR-148a-5p Promotes DTMUV Replication by Negative Regulating TLR3 Expression. Viruses 2020; 12:v12010094. [PMID: 31947624 PMCID: PMC7019286 DOI: 10.3390/v12010094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Duck tembusu virus (DTMUV) is a single-stranded, positive-polarity RNA flavivirus that has caused considerable economic losses in China in recent years. Innate immunity represents the first line of defense against invading pathogens and serves as an important role in resisting viral infections. In this study, we found that the infection of ducks by DTMUV triggers Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) signaling pathways and inducing abundant of pro-inflammatory factors and type I interferons (IFNs), in which melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) and Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) play important immunity roles, they can inhibit the replication process of DTMUV via inducing type I IFNs. Moreover, we demonstrated that type I IFNs can inhibit the DTMUV replication process in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Exosomes are small membrane vesicles that have important roles in intercellular communication. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that can modulate gene expression and are common substances in exosomes. In our experiment, we successfully isolated DEF cells derived exosome for the first time and explored its function. Firstly, we found the expression of miR-148a-5p is significantly decreased following DTMUV infect. Then we found miR-148a-5p can target TLR3 and down-regulate the expression of TLR3, serving as a negative factor in innate immunity. Unfortunately, we cannot find miRNAs with different expression changes that can target MDA5. Lastly, our experimental results showed that TLR3 was one of the causes of miR-148a-5p reduction, suggesting that the high level of TLR3 after DTMUV infect can both trigger innate immunity and suppress miR-148a-5p to resist DTMUV.
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Gaunt MW, Gubler DJ, Pettersson JHO, Kuno G, Wilder-Smith A, de Lamballerie X, Gould EA, Falconar AK. Recombination of B- and T-cell epitope-rich loci from Aedes- and Culex-borne flaviviruses shapes Zika virus epidemiology. Antiviral Res 2019; 174:104676. [PMID: 31837392 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.104676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sporadic human Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have been recorded in Africa and Asia since the 1950s. Major epidemics occurred only after ZIKV emerged in the Pacific islands and spread to the Americas. Specific biological determinants of the explosive epidemic nature of ZIKV have not been identified. Phylogenetic studies revealed incongruence in ZIKV placement in relation to Aedes-borne dengue viruses (DENV) and Culex-borne flaviviruses. We hypothesized that this incongruence reflects interspecies recombination resulting in ZIKV evasion of cross-protective T-cell immunity. We investigated ZIKV phylogenetic incongruence in relation to: DENV T-cell epitope maps experimentally identified ex vivo, published B-cell epitope loci, and CD8+ T-cell epitopes predicted in silico for mosquito-borne flaviviruses. Our findings demonstrate that the ZIKV proteome is a hybrid of Aedes-borne DENV proteins interspersed amongst Culex-borne flavivirus proteins derived through independent interspecies recombination events. These analyses infer that DENV-associated proteins in the ZIKV hybrid proteome generated immunodominant human B-cell responses, whereas ZIKV recombinant derived Culex-borne flavivirus-associated proteins generated immunodominant CD8+ and/or CD4+ T-cell responses. In silico CD8+ T-cell epitope ZIKV cross-reactive prediction analyses verified this observation. We propose that by acquiring cytotoxic T-cell epitope-rich regions from Culex-borne flaviviruses, ZIKV evaded DENV-generated T-cell immune cross-protection. Thus, Culex-borne flaviviruses, including West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus, might induce cross-protective T-cell responses against ZIKV. This would explain why explosive ZIKV epidemics occurred in DENV-endemic regions of Micronesia, Polynesia and the Americas where Culex-borne flavivirus outbreaks are infrequent and why ZIKV did not cause major epidemics in Asia where Culex-borne flaviviruses are widespread.
