A型禽流感病毒H7N9株NS1基因的克隆和真核表达

目的:构建H7N9亚型禽流感病毒NS1基因真核表达载体,并在293T细胞中表达其编码的蛋白。方法:提取H7N9亚型禽流感病毒分离株总RNA,RT-PCR扩增获得NS1的全长基因,克隆至真核表达载体pRK中构建pRK-FLAG-NS1,经酶切及测序鉴定正确后将质粒转染到293T细胞中,Western blot技术鉴定NS1蛋白的表达。结果:成功克隆了NS1全长基因,构建了H7N9毒株的NS1蛋白真核表达载体pRK-FLAG-NS1并转染于293T细胞中。结论:Western blot分析表明,NS1蛋白得到成功表达,为开展流感病毒蛋白功能及与真核细胞中的蛋白相互作用奠定了基础。     

禽流感病毒H5N1亚型NS1蛋白的真核表达及其在细胞中的分布

为构建禽流感病毒(AIV) H5N1亚型非结构蛋白NS1的真核表达载体,并鉴定其在哺乳动物细胞中的表达与分布,本研究采用RT-PCR技术,从甲型流感病毒的总RNA中扩增NS1全长基因,并将其克隆于pXJ40中,构建真核表达载体pXJ40-HA-NSl.将该重组质粒转染293T细胞,通过western blot方法鉴定表达的NS1蛋白;并以免疫荧光技术观察NS1在H1299细胞中的分布与定位.Western blot结果显示NS1基因编码蛋白获得表达,免疫荧光检测显示NS1蛋白主要存在于细胞核中.本研究为NS1蛋白功能和H5N1亚型AIV致病机制的研究奠定了基础.     

抗猪甲型H1N1流感病毒血凝素蛋白单克隆抗体的制备与特性分析

本研究旨在制备猪甲型H1N1流感病毒血凝素(HA)蛋白的特异性单克隆抗体.采用RT-PCR方法扩增猪甲型H1N1流感病毒的HA基因,将其克隆至真核表达载体pCAGGS上,获得重组质粒pCAGGS-HA,转染293T细胞,通过间接免疫荧光(IFA)检测表明HA蛋白在293T细胞中得到表达.将pCAGGS-HA以100 μg·只-1剂量免疫5周龄BALB/c小鼠,获得4株稳定分泌抗HA蛋白单克隆抗体(MAb)的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为11G7、3C10、3G3和2B11.其中11G7诱导小鼠产生的腹水HI效价为14log2,中和效价为1:8 192,HI试验结果进一步表明11G7只与甲型H1N1流感病毒发生反应,而不与其他H1N1、H1N2、H3N2、H5N1及H9N2亚型流感病毒反应.该MAb的制备将为建立猪甲型H1N1流感病毒与传统亚型SIV的鉴别诊断方法奠定基础.     

甲型H7N9流感病毒NS1蛋白真核表达载体的构建与表达

本试验旨在构建甲型H7N9流感病毒非结构蛋白（NS1）真核表达载体,并在293T细胞中表达其编码的NS1蛋白。首先提取安徽分离株甲型H7N9流感病毒（A/Anhui/3/2013(H7N9)）的总RNA,通过RT-PCR技术获得了甲型H7N9流感病毒H7N9 NS1全长基因,然后将其克隆至载体pcDNA4-Flag-HA中构建pcDNA4-Flag-HA-NS1真核重组表达载体,经酶切及测序鉴定正确后将质粒pcDNA4-Flag-HA-NS1转染到293T细胞中,通过Western blotting鉴定NS1蛋白的表达。结果表明成功克隆了NS1全长基因,构建了甲型H7N9流感病毒NS1蛋白真核表达载pcDNA4-Flag-HA-NS1,并在293T细胞中转染表达,Western blotting确定了NS1蛋白的成功表达。该表达载体的成功构建及在293T细胞中成功表达NS1蛋白,为后期开展流感病毒NS1蛋白功能及与真核细胞中的蛋白相互作用奠定了基础。     

