从病毒性脑炎患者标本分离的基因I型乙脑病毒全基因组序列特征研究

目的通过现代分子生物学理论与技术测定和分析了从脑炎患者脑脊液标本分离的基因I型乙脑病毒（GZ56株）全基因组序列特征,以了解其致病性的分子基础。方法采用RT．PCR法和核酸序列测定法获得病毒基因组全序列,并利用DNASTAR、ClustalX version2．0．9及MEGAversion4．1等生物学软件分析该乙型脑炎病毒核苷酸序列、氨基酸序列及系统进化等。结果研究结果表明从病毒性脑炎患者脑脊液标本分离的基因I型乙脑病毒（GZ56株）基因组全长为10965nt,编码3432个氨基酸。病毒全基因组分子进化分析显示GZ56株全基因组与国际上第一株从蚊虫分离的基因I型乙脑病毒（M-28株）处于同一进化分支。GZ56株与其他基因I型乙脑病毒核昔酸和氨基酸序列同源性分别为96．2％～98．6％和98．2％～99．7％。病毒E基因与乙脑病毒灭活疫苗株P3相比存在11个氨基酸差异位点,而与乙脑病毒减毒活疫苗株SA14-14-2相比,在E蛋白上存在14个氨基酸差异位点。结论本研究提示,从病毒性脑炎患者标本分离的基因I型乙脑病毒全基因组未见明显变化,从基因组水平可以推测该病毒可以被现行的乙脑疫苗所保护。     

Complete genome sequence analysis of Japanese encephalitis virus isolated from a horse in India

The complete genome of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) strain JEV/eq/India/H225/2009(H225), isolated from an infected horse in India, was sequenced and compared to previously published JEV genomes. H225 genome was 10,977-nucleotides long, comprising a single ORF of 10,299-nucleotides, a 5′-UTR of 95 nucleotides and a 3′-UTR of 582 nucleotides. The H225 genome showed high levels of sequence identity with 47 fully sequenced JEV genomes, ranging from 99.3 % to 75.5 % for nucleotides and 99.2 % to 91.5 % for amino acid sequences. Phylogenetic analysis of the full-length sequence indicated that the H225 strain belongs to genotype III and is closely related to the Indian JEV strain Vellore P20778. A comparison of amino acids associated with neurovirulence in the E proteins and non-structural proteins of known virulent and attenuated JEV strains suggested H225 to be a highly virulent strain. This is the first report of whole-genome sequencing of a genotype III JEV genome isolated from equines.     

Complete nucleotide sequence and cell-line multiplication pattern of the attenuated variant CH2195LA of Japanese encephalitis virus

Strain-specific determinant of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) can be different among each virulence phenotype. We reported previously that the attenuated variant CH2195LA compared with the non-attenuated variant CH2195SA had four amino acid differences in E protein (E-85, E-306, E-331, and E-387) (Wu, S.-C., Lian, W.-C., Hsu, L.-C., Liau, M., 1997. Japanese encephalitis virus antigenic variants with characteristic differences in neutralization resistance and mouse virulence. Virus Res. 51, 173-181). Our present study determined the complete nucleotide sequences of these two variants and found another five amino acid changes in the nonstructural gene regions, including NS2A-215, NS3-350, NS4B-196, NS4B-197, and NS4B-198. The complete nucleotide sequences of the attenuated variant CH2195LA were compared with the non-attenuated variant CH2195SA and other 13 JEV strains. CH2195LA was mostly close to CH2195SA and JaOArS982, and phylogenetically distant to SA14-14-2, SA14-2-8, and RP-2ms of the attenuated JEV strains. The multiplication patterns for CH2195LA compared with CH2195SA in other seven cell lines were different from Vero cells. Relative fitness vector analysis based on a mixture of both variants during cell passage indicated the attenuated variant CH2195LA showed increased viral fitness in Vero cell adaptation. These results revealed that the attenuated variant CH2195LA was unique to culture in Vero cells.     