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- Michael W Gaunt
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Rd, 169857, Singapore
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- 1648 Collindale Dr, Fort Collins, CO, 80525, USA
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK; Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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- UMR "Unité des Virus Emergents", Aix-Marseille Université-IRD 190, Inserm, 1207-IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- UMR "Unité des Virus Emergents", Aix-Marseille Université-IRD 190, Inserm, 1207-IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Departmento de Medicina, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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Zhang L, Sun M, Zhang Q, Wang J, Cao Y, Cui S, Su J. Long-term passage of duck Tembusu virus in BHK-21 cells generates a completely attenuated and immunogenic population with increased genetic diversity. Vaccine 2019; 38:933-941. [PMID: 31708180 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Duck Tembusu virus (TMUV) is an emerging pathogenic flavivirus that causes severe egg-drop and fatal encephalitis in domestic ducks and geese. Although a live-attenuated virus vaccine is effective for disease control, the stability of the attenuation has not been clearly evaluated due to a poor understanding of the attenuation mechanism. Here, a virulent duck TMUV isolate was successively passaged in BHK-21 cells, leading to an approximately 100-fold increase of virus production in cell culture and a complete attenuation of virulence for ducks. The passaged virus induced high titers of TMUV-specific antibody and provided efficient protection against a virulent TMUV challenge after a single-dose vaccination. One hundred and two, and eighteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at a frequency of >1% were respectively identified in the attenuated virus population and the original isolate by deep sequencing. The increased SNPs numbers suggested that the accumulated variants of virus population may have conferred the phenotypic changes. We cloned and characterized a dominant variant exhibiting similar fitness to the mixed population, and 23 amino acid substitutions were identified across the viral open reading frame. Using reverse genetics, two chimeric viruses were generated by introducing the mutated E or NS5 gene into the backbone of virulent TMUV. We found that mutations in the E gene conferred a fitness advantage in BHK-21 cells and decreased the virus pathogenicity, whereas NS5 mutations reduced the virus infectivity in ducklings without altering the in vitro fitness. In conclusion, increased mutations in a virulent TMUV strain did substantially reduce the virus virulence, and mutations in multiple genes co-contribute to TMUV attenuation.
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- Lijiao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; Beijing Observation Station for Veterinary Biological Technique, Ministry of Agricultural, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Liang T, Liu X, Qu S, Lv J, Yang L, Zhang D. Pathogenicity of egg-type duck-origin isolate of Tembusu virus in Pekin ducklings. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:362. [PMID: 31651323 PMCID: PMC6813075 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2136-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Tembusu virus (TMUV) usually affects adult ducks, causing a severe drop of egg production. It has also been shown to be pathogenic in commercial Pekin ducklings below 7 weeks of age. Here, we report a TMUV-caused neurological disease in young egg-type ducklings and the pathogenicity of the egg-type duck-origin TMUV isolates in meat-type Pekin ducklings. Results The disease occurred in 25 to 40-day-old Jinding ducklings in China, and was characterized by paralysis. Gross lesions were lacking and microscopic lesions appeared chiefly in brain and spleen. Inoculation in embryonated duck eggs resulted in isolation of TMUV Y and GL. The clinical signs and microscopic lesions observed in the spontaneously infected egg-type ducks were repeated in Pekin ducklings by experimental infection. Notably, both Y and GL strains caused 100% mortality in the case of 2-day-old inoculation by intracerebral route. High mortalities (80 and 70%) also occurred following infection of the Y virus at 2 days of age by intramuscular route and at 9 days of age by intracerebral route. Conclusions These findings demonstrate that the egg-type duck-origin TMUVs exhibit high pathogenicity in Pekin ducklings, and that the severity of the disease in ducklings is dependent on the infection route and the age of birds at the time of infection. The availability of the highly pathogenic TMUV strains provides a useful material with which to begin investigations into the molecular basis of TMUV pathogenicity in ducks.
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- Te Liang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian district, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences-Beijing (PHOENIX Center), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian district, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian district, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian district, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian district, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian district, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China.
