Studies on the biological and genetic characteristics of a highly neurovirulent Japanese encephalitis virus strain SA4 / 病毒学报
Chinese Journal of Virology
;
(6): 265-270, 2010.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-297872
ABSTRACT
The biological and genetic characteristics of a highly neurovirulent JE virus strain SA4 were studied. Mice were inoculated intracerebrally with strain SA4 and SA14, and observed for 14 days, respectively. On different days, mice brains were harvested for titrations of the virus content in the brains. Full-length genome of SA4 was sequenced and compared with SA14 as well as other JE virus strains in the world. The results indicated that the mice inoculated by SA4 induced sickness and death more rapidly (24 hours faster) than those induced by the SA14. The virus titers in the brains of mice infected with SA4 were 0.5-1.0 lg PFU/mL higher than that infected with SA14. The sequence comparison indicated that the nucleotide and amino acid homology between SA4 and the other 21 JE strains were 84.6%-99.0% and 95.2%-99.7% respectively. Comparison with strain SA14 revealed that there were 17 amino acid differences between the two strains, of which 5 were in the E protein region. The results demonstrate that strain SA4 is a highly neurovirulent strain. The substitutions of the 17 amino acids in the SA4 strain can be the molecular basis for the biological characteristics of high neurovirulence.
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Asunto principal:
Virología
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Virulencia
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Encéfalo
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Proteínas del Envoltorio Viral
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Mortalidad
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Clasificación
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Análisis de Secuencia
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Encefalitis Japonesa
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Virus de la Encefalitis Japonesa (Especie)
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Genética
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Virology
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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