H1N1亚型猪流感病毒A/Swine/GD/2/12基因特征分析

2012年从广东省某猪场的疑似流感猪群采集鼻拭子样品,接种鸡胚并收集尿囊液,通过血凝、血凝抑制和RT-PCR,鉴定出1株H1N1亚型猪流感病毒,命名为A/Swine/GD/2/12。RT-PCR扩增得到全基因8个片段,与GenBank收录的参考毒株比对并构建进化树,发现本毒株可能是H1N1亚型重组株,其8个片段与我国猪源和北美地区1985—1992年间的猪源、禽源(A/turkey/IA/1992)和人源(A/Maryland/12/1991)流感毒株在同一个大分支上,其中与我国猪源参考株同源性在95.8%以上,与北美地区的H1N1参考株同源性在94%以上。HA受体位点分析表明,本毒株既具备结合Saα2,6Gal型人类流感病毒SA受体的特点,也有结合Saα2,3Gal型禽类流感病毒SA受体的可能。提示本毒株可能是由北美地区猪源、禽源和人源的H1N1亚型流感病毒重排形成的。HA蛋白裂解位点分析、NS和PB2蛋白位点分析表明,本毒株具备低致病性毒株的特点。小鼠致病性试验进一步证实本毒株能够引起小鼠运动减少、食欲欠佳、体重减轻等表现,但不会引起咳嗽和死亡等严重反应。     

跨膜丝氨酸蛋白酶-4对2009甲型H1N1流感病毒HA的切割及其融合活性研究

流感病毒血凝素(HA)被宿主蛋白酶切割活化是流感病毒复制和扩散的关键步骤.2009甲型H1N1流感病毒HA的裂解位点为单碱性氨基酸,只能被宿主特定组织部位表达的某些蛋白酶所切割活化.本研究构建了主要存在于人呼吸道和肺脏的跨膜丝氨酸蛋白酶4 (TMPRSS4)的真核表达重组质粒pCA-TMPRSS4-Flag与表达2009甲型H1N1流感病毒中国四川分离株HA的真核重组表达质粒pCA-SCHA共转染293T细胞,利用westernblot证明2009甲型H1N1流感病毒的HA蛋白能够被TMPRSS4切割;通过激光共聚焦确定TMPRSS4和HA在293T细胞膜上共定位;并进一步通过细胞融合试验证明经正确切割的HA具有在低pH条件下介导细胞膜发生融合的生物学功能.本实验为研究自然感染情况下参与活化流感病毒的宿主胰蛋白酶提供了实验依据.     

欧亚类禽H1N1与古典H1N1亚型猪流感病毒NA基因遗传进化分析

本研究对2011年分离自吉林省猪群的3株流感病毒进行了遗传进化分析。结果表明欧亚类禽H1N1猪流感病毒和古典H1N1猪流感病毒在吉林省猪群中共同流行,因此加强猪流感流行病学调查具有重要意义。     

欧亚类禽H1N1与古典H1N1亚型猪流感病毒NA基因遗传进化分析

本研究对2011年分离自吉林省猪群的3株流感病毒进行了遗传进化分析。结果表明欧亚类禽H1N1猪流感病毒和古典H1N1猪流感病毒在吉林省猪群中共同流行,因此加强猪流感流行病学调查具有重要意义。     

猪源新型甲型H1N1流感病毒的分离鉴定及遗传进化特点

本研究旨在了解猪源新型甲型H1N1流感病毒山东分离株的遗传进化特点。对山东地区出现的疑似H1N1流感病死猪进行病料采样,然后进行病毒的分离鉴定,并对分离病毒株(A/swine/Shandong/07/2011)的HA、NA、PB2、PB1、PA、NP、NS和M基因进行遗传进化分析。结果显示,该株病毒8个片段的核酸序列与A/H1N1(2009)对应序列的相似性都大于99%,并且该毒株HA蛋白的裂解位点和优先识别唾液酸α-2,6受体的位点与A/H1N1(2009)也高度一致,分别为PSIQSR↓GLFGAI和190D、225D。但是,与A/H1N1(2009)毒株的HA蛋白相比,受体结合位点处出现了重要的突变(Q226R)。该研究结果为进一步研究猪源新型甲型H1N1流感病毒的分子进化提供了重要信息。     

