Pandemic influenza A viruses escape from restriction by human MxA through adaptive mutations in the nucleoprotein.
Pandemic influenza A viruses escape from restriction by human MxA through adaptive mutations in the nucleoprotein.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1003279
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发表时间:
2013-03
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影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Schwemmle M
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作者:
Mänz B;Dornfeld D;Götz V;Zell R;Zimmermann P;Haller O;Kochs G;Schwemmle M
The interferon-induced dynamin-like MxA GTPase restricts the replication of influenza A viruses. We identified adaptive mutations in the nucleoprotein (NP) of pandemic strains A/Brevig Mission/1/1918 (1918) and A/Hamburg/4/2009 (pH1N1) that confer MxA resistance. These resistance-associated amino acids in NP differ between the two strains but form a similar discrete surface-exposed cluster in the body domain of NP, indicating that MxA resistance evolved independently. The 1918 cluster was conserved in all descendent strains of seasonal influenza viruses. Introduction of this cluster into the NP of the MxA-sensitive influenza virus A/Thailand/1(KAN-1)/04 (H5N1) resulted in a gain of MxA resistance coupled with a decrease in viral replication fitness. Conversely, introduction of MxA-sensitive amino acids into pH1N1 NP enhanced viral growth in Mx-negative cells. We conclude that human MxA represents a barrier against zoonotic introduction of avian influenza viruses and that adaptive mutations in the viral NP should be carefully monitored. Influenza A viruses of avian or swine origin sporadically enter into the human population but do not transmit between individuals. In rare cases, however, they establish a new virus lineage in humans. The mechanisms by which invading viruses overcome the species barrier are not well understood, but multiple adaptations to the new host are required. Surprisingly little is known about adaptive mutations that overcome restriction factors of the intrinsic and innate host defense system. In this study, we have identified adaptive mutations in pandemic strains A/Brevig Mission/1/1918 and A/Hamburg/4/2009 that confer resistance to the interferon-induced antiviral factor MxA which is a dynamin-like large GTPase that recognizes the incoming viral nucleocapsids and blocks their function. The resistance-enhancing mutations changed several amino acids in the viral nucleoprotein which is the main nucleocapsid component. These mutations were sufficient to increase the pathogenicity of an avian influenza virus strain in a Mx-positive mouse model. Interestingly, the resistance-associated amino acids are counter-selected in circulating avian influenza strains, because they compromise general viral replication fitness. The present data indicate that the innate immunity factor MxA provides a barrier against zoonotic introduction of influenza A viruses and that adaptive mutations in the nucleoprotein must be carefully monitored.
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