Complete genome analysis and molecular characterization of Usutu virus that emerged in Austria in 2001: comparison with the South African strain SAAR-1776 and other flaviviruses

Here we describe the complete genome sequences of two strains of Usutu virus (USUV), a mosquito-borne member of the genus Flavivirus in the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) serogroup. USUV was detected in Austria in 2001 causing a high mortality rate in blackbirds; the reference strain (SAAR-1776) was isolated in 1958 from mosquitoes in South Africa and has never been associated with avian mortality. The Austrian and South African isolates exhibited 97% nucleotide and 99% amino acid identity. Phylogenetic trees were constructed displaying the genetic relationships of USUV with other members of the genus Flavivirus. When comparing USUV with other JEV serogroup viruses, the closest lineage was Murray Valley encephalitis virus (nt: 73%, aa: 82%) followed by JEV (nt: 71%, aa: 81%) and West Nile virus (nt: 68%, aa: 75%). Comparison of the genomes showed that the conserved structural elements and putative enzyme motifs were homologous in the two USUV strains and the JEV serogroup. The factors that determine the severe clinical symptoms caused by the Austrian USUV strain in Eurasian blackbirds are discussed. We also offer a possible explanation for the origins and dispersal of USUV, JEV, and MVEV out of Africa.     

四川省分离的基因1型乙型脑炎病毒分子特征分析

目的 从四川省巴中市采集的蚊虫标本中分离乙型脑炎(简称乙脑)病毒(JEV),确定其基因型别,并分析相关的基因1型乙脑病毒PrM和E基因区段氨基酸序列特征.方法 对2004年采集蚊虫标本进行病毒分离,对新分离的乙脑病毒进行生物学、血清学及分子生物学鉴定.逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增新分离JEV的PrM、E区段核苷酸序列,测序后应用Clustal X软件做碱基配对分析,MEGA4软件完成病毒进化分析,GENEDOC(3.2)软件完成氨基酸位点分析,根据蜱传脑炎病毒可溶性蛋白晶体结构为模板进行乙脑病毒E蛋白三维结构模拟预测分析.结果 共采集4668只蚊虫标本,主要是骚扰阿蚊和库蚊,分离到6株病毒,经鉴定均属于基因1型的乙脑病毒.将四川省分离的6个毒株结合我国新分离的基因1型乙脑病毒与减毒活疫苗株SA14-14-2株的PrM区段和E区段氨基酸比较,发现PrM区段在PrM2、64和65位存在基因1型乙脑病毒独有的氨基酸位点差异,E区段存在14处共同的氨基酸位点差异,其中在E129、222、327和366位点为中国目前分离到的基因1型乙脑病毒所特有的位点特征.结论 从四川省巴中市首次分离到基因1型的乙脑病毒,并发现基因1型乙脑病毒与减毒活疫苗株之间PrM、E基因区段存在氨基酸差异,但现行疫苗株理论上可以保护新分离的基因1型乙脑病毒.     

Recombination and positive selection identified in complete genome sequences of Japanese encephalitis virus

The mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) causes encephalitis in man but not in pigs. Complete genomes of a human, mosquito and pig isolate from outbreaks in 1982 and 1985 in Thailand were sequenced with the aim of identifying determinants of virulence that may explain the differences in outcomes of JEV infection between pigs and man. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that five of these isolates belonged to genotype I, but the 1982 mosquito isolate belonged to genotype III. There was no evidence of recombination among the Thai isolates, but there were phylogenetic signals suggestive of recombination in a 1994 Korean isolate (K94P05). Two sites of the genome under positive selection were identified: codons 996 and 2296 (amino acids 175 of the non-structural protein NS1 and 24 of NS4B, respectively). A structurally significant substitution was seen at NS4B position 24 of the human isolate compared with the mosquito and pig isolates from the 1985 outbreak in Thailand. The potential importance of the two sites in the evolution and ecology of JEV merits further investigation.     

