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Portugal R, Goldswain H, Moore R, Tully M, Harris K, Corla A, Flannery J, Dixon LK, Netherton CL. Six adenoviral vectored African swine fever virus genes protect against fatal disease caused by genotype I challenge. J Virol 2024; 98:e0062224. [PMID: 38953377 PMCID: PMC11264932 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00622-24] [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: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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African swine fever virus causes a lethal hemorrhagic disease in domestic swine and wild boar for which currently licensed commercial vaccines are only available in Vietnam. Development of subunit vaccines is complicated by the lack of information on protective antigens as well as suitable delivery systems. Our previous work showed that a pool of eight African swine fever virus genes vectored using an adenovirus prime and modified vaccinia virus boost could prevent fatal disease after challenge with a virulent genotype I isolate of the virus. Here, we identify antigens within this pool of eight that are essential for the observed protection and demonstrate that adenovirus-prime followed by adenovirus-boost can also induce protective immune responses against genotype I African swine fever virus. Immunization with a pool of adenoviruses expressing individual African swine fever virus genes partially tailored to genotype II virus did not protect against challenge with genotype II Georgia 2007/1 strain, suggesting that different antigens may be required to induce cross-protection for genetically distinct viruses. IMPORTANCE African swine fever virus causes a lethal hemorrhagic disease in domestic pigs and has killed millions of animals across Europe and Asia since 2007. Development of safe and effective subunit vaccines against African swine fever has been problematic due to the complexity of the virus and a poor understanding of protective immunity. In a previous study, we demonstrated that a complex combination of eight different virus genes delivered using two different viral vector vaccine platforms protected domestic pigs from fatal disease. In this study, we show that three of the eight genes are required for protection and that one viral vector is sufficient, significantly reducing the complexity of the vaccine. Unfortunately, this combination did not protect against the current outbreak strain of African swine fever virus, suggesting that more work to identify immunogenic and protective viral proteins is required to develop a truly effective African swine fever vaccine.
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- The Pirbright Institute, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- The Pirbright Institute, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- The Pirbright Institute, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- The Pirbright Institute, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- The Pirbright Institute, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Chen S, Wang T, Luo R, Lu Z, Lan J, Sun Y, Fu Q, Qiu HJ. Genetic Variations of African Swine Fever Virus: Major Challenges and Prospects. Viruses 2024; 16:913. [PMID: 38932205 PMCID: PMC11209373 DOI: 10.3390/v16060913] [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: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease affecting pigs and wild boars. It typically presents as a hemorrhagic fever but can also manifest in various forms, ranging from acute to asymptomatic. ASF has spread extensively globally, significantly impacting the swine industry. The complex and highly variable character of the ASFV genome makes vaccine development and disease surveillance extremely difficult. The overall trend in ASFV evolution is towards decreased virulence and increased transmissibility. Factors such as gene mutation, viral recombination, and the strain-specificity of virulence-associated genes facilitate viral variations. This review deeply discusses the influence of these factors on viral immune evasion, pathogenicity, and the ensuing complexities encountered in vaccine development, disease detection, and surveillance. The ultimate goal of this review is to thoroughly explore the genetic evolution patterns and variation mechanisms of ASFV, providing a theoretical foundation for advancement in vaccine and diagnostic technologies.
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- Shengmei Chen
- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, China
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
- College of Animal Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, China
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
- College of Animal Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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Fan J, Zhang J, Wang F, Miao F, Zhang H, Jiang Y, Qi Y, Zhang Y, Hui L, Zhang D, Yue H, Zhou X, Li Q, Wang Y, Chen T, Hu R. Identification of L11L and L7L as virulence-related genes in the African swine fever virus genome. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1345236. [PMID: 38328426 PMCID: PMC10848158 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1345236] [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] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Introduction African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious disease that causes considerable economic losses in pig farming. The agent of this disease, African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a double-stranded DNA virus with a capsid membrane and a genome that is 170-194 kb in length encoding over 150 proteins. In recent years, several live attenuated strains of ASFV have been studied as vaccine candidates, including the SY18ΔL7-11. This strain features deletion of L7L, L8L, L9R, L10L and L11L genes and was found to exhibit significantly reduced pathogenicity in pigs, suggesting that these five genes play key roles in virulence. Methods Here, we constructed and evaluated the virulence of ASFV mutations with SY18ΔL7, SY18ΔL8, SY18ΔL9, SY18ΔL10, and SY18ΔL11L. Results Our findings did not reveal any significant differences in replication efficiency between the single-gene deletion strains and the parental strains. Pigs inoculated with SY18ΔL8L, SY18ΔL9R and SY18ΔL10L exhibited clinical signs similar to those inoculated with the parental strains. Survival rate of pigs inoculated with 103.0TCID50 of SY18ΔL7L was 25%, while all pigs inoculated with 103.0TCID50 of SY18ΔL11L survived, and 50% inoculated with 106.0TCID50 SY18ΔL11L survived. Discussion The results indicate that L8L, L9R and L10L do not affect ASFV SY18 virulence, while the L7L and L11L are associated with virulence.