中国流行的2009甲型H1N1猪源流感病毒HA和NA基因的分子和遗传特征

目前流行的甲型H1N1流感病毒是一个复杂的基因重配病毒。对病毒的分子生物学研究,尤其是病毒囊膜蛋白血凝素（haemagglutini,HA）基因和神经氨酸酶（neuraminidase,NA）基因的研究,为控制和预防H1N1流感病毒具有重要的意义。本研究对中国流行的2009甲型H1N1猪源流感病毒的HA和NA基因与疫苗株A/California/07/2009（H1N1）,以及不同国家和地区的病毒株进行核苷酸和氨基酸序列分析。从NCBI的GenBank数据库下载所需要毒株的序列,采用Lasergene 6.0软件包中的EditSeq和MegAlign进行序列分析,进化树分析采用MEGA4.1软件。进化分析表明,中国流行的2009 H1N1流感病毒与疫苗株的核苷酸同源率分别在98.8%~99.7%和98.6%~99.6%之间;裂解位点处为I/VPSIQSR↓G,不具备高致病性流感病毒的特征;有1株NA抗性病毒。尽管与疫苗株相比,中国流行株2009甲型H1N1猪源流感病毒的HA和NA基因有部分突变,但这些突变并不是重要的。本研究首次详细分析了中国流行的2009甲型H1N1猪源流感病毒株与疫苗株的HA和NA基因的分子特征,对实时监测流感病毒HA和NA基因的变化具有重要意义。     

Serological and virological surveillance of swine H1N1 and H3N2 influenza virus infection in two farms located in Hubei province, central China

Swine influenza viruses H1N1 and H3N2 have been reported in the swine population worldwide. From June 2008 to June 2009, we carried out serological and virological surveillance of swine influenza in the Hubei province in central China. The serological results indicated that antibodies to H1N1 swine influenza virus in the swine population were high with a 42.5% (204/480) positive rate, whereas antibodies to H3N2 swine influenza virus were low with a 7.9% (38/480) positive rate. Virological surveillance showed that only one sample from weanling pigs was positive by RT-PCR. Phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes revealed that the A/Sw/HB/S1/2009 isolate was closely related to avian-like H1N1 viruses and seemed to be derived from the European swine H1N1 viruses. In conclusion, H1N1 influenza viruses were more dominant in the pig population than H3N2 influenza viruses in central China, and infection with avian-like H1N1 viruses persistently emerged in the swine population in the area.     

中国类禽型H1N1亚型猪流感病毒的发现和遗传分析

采用禽流感病毒通用引物,对2006年发现的1株H1N1亚型的类禽型猪流感病毒的全基因组进行了测序,并进行了遗传学分析。序列分析表明它的8个片段与欧洲的类禽型猪流感病毒A/swine/Ile et Vilaine/1455/99(H1N1)病毒和A/swine/Cotes d'Armor/1488/99(H1N1)病毒的相应基因具有高度的同源性,同源性可达97%~99%,表明类禽型猪流感病毒已在中国出现。其血凝素基因的190E→D和225G→E的突变使得其结合NeuAc-a2,6Gal受体的能力高于NeuAca2,3Gal受体。欧洲的类禽型猪流感病毒可以直接感染人,并且可导致人的肺炎和死亡。中国类禽型猪流感病毒的发现及其的NeuAca2,6Gal受体结合特性使其成为一个潜在可感染人的病毒。     

Experimental infection with H1N1 European swine influenza virus protects pigs from an infection with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 human influenza virus

