Dengue has been well recognized as a global public health threat,but only sporadic epidemics and imported cases were reported in recent decades in China.Since July 2014,an unexpected large dengue outbreak has occurred...Dengue has been well recognized as a global public health threat,but only sporadic epidemics and imported cases were reported in recent decades in China.Since July 2014,an unexpected large dengue outbreak has occurred in Guangdong province,China,resulting in more than 40000 patients including six deaths.To clarify and characterize the causative agent of this outbreak,the acute phase serum from a patient diagnosed with severe dengue was subjected to virus isolation and high-throughput sequencing(HTS).Traditional real-time RT-PCR and HTS with Ion Torrent PGM detected the presence of dengue virus serotype 2(DENV-2).A clinical DENV-2 isolate GZ05/2014 was obtained by culturing the patient serum in mosquito C6/36 cells.The complete genome of GZ05/2014 was determined and deposited in Gen Bank under the access number KP012546.Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete envelope gene showed that the newly DENV-2 isolate belonged to Cosmopolitan genotype and clustered closely with other Guangdong strains isolated in the past decade.No amino acid mutations that are obviously known to increase virulence or replication were identified throughout the genome of GZ05/2014.The high homology of Guangdong DENV-2 strains indicated the possibility of establishment of local DENV-2 circulation in Guangdong,China.These results help clarify the origin of this epidemic and predict the future status of dengue in China.展开更多
Dengue virus(DENV) nonstructural protein 1(NS1) is a highly conserved 46-kDa protein that contains 2 glycosylation sites(Asn-130 and Asn-207) and 12 conserved cysteine(Cys) residues. Here, we performed site-directed m...Dengue virus(DENV) nonstructural protein 1(NS1) is a highly conserved 46-kDa protein that contains 2 glycosylation sites(Asn-130 and Asn-207) and 12 conserved cysteine(Cys) residues. Here, we performed site-directed mutagenesis to generate systematic mutants of viral strain TSV01. The results of the subsequent analysis showed that an alanine substitution at the second N-linked glycan Asn-207 in NS1 delayed viral RNA synthesis, reduced virus plaque size, and weakened the cytopathic effect. Three mutants at Cys sites(Cys-4, Cys-55, Cys-291) and a C-terminal deletion(ΔC) mutant significantly impaired RNA synthesis, and consequently abolished viral growth, whereas alanine mutations at Asn-130 and Glu-173 resulted in phenotypes that were similar to the wild-type(WT) virus. Further analysis showed that the Asn-207 mutation slightly delayed viral replication. These results suggest that the three conserved disulfide bonds and the second N-linked glycan in NS1 are required for DENV-2 replication.展开更多
pDVWS501 was a genomic-length cDNA clone of dengue 2 virus, through which infec-tious virus (MON501) could be rescued. MON501 was neurovirulent in mice, whose E residues 62 and 203 were Lys and Asn, respectively. Two ...pDVWS501 was a genomic-length cDNA clone of dengue 2 virus, through which infec-tious virus (MON501) could be rescued. MON501 was neurovirulent in mice, whose E residues 62 and 203 were Lys and Asn, respectively. Two genomic-length cDNA clones (TB62 and TB203) were constructed by pointed mutation of pDVWS501 with OL-PCR, E62 of TB62 and E203 of TB203 were converted to Glu and Asp, respectively. RNA transcripts of pDVWS501, TB62 and TB203 were produced in vitro and electroporated into BHK-21 cells. The cultures were collected after 7 days and used as inoculum to infect C6/36 cells. The existence of rescued dengue viruses in the culture was proved by RT-PCR, and the typical cytopathic effect (CPE) of C6/36 caused by dengue virus emerged after 2—5 days?inoculation. Sequence analysis further confirmed the exis-tence of recovered and recombinant DEN2 viruses, whose 5′ termini had an additional non-virus nucleotides 揋? while the 3′ terminal sequences remained the same as natural. The neuroviru-lence of three viruses was evaluated in 1-day-old mice by the intracerebral route with 105—102 TCID50. Compared with MON501 group, the number of infected mice with the signs of encephalitis in HFT62 and HFT203 groups was less, and the surviving time was longer. The properties of these mutants demonstrated that E62 and E203 are determinants of suckling mice neurovirulence.展开更多