Molecular characterization of the full-length genome of the Japanese encephalitis viral strain K87P39

We have determined the complete nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) strain K87P39, isolated from a pool of circulating Culex tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes in Korea. In comparison with 27 fully sequenced JEV genomes currently available, we found that the 10968-nucleotide RNA genome of K87P39 has a nine-nucleotide deletion in the 3' nontranslated variable region and that its single open reading frame has a total of eight amino acid substitutions. The K87P39 isolate is highly similar to other JEV isolates, and homology ranges from 97.9 to 89.0% at the nucleotide level, and 99.1 to 96.7% at the deduced amino acid level. Phylogenetic analyses using the full-length sequence of the 27 available JEV genomes showed that the K87P39 strain is most closely related to six Chinese SA14 derivatives and that it is distantly related to the Australian FU, Korean K94P05 and Japanese Ishikawa strains. In addition, we also found that phylogenetic relationships based on the full-length genome are highly similar to those based on the E gene, indicating that phylogenetic analysis of the E gene will be useful for studying the genetic relationships among JEV isolates. We therefore performed a more extensive E gene-based phylogenetic analysis on a selection of 70 JEV isolates available from GenBank, which represent a temporally and geographically wide variety of JEV strains.     

2008年辽宁省乙脑病毒分离株全基因组特征分析

目的 对2008年分离自辽宁蚊虫的乙脑病毒株进行全基因组序列测定和分析,了解其全基因组特征.方法 使用针对乙脑病毒全基因组测序引物,RT-PCR扩增片段,完成对病毒全基因组序列的测定.应用Chstal X(1.83)、ATGC(V4)、DNAStar、GENEDOC(3.2)、Mega(4.0)等生物学软件完成全基因组核苷酸和氨基酸序列分析及病毒的系统进化分析.结果 乙脑病毒LN0828株基因组全长10 965个核苷酸,其中从97位到10 392位为开放读码框,编码3432个氨基酸.与GenBank中的32株乙脑病毒在全基因组水平的核苷酸总体差异率为1.6%～16.4%,氨基酸总体差异率为0.3%～5.1%.与减毒活疫苗株SA14-14-2相比,编码区共存在1186个核苷酸差异,86个氨基酸差异.全基因组序列系统进化分析显示LN0828株属于基因Ⅰ型乙脑病毒.结论 与该地区2002年和2007年乙脑病毒分离株高度同源,关键位点氨基酸未见变异.     

武汉市新分离2株乙型脑炎病毒E基因分型及序列分析

目的 对2009年武汉市新分离的2株乙型脑炎（简称乙脑）病毒进行基因分型和序列分析,了解本地乙脑病毒株的分子生物学特性。方法 将2009年从三带喙库蚊中分离的两株乙型脑炎病毒用RT-PCR法扩增E基因,将其进行测序,并用DNAstar and MegAlign软件与其他基因型代表株进行比对。结果 16组样品检出两株阳性（WHJX9-09、WHJX10-09）,这两株阳性均属于GI型。两株新分离JEV之间的核苷酸和氨基酸同源性分别为98.9％和100％。同目前在武汉市使用的疫苗株SA-14-14-2相比,核苷酸同源性分别为87.4％、87.9％,氨基酸同源性为96.9％。共有15个氨基酸发生变异分布在3个不同结构域,中和位点没有变异但是神经毒力位点仍然存在。结论 武汉市本地新分离乙脑病毒基因型为GI型,不同于1988年在武汉检出的GⅢ型的基因型,和疫苗株SA-14-14-2相比,其神经毒力并没有减弱,但疫苗产生的抗体对新出现的GI型乙脑病毒仍有中和作用。因此提高乙脑疫苗的接种率并配合防蚊灭蚊措施对控制乙脑疫情依然至关重要。同时有必要对本市蚊虫及乙脑患者进行长期的病原学监测工作,为乙脑预测预警体系的建立提供科学依据。     

Identification of mutations that occurred on the genome of Japanese encephalitis virus during the attenuation process

