目的:预测苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白B细胞和T细胞抗原表位,探讨Mal d 4蛋白与其同源蛋白之间的交叉反应性。方法:以苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白的氨基酸序列为基础,采用生物信息软件HNN预测二级结构;运用DNAStar和Bcepred软件预测其B细胞抗原表...目的:预测苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白B细胞和T细胞抗原表位,探讨Mal d 4蛋白与其同源蛋白之间的交叉反应性。方法:以苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白的氨基酸序列为基础,采用生物信息软件HNN预测二级结构;运用DNAStar和Bcepred软件预测其B细胞抗原表位,用NetMHCⅡ、NetMHCⅡpan、Syfpeithi及Propred软件综合预测T细胞抗原表位;采用Clustal X1.83、Swiss-Model软件比对同源序列和模拟空间构象。结果:该蛋白二级结构以无规则卷曲为主。B/T细胞共同抗原表位的区域为53～61、85～93。苹果Mal d 4蛋白与桃、芒果、甜樱桃、草莓中的前纤维蛋白氨基酸序列同源性达88%以上,空间构象相似。结论:苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白与桃、芒果、甜樱桃和草莓的前纤维蛋白之间可能存在交叉反应,其优势抗原表位区域可能为53～61、85～93,是后续过敏原改造的重点,为继续深入开展苹果过敏原基础性研究提供理论依据。展开更多
Influenza virus can rapidly change its antigenicity, via mutation in the hemagglutinin(HA) protein, to evade host immunity. The emergence of the novel human-infecting avian H7N9 virus in China has caused widespread co...Influenza virus can rapidly change its antigenicity, via mutation in the hemagglutinin(HA) protein, to evade host immunity. The emergence of the novel human-infecting avian H7N9 virus in China has caused widespread concern. However, evolution of the antigenicity of this virus is not well understood. Here, we inferred the antigenic epitopes of the HA protein from all H7 viruses, based on the five well-characterized HA epitopes of the human H3N2 virus. By comparing the two major H7 phylogenetic lineages, i.e., the Eurasian lineage and the North American lineage, we found that epitopes A and B are more frequently mutated in the Eurasian lineage, while epitopes B and C are more frequently mutated in the North American lineage. Furthermore, we found that the novel H7N9 virus(derived from the Eurasian lineage) isolated in China in the year 2013, contains six frequently mutated sites on epitopes that include site 135, which is located in the receptor binding domain. This indicates that the novel H7N9 virus that infects human may already have been subjected to gradual immune pressure and receptor-binding variation. Our results not only provide insights into the antigenic evolution of the H7 virus but may also help in the selection of suitable vaccine strains.展开更多
文摘目的:预测苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白B细胞和T细胞抗原表位,探讨Mal d 4蛋白与其同源蛋白之间的交叉反应性。方法:以苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白的氨基酸序列为基础,采用生物信息软件HNN预测二级结构;运用DNAStar和Bcepred软件预测其B细胞抗原表位,用NetMHCⅡ、NetMHCⅡpan、Syfpeithi及Propred软件综合预测T细胞抗原表位;采用Clustal X1.83、Swiss-Model软件比对同源序列和模拟空间构象。结果:该蛋白二级结构以无规则卷曲为主。B/T细胞共同抗原表位的区域为53～61、85～93。苹果Mal d 4蛋白与桃、芒果、甜樱桃、草莓中的前纤维蛋白氨基酸序列同源性达88%以上,空间构象相似。结论:苹果过敏原Mal d 4蛋白与桃、芒果、甜樱桃和草莓的前纤维蛋白之间可能存在交叉反应,其优势抗原表位区域可能为53～61、85～93,是后续过敏原改造的重点,为继续深入开展苹果过敏原基础性研究提供理论依据。
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB910501)the Major National Earmark Project for Infectious Diseases(2014ZX10004002-001)+1 种基金the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KJZD-EW-L09-1-2)to Jiang Tai Jiaothe National Natural Science Foundation of China(31470273)to Wu Ai Ping
文摘Influenza virus can rapidly change its antigenicity, via mutation in the hemagglutinin(HA) protein, to evade host immunity. The emergence of the novel human-infecting avian H7N9 virus in China has caused widespread concern. However, evolution of the antigenicity of this virus is not well understood. Here, we inferred the antigenic epitopes of the HA protein from all H7 viruses, based on the five well-characterized HA epitopes of the human H3N2 virus. By comparing the two major H7 phylogenetic lineages, i.e., the Eurasian lineage and the North American lineage, we found that epitopes A and B are more frequently mutated in the Eurasian lineage, while epitopes B and C are more frequently mutated in the North American lineage. Furthermore, we found that the novel H7N9 virus(derived from the Eurasian lineage) isolated in China in the year 2013, contains six frequently mutated sites on epitopes that include site 135, which is located in the receptor binding domain. This indicates that the novel H7N9 virus that infects human may already have been subjected to gradual immune pressure and receptor-binding variation. Our results not only provide insights into the antigenic evolution of the H7 virus but may also help in the selection of suitable vaccine strains.