The recent pandemic caused by human influenza virus A(H1N1) 2009 contains ancestral gene segments from North American and Eurasian swine lineages as well as from avian and human influenza lineages. The emergence of this A(H1N1) 2009 poses a potential global threat for human health and the fact that it can infect other species, like pigs, favours a possible encounter with other influenza viruses circulating in swine herds. In Europe, H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 subtypes of swine influenza virus currently have a high prevalence in commercial farms. To better assess the risk posed by the A(H1N1) 2009 in the actual situation of swine farms, we sought to analyze whether a previous infection with a circulating European avian-like swine A/Swine/Spain/53207/2004 (H1N1) influenza virus (hereafter referred to as SwH1N1) generated or not cross-protective immunity against a subsequent infection with the new human pandemic A/Catalonia/63/2009 (H1N1) influenza virus (hereafter referred to as pH1N1) 21 days apart. Pigs infected only with pH1N1 had mild to moderate pathological findings, consisting on broncho-interstitial pneumonia. However, pigs inoculated with SwH1N1 virus and subsequently infected with pH1N1 had very mild lung lesions, apparently attributed to the remaining lesions caused by SwH1N1 infection. These later pigs also exhibited boosted levels of specific antibodies. Finally, animals firstly infected with SwH1N1 virus and latter infected with pH1N1 exhibited undetectable viral RNA load in nasal swabs and lungs after challenge with pH1N1, indicating a cross-protective effect between both strains.     

The first detection of influenza in the Finnish pig population: a retrospective study

Background

Swine influenza is an infectious acute respiratory disease of pigs caused by influenza A virus. We investigated the time of entry of swine influenza into the Finnish pig population. We also describe the molecular detection of two types of influenza A (H1N1) viruses in porcine samples submitted in 2009 and 2010.This retrospective study was based on three categories of samples: blood samples collected for disease monitoring from pigs at major slaughterhouses from 2007 to 2009; blood samples from pigs in farms with a special health status taken in 2008 and 2009; and diagnostic blood samples from pigs in farms with clinical signs of respiratory disease in 2008 and 2009. The blood samples were tested for influenza A antibodies with an antibody ELISA. Positive samples were further analyzed for H1N1, H3N2, and H1N2 antibodies with a hemagglutination inhibition test. Diagnostic samples for virus detection were subjected to influenza A M-gene-specific real-time RT-PCR and to pandemic influenza A H1N1-specific real-time RT-PCR. Positive samples were further analyzed with RT-PCRs designed for this purpose, and the PCR products were sequenced and sequences analyzed phylogenetically.

Results

In the blood samples from pigs in special health class farms producing replacement animals and in diagnostic blood samples, the first serologically positive samples originated from the period July–August 2008. In samples collected for disease monitoring, < 0.1%, 0% and 16% were positive for antibodies against influenza A H1N1 in the HI test in 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively. Swine influenza A virus of avian-like H1N1 was first detected in diagnostic samples in February 2009. In 2009 and 2010, the avian-like H1N1 virus was detected on 12 and two farms, respectively. The pandemic H1N1 virus (A(H1N1)pdm09) was detected on one pig farm in 2009 and on two farms in 2010.

Conclusions

Based on our study, swine influenza of avian-like H1N1 virus was introduced into the Finnish pig population in 2008 and A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in 2009. The source of avian-like H1N1 infection could not be determined. Cases of pandemic H1N1 in pigs coincided with the period when the A(H1N1)pdm09 virus was spread in humans in Finland.     

Phylogenetic analysis of swine influenza viruses isolated in Poland

Swine influenza virus (SIV) of H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes are dominated in European pigs population. "Classical swine" H1N1 subtype was replaced by "avian-like" H1N1 subtype. It co-circulates with H3N2 reassortant possessing "avian" genes. In the present study, 41 SIV strains isolated from pigs with pneumonia, raised in 20 Polish farms, were identified and characterised. Since it was evidenced that isolates from the same geographic district and the same year of isolation are in 100% similar, 15 strains representing different district and different year of isolation were chosen to construct phylogenetic trees. Two genes, conservative matrix 1 (M1) and the most variable, haemagglutynin (HA), were sequenced and subjected into phylogenetic analysis. The results of the analysis confirmed that "avian-like" swine H1N1 strains evolved faster than classical SIV strains. HA gene of these isolates have been derived from contemporary strains of "avian-like" SIV. In contrast, the M1 gene segment may have originated from avian influenza viruses. H3N2 strain is located in swine cluster, in the main prevalent European group of H3N2 isolates called A/Port Chalmers/1/73-like Eurasian swine H3N2 lineage, which has evolved separately from the human H3N2 virus lineage around 1973.     