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Huang J, Shen H, Wang Z, Huang S, Li Q, Zhou Q, Qin J, Xie Q, Chen F. Attenuation of duck Tembusu virus ZJSBL01 strain following serial passage in BHK-21 cells supplied with 5-Fluorouracil. Virus Res 2019; 273:197739. [PMID: 31493438 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) is a new pathogen that produces an acute and potent disease in ducks which has caused serious economic losses in China. In this study, a virulent strain of DTMUV, designated as ZJSBL01, was attenuated by serial passages in BHK-21 cells supplied with 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) for 50 passages to induce mutation and attenuation. Growth kinetics of different passages of ZJSBL01 strain in BHK-21 cells show that these viruses have similar replication characteristics. The virus was highly attenuated after 40 passages in BHK-21 cells supplied with 5-FU, based on mortality, morbidity, and viral load in inoculated Sheldrake ducklings. In addition, all of the ducklings immunized with ZJSBL01-P40, the virus obtained at passage 40 of ZJSBL01, showed seroconversion on day 14 post inoculation. Moreover, P40 did not cause clinical symptom for layding ducks. Immunization with ZJSBL01-P40 could provide effective protection against the virulent parental ZJSBL01 strain. Seventeen amino acid substitutions were observed in the polyprotein of ZJSBL01-P40 compared with parental ZJSBL01. These results indicate that ZJSBL01-P40 may be a live vaccine candidate for prevention of DTMUV-disease.
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- Jianfei Huang
- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environment al Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, PR China; Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environment al Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, PR China; Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China
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- Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China
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- Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China
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- Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China
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- Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China
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- Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environment al Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environment al Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, PR China; Wen's Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd, Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, Yunfu 527439, China.
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Ninvilai P, Tunterak W, Oraveerakul K, Amonsin A, Thontiravong A. Genetic characterization of duck Tembusu virus in Thailand, 2015-2017: Identification of a novel cluster. Transbound Emerg Dis 2019; 66:1982-1992. [PMID: 31090210 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) infected cases have increasingly been observed in several duck farms in Thailand since its first report in 2013. However, information on the genetic characteristic of DTMUVs recently circulating in ducks in Thailand is limited. In this study, we investigated the geographic distribution and genetic characteristic of DTMUVs recently circulating in ducks in Thailand during 2015-2017. Of the 288 clinical samples obtained from 89 ducks farms located in duck raising areas of Thailand, 65 samples (22.57%) of 34 duck farms (38.20%) were DTMUV positive. Our results demonstrated that DTMUV was extensively distributed in duck raising areas of Thailand. Phylogenetic analysis of the E and NS5 genes revealed that DTMUVs circulating in Thailand were divided into three distinct clusters, including cluster 1, subcluster 2.1 and a novel cluster 3. Among these three clusters, subcluster 2.1 was a predominant cluster of DTMUV circulating in duck populations in Thailand during 2015-2017. It is interesting to note that a novel cluster of DTMUV (cluster 3), which was genetically different from any of the previously reported DTMUV clusters, was first identified in this study. In conclusion, our data demonstrated the circulation of different clusters of DTMUV and the presence of a novel DTMUV cluster in ducks in Thailand. This study highlights the high genetic diversity of DTMUVs in Thailand and the necessity of the routine surveillance of DTMUV for early detection, prevention and control of newly emerging DTMUVs.
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- Patchareeporn Ninvilai
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals (CUEIDAs), Center of Excellence, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals (CUEIDAs), Center of Excellence, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals (CUEIDAs), Center of Excellence, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Tang J, Yin D, Wang R, Zhou Q, Zhou X, Xing X, Liu HM, Liu G, Wang G. A recombinant adenovirus expressing the E protein of duck Tembusu virus induces protective immunity in duck. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 81:314-320. [PMID: 30584200 PMCID: PMC6395196 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.18-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Duck Tembusu virus disease, caused by the duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), can lead to a
severe reduction in egg production and growth retardation in laying ducks and ducklings,
respectively. In this study, we engineered a novel recombinant adenovirus expressing the E
protein of DTMUV (rAd-E) in AAV-293 cells (analyzed by western blot and indirect
immunofluorescence assays). Intramuscular immunization of Cherry Valley ducks with rAd-E
was performed to evaluate host cellular and humoral immune responses. Compared to the
phosphate-buffered saline administered group and the negative control wild-type adenovirus
(wtAd) group, the rAd-E vaccinated group showed increased cellular and humoral responses.