The total nucleotide sequences of the genomes of two Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) strains, the attenuated vaccine strain SA₁₄-14-2 and its parental virulent strain SA₁₄, were determined by using the molecular cloning technique. The sequence analysis revealed that both virion RNA molecules were 10,976 nucleotides long with 95 and 585 flanking bases at the 5 and 3 untranslated sequences, respectively. A single, long open reading frame spanning 10,296 nucleotides was observed to encode a polyprotein of 3432 amino acid residues. When these sequences were compared with each other, 57 nucleotide substitutions were found to be scattered all over the genome. Of these, 24 resulted in amino acid changes within viral proteins. Structural proteins C and E contain one and eight amino acid changes, respectively. Of the nonstructural proteins, NS1 contains three, NS2a two, NS2b two, NS3 four, NS4a one, NS4b one, and NS5 two amino acid substitutions. The 5- and 3-terminal untranslated regions contain one- and two-point mutations, respectively. These data and comparative studies with other JEV strain genomes provide a molecular basis for investigating attenuation mechanisms of JEV.     

Genomic sequence of a Japanese encephalitis virus isolate from southern China

We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of a Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) isolate (designated SH17M-2007) from a pool of Culex tritaeniorhynchus collected in southern China in 2007. The genome consisted of 10,965 nucleotides and included a single open reading frame (10,296 nucleotides) that encodes a 3,432-amino-acid polyprotein. The SH17M-2007 had 97.3 to 98.4% nucleotide identity with two Korean strains (KV1899, K94P05) and two Japanese strains (Ishikawa, JEV/sw/Mie/40/2004), but only 88.8% identity with the Chinese vaccine strain SA14-14-2. Five unique amino acid substitutions including one in the envelope (E) protein (Glu^E-306-Lys) were found in the SH17M-2007 strain. Phylogenetic relationships based on the full-length nucleotide sequences were similar to those based on the E gene.     

河南省唐河县分离到基因1型乙型脑炎病毒

目的 从河南省唐河县采集的蚊虫标本中分离乙型脑炎病毒(JEV)并确定其基因分型及E基因区段氨基酸序列特征.方法对2004年采集蚊虫标本进行病毒分离,对新分离的乙脑病毒进行生物学、血清学及分子生物学鉴定.逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增新分离JEV的PrM、E区段核苷酸序列,测序后应用Clustal X软件做碱基配对分析,MEGA3.1完成病毒进化分析,GENEDOS(3.2)软件完成氨基酸位点分析.结果共采集3722只蚊虫标本,包括:库蚊、骚扰阿蚊、伊蚊及按蚊.从库蚊标本中分离到3株属于基因1型的乙脑病毒,E区段核苷酸和氨基酸与减毒活疫苗株SA14-14-2株的同源性分别为86.9%～87.7%,氨基酸同源性为95.2%～97.0%,存在12处共同的氨基酸位点差异.结论从河南省唐河县首次分离到基因1型的乙脑病毒.E基因与疫苗株相比有部分氨基酸差异,但现行疫苗株理论上可以保护新分离乙脑病毒.     

山东省新分离乙脑病毒(SD08-10株)全基因组序列特征

目的 对山东省新分离乙脑病毒SD08-10株进行全基因组序列测定和分析,全面了解其基因组特征.方法 设计乙脑病毒全基因组序列扩增引物,RT-PCR扩增片段,PCR产物直接测序,拼接后获得全基因组序列.采用Clestal X(1.8)、DNAStar、GENEDOC(3.2)、Mega(4.0)等生物学软件进行核苷酸序列及氨基酸序列分析和病毒的系统进化分析.结果 新分离乙脑病毒SD08-10株基因组全长10 965个核苷酸,从97位到10 392位,共10 296个核苷酸编码一个开放阅读框,编码3432个氨基酸.与GenBank登录的所有59株乙脑病毒全基因组序列比较发现,其核苷酸总体差异率为0.7%～18.9%,氨基酸总体差异率为0.1%～5.2%.与目前使用的减毒活疫苗株SA-14-14-2株相比较,全基因组共存在1253个核苷酸差异,82个氨基酸差异.全基因组序列系统进化分析显示SD08-10属于基因Ⅰ型乙脑病毒.结论 新分离的乙脑病毒SD08-10株属于基因Ⅰ型,与2007年中国分离株SH17M-07进化关系最接近.     

