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- Title
Genomic changes in an attenuated genotype I Japanese encephalitis virus and comparison with virulent parental strain.
- Authors
Zhou, Yuyong; Wu, Rui; Feng, Yao; Zhao, Qin; Wen, Xintian; Huang, Xiaobo; Wen, Yiping; Yan, Qigui; Huang, Yong; Ma, Xiaoping; Han, Xinfeng; Cao, Sanjie
- Abstract
Genotype I Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) strain SCYA201201 was previously isolated from brain tissues of aborted piglets. In this study, we obtained an attenuated SCYA201201-0901 strain by serial passage of strain SCYA201201-1 in Syrian baby hamster kidney cells, combined with multiple plaque purifications and selection for virulence in mice. We investigated the genetic changes associated with attenuation by comparing the entire genomes of SCYA201201-0901 and SCYA201201-1. Sequence comparisons identified 14 common amino acid substitutions in the coding region, with two nucleotide point mutations in the 5′-untranslated region (UTR) and another three in the 3′-UTR, which differed between the attenuated and virulent strains. In addition, a total of 13 silent nucleotide mutations were found after attenuation. These substitutions, alone or in combination, may be responsible for the attenuated phenotype of the SCYA201201-0901 strain in mice. This information will contribute to our understanding of attenuation and of the molecular basis of virulence in genotype I strains such as SCYA201201-0901, as well as aiding the development of safer JEV vaccines.
- Subjects
GENOTYPES; GENOMES; ENCEPHALITIS viruses; AMINO acids; NUCLEOTIDES
- Publication
Virus Genes, 2018, Vol 54, Issue 3, p424
- ISSN
0920-8569
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11262-018-1559-y