Amino acid sites related to the PB2 subunits of IDV affect polymerase activity

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第一作者： Wang, Yutian

作者： Wang, Yutian;Sun, Weiyang;Wang, Zhenfei;Zhao, Menglin;Zhang, Xinghai;Kong, Yunyi;Wang, Xuefeng;Feng, Na;Wang, Tiecheng;Yan, Feihu;Zhao, Yongkun;Xia, Xianzhu;Yang, Songtao;Gao, Yuwei;Wang, Zhenfei

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关键词： Influenza D virus; Viral polymerase; PB2 protein; Single-site mutation; Random mutation library; Mini-replicon reporter constructs

期刊名称：VIROLOGY JOURNAL （ 影响因子：4.099； 五年影响因子：3.719 ）

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年卷期： 2021 年 18 卷 1 期

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摘要： Background In 2011, a new influenza virus, named Influenza D Virus (IDV), was isolated from pigs, and then cattle, presenting influenza-like symptoms. IDV is one of the causative agents of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD), which causes high morbidity and mortality in feedlot cattle worldwide. To date, the molecular mechanisms of IDV pathogenicity are unknown. Recent IDV outbreaks in cattle, along with serological and genetic evidence of IDV infection in humans, have raised concerns regarding the zoonotic potential of this virus. Influenza virus polymerase is a determining factor of viral pathogenicity to mammals. Methods Here we take a prospective approach to this question by creating a random mutation library about PB2 subunit of the IDV viral polymerase to test which amino acid point mutations will increase viral polymerase activity, leading to increased pathogenicity of the virus. Results Our work shows some exact sites that could affect polymerase activities in influenza D viruses. For example, two single-site mutations, PB2-D533S and PB2-G603Y, can independently increase polymerase activity. The PB2-D533S mutation alone can increase the polymerase activity by 9.92 times, while the PB2-G603Y mutation increments the activity by 8.22 times. Conclusion Taken together, our findings provide important insight into IDV replication fitness mediated by the PB2 protein, increasing our understanding of IDV replication and pathogenicity and facilitating future studies.

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