我国新分离乙脑病毒02-76株的全基因序列特征

目的对我国新分离乙脑病毒02-76株进行全基因序列测定和分析，了解乙脑病毒基因组结构及毒力特性。方法设计乙脑病毒全基因组扩增引物，RT-PCR扩增片段，PCR产物直接测序，拼接后获得全基因序列。通过Clustal X（1．8）、DNASTAR、GENEDOC（3．2）等生物学软件进行核苷酸序列及氨基酸序列分析和病毒的系统进化分析。结果新分离乙脑病毒02．76株全基因组全长10977个核苷酸，从96位到10391位，共10296个核苷酸编码一个开放阅读框，编码3432个氨基酸。与我国1949年分离的Beijing-1株相比较共存在248个核苷酸差异，16个氨基酸差异。与GenBank中选择的29株乙脑病毒全基因序列比较发现，其核苷酸总体差异率为0．6％-15．1％，氨基酸总体差异率为0．2％-4．6％。通过PrM／C区段、E区段、3’NTR区段及全基因序列进行系统进化分析均显示该毒株属于基因3型乙脑病毒。结论新分离的乙脑病毒02-76株属于基因3型，与中国分离株SA-14进化关系最接近。     

乙型脑炎重组痘苗病毒J3免疫性的研究

用含有日本脑炎病毒（ＪＥＶ）结构蛋白ＰｒＭ、Ｅ和非结构蛋白ＮＳ１、ＮＳ２Ａ基因的重组痘苗病毒Ｊ３免疫家兔，能较快地诱生抗ＪＥＶ抗体，其滴度可随免疫次数的增加和免疫时间的延长而增高。此抗血清可被动保护不同毒株ＪＥＶ的致死性攻击，该保护作用与其中抗体和血凝抑制抗体有关。     

流行性乙型脑炎病毒脑脊液分离株"47株"全基因组特征分析

目的 对1950年分离自我国黑龙江省患者脑脊液的乙脑病毒"47株"进行全基因组序列的测定和分析,全面了解其全基因组特征.方法 复苏毒种提取病毒RNA,使用自行设计的乙脑病毒全基因组扩增测序引物,完成对病毒全基因组序列的测定.采用DNAStar、Modeltest、Phylip等生物软件完成全基因组核苷酸、氨基酸序列差异分析和乙脑病毒全基因组的系统进化分析.结果 乙脑病毒"47株"全长10 977个核苷酸.96至10 391位为开放读码框ORF,共10 296个核苷酸,编码3432个氨基酸."47株"与5株疫苗株在全基因组水平的核苷酸差异在2.4%～4.4%之间,氨基酸差异在0.3%～1.1%之间.乙脑病毒全基因组最适进化模型为GTR+I+G.全基因组进化分析显示"47株"属于基因Ⅲ型乙脑病毒.结论 "47株"全基因组核苷酸和氨基酸高度保守,属于基因Ⅲ型乙脑病毒.     