Swine influenza viruses isolated in 1983, 2002 and 2009 in Sweden exemplify different lineages

Swine influenza virus isolates originating from outbreaks in Sweden from 1983, 2002 and 2009 were subjected to nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The aim of the studies was to obtain an overview on their potential relatedness as well as to provide data for broader scale studies on swine influenza epidemiology. Nonetheless, analyzing archive isolates is justified by the efforts directed to the comprehension of the appearance of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus. Interestingly, this study illustrates the evolution of swine influenza viruses in Europe, because the earliest isolate belonged to ''classical'' swine H1N1, the subsequent ones to Eurasian ''avian-like'' swine H1N1 and reassortant ''avian-like'' swine H1N2 lineages, respectively. The latter two showed close genetic relatedness regarding their PB2, HA, NP, and NS genes, suggesting common ancestry. The study substantiates the importance of molecular surveillance for swine influenza viruses.     

Two different genotypes of H1N2 swine influenza virus isolated in northern China and their pathogenicity in animals

During 2006 and 2007, two swine-origin triple-reassortant influenza A (H1N2) viruses were isolated from pigs in northern China, and the antigenic characteristics of the hemagglutinin protein of the viruses were examined. Genotyping and phylogenetic analyses demonstrated different emergence patterns for the two H1N2 viruses, Sw/Hebei/10/06 and Sw/Tianjin/1/07. Sequences for the other genes encoding the internal proteins were compared with the existing data to determine their origins and establish the likely mechanisms of genetic reassortment. Sw/Hebei/10/06 is an Sw/Indiana/9K035/99-like virus, whereas Sw/Tianjin/1/07 represents a new H1N2 genotype with surface genes of classic swine and human origin and internal genes originating from the Eurasian avian-like swine H1N1 virus. Six-week-old female BALB/c mice infected with the Sw/HeB/10/06 and Sw/TJ/1/07 viruses showed an average weight loss of 12.8% and 8.1%, respectively. Healthy six-week-old pigs were inoculated intranasally with either the Sw/HeB/10/06 or Sw/TJ/1/07 virus. No considerable changes in the clinical presentation were observed post-inoculation in any of the virus-inoculated groups, and the viruses effectively replicated in the nasal cavity and lung tissue. Based on the results, it is possible that the new genotype of the swine H1N2 virus that emerged in China may become widespread in the swine population and pose a potential threat to public health.     

核酸免疫制备抗猪流感病毒HA单克隆抗体

为制备H1N1猪流感病毒HA蛋白单克隆抗体(monoclonal antibody,McAb),本试验利用表达猪流感病毒A/Swine/Guangdong/2004(H1N1)毒株HA蛋白的表达质粒pVAX1-HA肌注股内肌免疫BALB/c小鼠,将其脾细胞与骨髓瘤细胞(SP2/0)进行融合;通过间接ELISA方法筛选和有限稀释法克隆,获得9株稳定分泌抗HA单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞。中和试验结果显示,单克隆抗体4D5株对H1N1流感病毒起中和作用,该单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞培养上清的效价为1∶1024。这株单克隆抗体与哈尔滨兽医研究所国家重点实验室保存的H3N2流感病毒、H5N1流感病毒均不发生交叉反应,显示出了很好的H1特异性;间接免疫荧光试验结果显示,这株单克隆抗体能与H1N1流感病毒发生特异性反应。制备的特异性抗HA单克隆抗体为建立H1N1流感病毒免疫学检测方法和单链抗体抗病毒复制研究奠定了基础。     

H9N2亚型禽流感病毒NS1基因真核表达载体的构建及其在293细胞瞬时表达

在293细胞中瞬时表达A/Chicken/Henan/1001/2010（H9N2）NS1基因蛋白,并对表达蛋白活性进行测定。试验利用PCR技术从NS1-T载体质粒上扩增NS1基因,将其克隆至pCAGGS载体,构建重组质粒NS1-pCAGGS;经酶切和测序鉴定正确后,重组质粒NS1-pCAGGS与脂质体按照一定比例混合后转染293细胞,用间接免疫荧光方法对瞬时表达细胞进行荧光信号反应。结果显示,禽流感NS1基因可以很好地在293细胞中瞬时表达,具有良好的反应原性。