Identification of Dual Receptor-binding Specific Strains of Human H5N1 Viruses in China  

作　　者：ZHOU Jian Fang ZOU Shu Mei LI Zi WANG Min DONG Jie GUO Jun Feng WEI He Jiang WEN Le Ying XU Hong SHU Yue Long 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing 102206, China

出　　处：《Biomedical and Environmental Sciences》2012年第1期104-108,共5页生物医学与环境科学（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (project No.2007AA02Z417)

摘　　要：Objective Both the 2, 6 linkage and its topology on target cells are critical for the recognition by human influenza virus. The binding preference of avian flu virus H5N1 HA to the 2, 3-1inked sialylated glycans is considered the major factor limiting its efficient infection and transmission in humans. To monitor potential adaptation of H5N1 virus in human population, the surveillance of receptor-binding specificity was undertaken in China. Methods The binding specificity of 32 human H5N1 virus strains isolated from 2003 to 2009 was tested by 2, 3-specific sialidase-treated chicken red blood cell （CRBC） agglutination assay and a solid-phase direct binding assay with synthetic sialylglycopolymers. Results Dual binding preference to 2, 3 and 2, 6-glycans were found in two strains： A/Guangdong/1/06 （A/GD/1/06） and A/Guangxi/1/08 （A/GX/1/08）. Though minor effect of short-2, 6-binding was detected in A/GX/1/08 at a low virus titer, both showed high affinity to the oligosaccharide at a high load. Notably both are of the long-2, 6-recognition, with the same topology as that of human H1N1 and H3N2 viruses. Conclusion The findings suggest that human H5N1 virus in China likely acquired the potential human-adaptation ability. Further research and surveillance on receptor-binding specificity of H5N1 viruses are required.Objective Both the 2, 6 linkage and its topology on target cells are critical for the recognition by human influenza virus. The binding preference of avian flu virus H5N1 HA to the 2, 3-1inked sialylated glycans is considered the major factor limiting its efficient infection and transmission in humans. To monitor potential adaptation of H5N1 virus in human population, the surveillance of receptor-binding specificity was undertaken in China. Methods The binding specificity of 32 human H5N1 virus strains isolated from 2003 to 2009 was tested by 2, 3-specific sialidase-treated chicken red blood cell （CRBC） agglutination assay and a solid-phase direct binding assay with synthetic sialylglycopolymers. Results Dual binding preference to 2, 3 and 2, 6-glycans were found in two strains： A/Guangdong/1/06 （A/GD/1/06） and A/Guangxi/1/08 （A/GX/1/08）. Though minor effect of short-2, 6-binding was detected in A/GX/1/08 at a low virus titer, both showed high affinity to the oligosaccharide at a high load. Notably both are of the long-2, 6-recognition, with the same topology as that of human H1N1 and H3N2 viruses. Conclusion The findings suggest that human H5N1 virus in China likely acquired the potential human-adaptation ability. Further research and surveillance on receptor-binding specificity of H5N1 viruses are required.

关 键 词：Receptor-binding specificity Human H5N2 virus China 

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