四川省分离的基因1型乙型脑炎病毒分子特征分析

目的 从四川省巴中市采集的蚊虫标本中分离乙型脑炎(简称乙脑)病毒(JEV),确定其基因型别,并分析相关的基因1型乙脑病毒PrM和E基因区段氨基酸序列特征.方法 对2004年采集蚊虫标本进行病毒分离,对新分离的乙脑病毒进行生物学、血清学及分子生物学鉴定.逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增新分离JEV的PrM、E区段核苷酸序列,测序后应用Clustal X软件做碱基配对分析,MEGA4软件完成病毒进化分析,GENEDOC(3.2)软件完成氨基酸位点分析,根据蜱传脑炎病毒可溶性蛋白晶体结构为模板进行乙脑病毒E蛋白三维结构模拟预测分析.结果 共采集4668只蚊虫标本,主要是骚扰阿蚊和库蚊,分离到6株病毒,经鉴定均属于基因1型的乙脑病毒.将四川省分离的6个毒株结合我国新分离的基因1型乙脑病毒与减毒活疫苗株SA14-14-2株的PrM区段和E区段氨基酸比较,发现PrM区段在PrM2、64和65位存在基因1型乙脑病毒独有的氨基酸位点差异,E区段存在14处共同的氨基酸位点差异,其中在E129、222、327和366位点为中国目前分离到的基因1型乙脑病毒所特有的位点特征.结论 从四川省巴中市首次分离到基因1型的乙脑病毒,并发现基因1型乙脑病毒与减毒活疫苗株之间PrM、E基因区段存在氨基酸差异,但现行疫苗株理论上可以保护新分离的基因1型乙脑病毒.     

Evidence of persistence and multiple genetic modifications of H7N7 low-pathogenic avian influenza virus in wild mallards in Poland provided by phylogenetic studies

Genetic characterization of the whole genome of four avian influenza H7N7 viruses isolated in three successive winter seasons (2007 to 2009) from wild mallards in three cities in Poland was performed. All of the tested strains were of low pathogenicity and no molecular marker associated with an increased adaptation to poultry, mammals or resistance to antiviral drugs was found. The major outcome of the phylogenetic studies was that the isolate A/mallard/Poland/446/09 (detected in December 2009) shared a recent common ancestor with A/mallard/Poland/41/09 (isolated in February 2009) in relation to HA and PB1 genes, with A/mallard/Poland/16/09 (found in January 2009) regarding NA and NS genes, and with A/mallard/Poland/01/08 (recovered in December 2007) as regards the NS gene. Interestingly, A/mallard/Poland/16/09 and A/mallard/Poland/446/09 were isolated at the same sampling site almost exactly 1 year apart, which points to resident population of mallards (and other resident waterfowl) as responsible for the perpetuation of avian influenza virus (AIV) in the given area between successive winters. On the other hand, the ornithological data discussed in detail in the paper strongly suggest that the virus transmission between close sites but located in different urban areas is most probably achieved by migratory birds, a fact additionally supported by a close relatedness between different gene segments of Polish H7N7 and AIV detected in wild birds in Europe. A high heterogeneity of the gene pool found in the study is indicative of frequent reassortment events. Additionally, two H7N7 isolates were shown to possess selected genes closely related to AIV detected in domestic poultry in Italy and the Czech Republic. The present study corroborates the importance of active surveillance in wild birds as a valuable tool for early warning of avian influenza in poultry.     

Genetic and phenotypic characteristics of enterovirus 71 isolates from patients with encephalitis and with hand,foot and mouth disease

Summary Biological and biochemical characters of seven enterovirus 71 (E71) isolates were compared. Four isolates (two from patients with hand, foot and mouth disease [HFMD] and two from patients with encephalitis) grew in cynomolgus monkey kidney cells both at 39.5 and 35° C. However, the remaining three strains (from patients with HFMD) grew at 35° C, but not at 39.5° C. Three temperature-resistant and two temperature-sensitive strains were tested for neurovirulence in monkeys. Temperature-resistant strains were shown to be neurovirulent, whereas temperature-sensitive strains were less neurovirulent. The results suggest correlation between temperature-sensitive growth and neurovirulence in monkeys of E71. Variation in the electrophoretic mobility of the viral polypeptides was detected in three out of seven strains. The fingerprinting of oligonucleotides generated from the viral genome showed similar patterns in two isolates from patients with HFMD and one from patient with encephalitis and variable patterns in each genomic map of remaining four strains. These variations of polypeptide patterns and of oligonucleotide maps could not be correlated with pathogenicity (encephalitis or HFMD), temperature-sensitive growth and neurovirulence in monkeys.With 4 Figures