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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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K88R |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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Based on previously identified candidate amino acids, we generated mutant 01310 PB2 genes with single amino acid mutations [PB2(01310)-I66M, PB2(01310)- K88R, PB2(01310)-I109V, PB2(01310)-I133V, PB2(01310)-R157K, PB2(01310)-K340R, PB2(01310)-L373I, PB2(01310)-V575M, PB2(01310)-E627K, and PB2(01310)-A674T] and tested their polymerase activity using an in vitro mini-genome assay in the 293T human embryonic kidney cell line (Fig. 1a). |
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Mutation Level
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Amino acid level |
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Mutation Type
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Nonsynonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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PB2 |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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PB2
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Genotype/Subtype
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H1N1 |
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Viral Reference
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-
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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Influenza A
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Immune
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- |
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Target Gene
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-
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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- |
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Treatment
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- |
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Location
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Korea |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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28860593
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Title
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Prerequisites for the acquisition of mammalian pathogenicity by influenza A virus with a prototypic avian PB2 gene
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Author
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Lee CY,An SH,Kim I,Go DM,Kim DY,Choi JG,Lee YJ,Kim JH,Kwon HJ
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Journal
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Scientific reports
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Journal Info
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2017 Aug 31;7(1):10205
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Abstract
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The polymerase of avian influenza A virus (AIV) is a heterotrimer composed of PB2, PB1, and PA. PB2 plays a role in overcoming the host barrier; however, the genetic prerequisites for avian PB2 to acquire mammalian pathogenic mutations have not been well elucidated. Previously, we identified a prototypic avian PB2 that conferred non-replicative and non-pathogenic traits to a PR8-derived recombinant virus when it was used to infect mice. Here, we demonstrated that key amino acid mutations (I66M, I109V, and I133V, collectively referred to as MVV) of this prototypic avian PB2 increase the replication efficiency of recombinant PR8 virus carrying the mutated PB2 in both avian and mammalian hosts. The MVV mutations caused no weight loss in mice, but they did allow replication in infected lungs, and the viruses acquired fatal mammalian pathogenic mutations such as Q591R/K, E627K, or D701N in the infected lungs. The MVV mutations are located at the interfaces of the trimer and are predicted to increase the strength of this structure. Thus, gaining MVV mutations might be the first step for AIV to acquire mammalian pathogenicity. These results provide new insights into the evolution of AIV in birds and mammals.
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Sequence Data
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