The results from the cytokine release and lymphocyte proliferation assays showed that
rAd-E induced a stronger cellular immune response than the control group
(P<0.01), 4 weeks after primary immunization. The results of
enzyme-linked immunosorbent and virus neutralization assays showed that rAd-E induced
higher titers of specific neutralizing antibodies, 2 weeks after primary immunization. The
DTMUV challenge experiment showed a higher survival rate (80%) of ducks in the rAd-E
group, when challenged with 0.5 ml
(ELD50=10−2.67/0.2 ml) of the DTMUV strain AH-F10.
These results indicate that rAd-E effectively protects ducks against DTMUV infection.
Therefore, rAd-E could be a vaccine candidate to provide an effective and safe method for
prevention and control of DTMUV infection.
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- Jingyu Tang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.,Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.,Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, Hefei 230036, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, Hefei 230036, China
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Yu G, Lin Y, Tang Y, Diao Y. Evolution of Tembusu Virus in Ducks, Chickens, Geese, Sparrows, and Mosquitoes in Northern China. Viruses 2018; 10:v10090485. [PMID: 30201873 PMCID: PMC6164154 DOI: 10.3390/v10090485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Tembusu virus (TMUV) is a contagious pathogen from fowl that mainly infects ducks and geese, causing symptoms of high fever, loss of appetite, retarded growth, neurological symptoms, severe duck-drop syndrome, and even death. During an epidemiological investigation of TMUV in Northern China, we isolated 11 TMUV strains from ducks, chickens, geese, sparrows, and mosquitoes (2011–2017). Phylogenetic analysis of the open-reading frames of genes revealed that these strains clustered into Chinese strains II. The nucleotide and amino acid homologies of NS1 of the strains ranged between 85.8–99.8% and 92.5–99.68%, respectively, which were lower than those of E (86.7–99.9% and 96.5–99.9%, respectively), NS3 (87.6–99.9% and 98.2–99.8%, respectively), and NS5 (86.5–99.9% and 97.8–99.9%, respectively). Predictions of the tertiary structure of the viral proteins indicated that NS1 in 4 of 11 strains had a protein structure mutation at 180TAV182 that changed a random crimp into an alpha helix. The protein of 6 of 11 strains had a glycosylation site mutation from NTTD to NITD. Furthermore, epidemiological data suggested that TMUV has been circulating in half of China’s provinces (17 of 34). Our findings, for the first time, have identified the NS1 protein as a potential hypervariable region for genetic evolution. Additionally, the territorial scope of the virus has expanded, requiring strict bio-security measures or a multivalent vaccine to control its spread.
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- Guanliu Yu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong Province, China.
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Huang X, Qiu H, Peng X, Zhao W, Lu X, Mo K, Yan Y, Liao M, Zhou J. Molecular analysis and serological survey of Tembusu virus infection in Zhejiang, China, 2010-2016. Arch Virol 2018; 163:3225-3234. [PMID: 30128611 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3994-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Tembusu virus (TMUV) is an important pathogen that causes acute egg drop syndrome in poultry. To investigate the epidemiological status of Tembusu virus in Zhejiang province, we collected clinical samples and sera from the local area from 2010 to 2016. A total of 41 out of the 88 collected tissue samples were identified as TMUV-infected by RT-PCR and were confirmed by sequencing. Six TMUV strains were isolated from TMUV-positive samples, and their complete genome sequences were determined. In addition, 19 E gene sequences amplified from RT-PCR-positive samples were determined. Sequence identity values among the 19 E genes and reference E sequences ranged from 96.8% to 100.0%, and they ranged from 97.3% to 99.9% when comparing the six genome sequences and references. Nineteen sites with amino acid mutations were identified in the E protein of nineteen strains, and these were at positions that are usually conserved in other TMUV strains. Antibodies to TMUV in serum samples were detected by indirect ELISA using recombinant EDIII (domain III of the E protein) as the antigen. The results showed that TMUV-specific antibodies were widely present in duck populations, with positive rates of 17.38%, 21.99%, 26.68%, and 17.79% in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. The data from this study provide a good understanding of the epidemiology of TMUV infections in Zhejiang, China.
