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Molecular and antigenic traits on hemagglutinin gene of avian influenza H9N2 viruses: Evidence of a new escape mutant in Egypt adapted in quails

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Res Vet Sci. 2017 Feb 13;112:132-140. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Molecular and antigenic traits on hemagglutinin gene of avian influenza H9N2 viruses: Evidence of a new escape mutant in Egypt adapted in quails.[/h] Adel A[SUP]1[/SUP], Arafa A[SUP]2[/SUP], Hussein HA[SUP]3[/SUP], El-Sanousi AA[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]

[h=3]Abstract[/h] The LPAI viruses of H9N2 subtype became widely distributed in Middle Eastern countries, causing great economic losses in poultry industry especially when complicated with other pathogens. The H9N2 viruses in Egypt have a wide spread nature since its first occurrence in 2011. In this study, we collected cloacal and tracheal samples from 19 flocks for detection and propagation of H9N2 virus using real-time RT-PCR and egg inoculation. We studied the molecular evolution of the Hemagglutinin gene of H9N2 viruses by full HA gene sequencing, then the antigenic characterization was implemented using the cross HI assay and analyzed using 3D Bioinformatics cartography software. The phylogenetic analysis of the HA gene of Egyptian H9N2 viruses clearly points out the presence of only one group (Egy/G1) of originally introduced viruses in 2011 related to the G1 lineage within group B, with the presence of multiple minor clusters includes viruses from 2011 to 2015. However, a new variant (Egy/G1var) cluster was detected in quails since 2012. Genetically, Egy/G1var viruses characterized by presence of 20 amino acid substitutions within and adjacent to the antigenic sites in comparison to other Egyptian viruses. In addition, two glycosylation sites at amino acid residues 127 and 189 were determined in close to the receptor binding and antigenic sites. The antigenic analysis based on 3D antigenic mapping showed that the Egy/G1var cluster was clearly distinct from the original Egy/G1 viruses. In conclusion, Egy/G1var is shown to be a new escape mutant variant cluster with an adaptive evolution in quails.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Antigenic cartography; Antigenic sites; Egypt; Genetic characterization; Glycosylation sites; HA gene; LPAI H9N2; Quails

PMID: 28254685 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.02.003
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