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- Jiaqi Fan
- College of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Rare Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for African Swine Fever and Other Major Pig Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Rathakrishnan A, Reis AL, Petrovan V, Goatley LC, Moffat K, Lui Y, Vuong MT, Ikemizu S, Davis SJ, Dixon LK. A protective multiple gene-deleted African swine fever virus genotype II, Georgia 2007/1, expressing a modified non-haemadsorbing CD2v protein. Emerg Microbes Infect 2023; 12:2265661. [PMID: 37781934 PMCID: PMC10588529 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2265661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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African swine fever virus is a complex DNA virus that causes high fatality in pigs and wild boar and has a great socio-economic impact. An attenuated genotype II strain was constructed by replacing the gene for wildtype CD2v protein with versions in which single or double amino acid substitutions were introduced to reduce or abrogate the binding to red blood cells and reduce virus persistence in blood. The mutant CD2v proteins were expressed at similar levels to the wildtype protein on the surface of infected cells. Three recombinant viruses also had K145R, EP153R, and in one virus DP148R genes deleted. Following immunization of pigs, the virus with a single amino acid substitution in CD2v, Q96R, induced moderate levels of replication, and 100% protection against virulent ASFV. Two additional recombinant viruses had two amino acid substitutions in CD2v, Q96R, and K108D, and induced no binding to red blood cells in vitro. In immunized pigs, reduced levels of virus in blood and strong early ASFV-specific antibody and cellular responses were detected. After challenge low to moderate replication of challenge virus was observed. Reduced clinical signs post-challenge were observed in pigs immunized with the virus from which DP148R gene was deleted. Protection levels of 83-100% were maintained across a range of doses. Further experiments with virus GeorgiaΔDP148RΔK145RΔEP153R-CD2v_mutantQ96R/K108D showed low levels of virus dissemination in tissue and transient clinical signs at high doses. The results support further evaluation of GeorgiaΔDP148RΔK145RΔEP153R-CD2v_mutantQ96R/K108D as a vaccine candidate.
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine and Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine and Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine and Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Lu P, Zhou J, Wei S, Takada K, Masutani H, Okuda S, Okamoto K, Suzuki M, Kitamura T, Masujin K, Kokuho T, Itoh H, Nagata K. Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses of African swine fever virus strains. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:4322-4335. [PMID: 37711186 PMCID: PMC10497913 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.08.028] [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] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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African swine fever (ASF) is the most devastating disease caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV), impacting the pig industry worldwide and threatening food security and biodiversity. Although two vaccines have been approved in Vietnam to combat ASFV, the complexity of the virus, with its numerous open reading frames (ORFs), necessitates a more diverse vaccine strategy. Therefore, we focused on identifying and investigating the potential vaccine targets for developing a broad-spectrum defense against the virus. This study collected the genomic and/or transcriptomic data of different ASFV strains, specifically from in vitro studies, focusing on comparisons between genotypes I, II, and X, from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database. The comprehensive analysis of the genomic and transcriptomic differences between high- and low-virulence strains revealed six early genes, 13 late genes, and six short genes as potentially essential ORFs associated with high-virulence. In addition, many other ORFs (e.g., 14 multigene family members) are worth investigating. The results of this study provided candidate ORFs for developing ASF vaccines and therapies.
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- Peng Lu
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- African Swine Fever Unit, National Institute of Animal Health, National A griculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 6-20-1 Josuihoncho, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- African Swine Fever Unit, National Institute of Animal Health, National A griculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 6-20-1 Josuihoncho, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- African Swine Fever Unit, National Institute of Animal Health, National A griculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 6-20-1 Josuihoncho, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- Agricultural Bioinformatics Research Unit, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Qi X, Feng T, Ma Z, Zheng L, Liu H, Shi Z, Shen C, Li P, Wu P, Ru Y, Li D, Zhu Z, Tian H, Wu S, Zheng H. Deletion of DP148R, DP71L, and DP96R Attenuates African Swine Fever Virus, and the Mutant Strain Confers Complete Protection against Homologous Challenges in Pigs. J Virol 2023; 97:e0024723. [PMID: 37017515 PMCID: PMC10134827 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00247-23] [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: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023] Open
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The African swine fever virus (ASFV) has caused a devastating pandemic in domestic and wild swine, causing economic losses to the global swine industry. Recombinant live attenuated vaccines are an attractive option for ASFV treatment. However, safe and effective vaccines against ASFV are still scarce, and more high-quality experimental vaccine strains need to be developed. In this study, we revealed that deletion of the ASFV genes DP148R, DP71L, and DP96R from the highly virulent isolate ASFV CN/GS/2018 (ASFV-GS) substantially attenuated virulence in swine. Pigs infected with 104 50% hemadsorbing doses of the virus with these gene deletions remained healthy during the 19-day observation period. No ASFV infection was detected in contact pigs under the experimental conditions. Importantly, the inoculated pigs were protected against homologous challenges. Additionally, RNA sequence analysis showed that deletion of these viral genes induced significant upregulation of the host histone H3.1 gene (H3.1) and downregulation of the ASFV MGF110-7L gene. Knocking down the expression of H3.1 resulted in high levels of ASFV replication in primary porcine macrophages in vitro. These findings indicate that the deletion mutant virus ASFV-GS-Δ18R/NL/UK is a novel potential live attenuated vaccine candidate and one of the few experimental vaccine strains reported to induce full protection against the highly virulent ASFV-GS virus strain. IMPORTANCE Ongoing outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have considerably damaged the pig industry in affected countries. Thus, a safe and effective vaccine is important to control African swine fever spread. Here, an ASFV strain with three gene deletions was developed by knocking out the viral genes DP148R (MGF360-18R), NL (DP71L), and UK (DP96R). The results showed that the recombinant virus was completely attenuated in pigs and provided strong protection against parental virus challenge. Additionally, no viral genomes were detected in the sera of pigs housed with animals infected with the deletion mutant. Furthermore, transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis revealed significant upregulation of histone H3.1 in virus-infected macrophage cultures and downregulation of the ASFV MGF110-7L gene after viral DP148R, UK, and NL deletion. Our study provides a valuable live attenuated vaccine candidate and potential gene targets for developing strategies for anti-ASFV treatment.