基金supported by Guangzhou Science and Technology Program for Public Wellbeing(2014Y2-00185)the Special Program of National Science and Technology of China(2013ZX10004-805)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81301491 and 31270974)
文摘Dengue has been well recognized as a global public health threat,but only sporadic epidemics and imported cases were reported in recent decades in China.Since July 2014,an unexpected large dengue outbreak has occurred in Guangdong province,China,resulting in more than 40000 patients including six deaths.To clarify and characterize the causative agent of this outbreak,the acute phase serum from a patient diagnosed with severe dengue was subjected to virus isolation and high-throughput sequencing(HTS).Traditional real-time RT-PCR and HTS with Ion Torrent PGM detected the presence of dengue virus serotype 2(DENV-2).A clinical DENV-2 isolate GZ05/2014 was obtained by culturing the patient serum in mosquito C6/36 cells.The complete genome of GZ05/2014 was determined and deposited in Gen Bank under the access number KP012546.Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete envelope gene showed that the newly DENV-2 isolate belonged to Cosmopolitan genotype and clustered closely with other Guangdong strains isolated in the past decade.No amino acid mutations that are obviously known to increase virulence or replication were identified throughout the genome of GZ05/2014.The high homology of Guangdong DENV-2 strains indicated the possibility of establishment of local DENV-2 circulation in Guangdong,China.These results help clarify the origin of this epidemic and predict the future status of dengue in China.
基金supported by Important National Science & Technology Specific Projects (2012ZX10004219, 2012ZX10004403)the National Natural Scientific Fund of China (81072675)the Wuhan Key Laboratory on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosafety
文摘Dengue virus(DENV) nonstructural protein 1(NS1) is a highly conserved 46-kDa protein that contains 2 glycosylation sites(Asn-130 and Asn-207) and 12 conserved cysteine(Cys) residues. Here, we performed site-directed mutagenesis to generate systematic mutants of viral strain TSV01. The results of the subsequent analysis showed that an alanine substitution at the second N-linked glycan Asn-207 in NS1 delayed viral RNA synthesis, reduced virus plaque size, and weakened the cytopathic effect. Three mutants at Cys sites(Cys-4, Cys-55, Cys-291) and a C-terminal deletion(ΔC) mutant significantly impaired RNA synthesis, and consequently abolished viral growth, whereas alanine mutations at Asn-130 and Glu-173 resulted in phenotypes that were similar to the wild-type(WT) virus. Further analysis showed that the Asn-207 mutation slightly delayed viral replication. These results suggest that the three conserved disulfide bonds and the second N-linked glycan in NS1 are required for DENV-2 replication.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30000144).
文摘pDVWS501 was a genomic-length cDNA clone of dengue 2 virus, through which infec-tious virus (MON501) could be rescued. MON501 was neurovirulent in mice, whose E residues 62 and 203 were Lys and Asn, respectively. Two genomic-length cDNA clones (TB62 and TB203) were constructed by pointed mutation of pDVWS501 with OL-PCR, E62 of TB62 and E203 of TB203 were converted to Glu and Asp, respectively. RNA transcripts of pDVWS501, TB62 and TB203 were produced in vitro and electroporated into BHK-21 cells. The cultures were collected after 7 days and used as inoculum to infect C6/36 cells. The existence of rescued dengue viruses in the culture was proved by RT-PCR, and the typical cytopathic effect (CPE) of C6/36 caused by dengue virus emerged after 2—5 days?inoculation. Sequence analysis further confirmed the exis-tence of recovered and recombinant DEN2 viruses, whose 5′ termini had an additional non-virus nucleotides 揋? while the 3′ terminal sequences remained the same as natural. The neuroviru-lence of three viruses was evaluated in 1-day-old mice by the intracerebral route with 105—102 TCID50. Compared with MON501 group, the number of infected mice with the signs of encephalitis in HFT62 and HFT203 groups was less, and the surviving time was longer. The properties of these mutants demonstrated that E62 and E203 are determinants of suckling mice neurovirulence.