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- Xiaozhi Huang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Yuyao Municipal Institute of Poultry Disease, Yuyao, 315400, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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A Single Mutation at Position 156 in the Envelope Protein of Tembusu Virus Is Responsible for Virus Tissue Tropism and Transmissibility in Ducks. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.00427-18. [PMID: 29899104 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00427-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Duck Tembusu virus (TMUV), like other mosquito-borne flaviviruses, such as Japanese encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, and Bagaza virus, is able to transmit vector-independently. To date, why these flaviviruses can be transmitted without mosquito vectors remains poorly understood. To explore the key molecular basis of flavivirus transmissibility, we compared virus replication and transmissibility of an early and a recent TMUV in ducks. The recent TMUV strain FX2010 replicated systemically and transmitted efficiently in ducks, while the replication of early strain MM1775 was limited and did not transmit among ducks. The TMUV envelope protein and its domain I were responsible for tissue tropism and transmissibility. The mutation S156P in the domain I resulted in disruption of N-linked glycosylation at amino acid 154 of the E protein and changed the conformation of "150 loop" of the E protein, which reduced virus replication in lungs and abrogated transmission in ducks. These data indicate that the 156S in the envelope protein is critical for TMUV tissue tropism and transmissibility in ducks in the absence of mosquitos. Our findings provide novel insights on understanding TMUV transmission among ducks.IMPORTANCE Tembusu virus, similar to other mosquito-borne flaviviruses such as WNV, JEV, and BAGV, can be transmitted without the presence of mosquito vectors. We demonstrate that the envelope protein of TMUV and its amino acid (S) at position 156 is responsible for tissue tropism and transmission in ducks. The mutation S156P results in disruption of N-linked glycosylation at amino acid 154 of the E protein and changes the conformation of "150 loop" of the E protein, which induces limited virus replication in lungs and abrogates transmission between ducks. Our findings provide new knowledge about TMUV transmission among ducks.
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Yu G, Lin Y, Tang Y, Diao Y. Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Immune-Related Gene Expression in Duck Embryo Fibroblasts Following Duck Tembusu Virus Infection. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082328. [PMID: 30096804 PMCID: PMC6121397 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Duck is a major waterfowl species in China, providing high-economic benefit with a population of up to 20–30 billion per year. Ducks are commonly affected by severe diseases, including egg-drop syndrome caused by duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV). The immune mechanisms against DTMUV invasion and infection remain poorly understood. In this study, duck embryo fibroblasts (DEFs) were infected with DTMUV and harvested at 12 and 24 h post-infection (hpi), and their genomes were sequenced. In total, 911 (764 upregulated and 147 downregulated genes) and 3008 (1791 upregulated and 1217 downregulated) differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified at 12 and 24 hpi, respectively. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis revealed that DEGs were considerably enriched in immune-relevant pathways, including Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway, RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway, Chemokine signaling pathway, NOD-like receptor signaling pathway, and Hematopoietic cell lineage at both time points. The key DEGs in immune system included those of the cytokines (IFN α2, IL-6, IL-8L, IL-12B, CCR7, CCL19, and CCL20), transcription factors or signaling molecules (IRF7, NF-κB, STAT1, TMEM173, and TNFAIP3), pattern recognition receptors (RIG-I and MDA5), and antigen-presenting proteins (CD44 and CD70). This suggests DTMUV infection induces strong proinflammatory/antiviral effects with enormous production of cytokines. However, these cytokines could not protect DEFs against viral attack. Our data revealed valuable transcriptional information regarding DTMUV-infected DEFs, thereby broadening our understanding of the immune response against DTMUV infection; this information might contribute in developing strategies for controlling the prevalence of DTMUV infection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guanliu Yu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
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