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- Xiaolan Qi
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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Gladue DP, Borca MV. Recombinant ASF Live Attenuated Virus Strains as Experimental Vaccine Candidates. Viruses 2022; 14:v14050878. [PMID: 35632620 PMCID: PMC9146452 DOI: 10.3390/v14050878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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African swine fever (ASF) is causing a pandemic affecting swine in a large geographical area of the Eastern Hemisphere, from Central Europe to East and Southeast Asia, and recently in the Americas, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The etiological agent, ASF virus (ASFV), infects both domestic and wild swine and produces a variety of clinical presentations depending on the virus strain and the genetics of the pigs infected. No commercial vaccines are currently available, although experimental recombinant live attenuated vaccine candidates have been shown to be efficacious in protecting animals against disease when challenged with homologous virulent strains. This review attempts to systematically provide an overview of all the live attenuated strains that have been shown to be experimental vaccine candidates. Moreover, it aims to analyze the development of these vaccine candidates, obtained by deleting specific genes or group of genes, and their efficacy in preventing virus infection and clinical disease after being challenged with virulent isolates. This report summarizes all the experimental vaccine strains that have shown promise against the contemporary pandemic strain of African swine fever.
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Differential Effect of Deleting Members of African Swine Fever Virus Multigene Families 360 and 505 from the Genotype II Georgia 2007/1 Isolate on Virus Replication, Virulence, and Induction of Protection. J Virol 2022; 96:e0189921. [PMID: 35044212 PMCID: PMC8941908 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01899-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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African swine fever virus multigene family (MGF) 360 and 505 genes have roles in suppressing the type I interferon response and in virulence in pigs. The role of the individual genes is poorly understood. Different combinations of these genes were deleted from the virulent genotype II Georgia 2007/1 isolate. Deletion of five copies of MGF 360 genes, MGF360-10L, -11L, -12L, -13L, and -14L, and three copies of MGF505-1R, -2R, and -3R reduced virus replication in macrophages and attenuated virus in pigs. However, only 25% of the immunized pigs were protected against challenge. Deletion of MGF360-12L, -13L, and -14L and MGF505-1R in combination with a negative serology marker, K145R (GeorgiaΔK145RΔMGF(A)), reduced virus replication in macrophages and virulence in pigs, since no clinical signs or virus genome in blood were observed following immunization. Four of six pigs were protected after challenge. In contrast, deletion of MGF360-13L and -14L, MGF505-2R and -3R, and K145R (GeorgiaΔK145RΔMGF(B)) did not reduce virus replication in macrophages. Following immunization of pigs, clinical signs were delayed, but all pigs reached the humane endpoint. Deletion of genes MGF360-12L, MGF505-1R, and K145R reduced replication in macrophages and attenuated virulence in pigs since no clinical signs or virus genome in blood were observed following immunization. Thus, the deletion of MGF360-12L and MGF505-1R, in combination with K145R, was sufficient to dramatically attenuate virus infection in pigs. However, only two of six pigs were protected, suggesting that deletion of additional MGF genes is required to induce a protective immune response. Deletion of MGF360-12L, but not MGF505-1R, from the GeorgiaΔK145R virus reduced virus replication in macrophages, indicating that MGF360-12L was most critical for maintaining high levels of virus replication in macrophages. IMPORTANCE African swine fever has a high socioeconomic impact and no vaccines to aid control. The African swine fever virus (ASFV) has many genes that inhibit the host's interferon response. These include related genes that are grouped into multigene families, including MGF360 and 505. Here, we investigated which MGF360 and 505 genes were most important for viral attenuation and protection against genotype II strains circulating in Europe and Asia. We compared viruses with deletions of MGF genes. Deletion of just two MGF genes in combination with a third gene, K145R, a possible marker for vaccination, is sufficient for virus attenuation in pigs. Deletion of additional MGF360 genes was required to induce higher levels of protection. Furthermore, we showed that the deletion of MGF360-12L, combined with K145R, impairs virus replication in macrophages in culture. Our results have important implications for understanding the roles of the ASFV MGF genes and for vaccine development.
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