PMID- 24222196 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140321 LR - 20200226 IS - 1465-2099 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1317 (Linking) VI - 95 IP - Pt 2 DP - 2014 Feb TI - Adaptive mutation in nuclear export protein allows stable transgene expression in a chimaeric influenza A virus vector. PG - 337-349 LID - 10.1099/vir.0.056036-0 [doi] AB - The development of influenza virus vectors with long insertions of foreign sequences remains difficult due to the small size and instable nature of the virus. Here, we used the influenza virus inherent property of self-optimization to generate a vector stably expressing long transgenes from the NS1 protein ORF. This was achieved by continuous selection of bright fluorescent plaques of a GFP-expressing vector during multiple passages in mouse B16f1 cells. The newly generated vector acquired stability in IFN-competent cell lines and in vivo in murine lungs. Although improved vector fitness was associated with the appearance of four coding mutations in the polymerase (PB2), haemagglutinin and non-structural (NS) segments, the stability of the transgene expression was dependent primarily on the single mutation Q20R in the nuclear export protein (NEP). Importantly, a longer insert, such as a cassette of 1299 nt encoding two Mycobacterium tuberculosis Esat6 and Ag85A proteins, could substitute for the GFP transgene. Thus, the inherent property of the influenza virus to adapt can also be used to adjust a vector backbone to give stable expression of long transgenes. FAU - Kuznetsova, Irina AU - Kuznetsova I AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. FAU - Shurygina, Anna-Polina AU - Shurygina AP AD - Research Institute of Influenza, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Wolf, Brigitte AU - Wolf B AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. FAU - Wolschek, Markus AU - Wolschek M AD - Avir Green Hills Biotechnology AG, Vienna, Austria. AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. FAU - Enzmann, Florian AU - Enzmann F AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. FAU - Sansyzbay, Abylay AU - Sansyzbay A AD - Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems, Gvardeyskyi, Kazakhstan. FAU - Khairullin, Berik AU - Khairullin B AD - Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems, Gvardeyskyi, Kazakhstan. FAU - Sandybayev, Nurlan AU - Sandybayev N AD - Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems, Gvardeyskyi, Kazakhstan. FAU - Stukova, Marina AU - Stukova M AD - Research Institute of Influenza, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Kiselev, Oleg AU - Kiselev O AD - Research Institute of Influenza, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Egorov, Andrej AU - Egorov A AD - Research Institute of Influenza, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Bergmann, Michael AU - Bergmann M AD - Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. AD - Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20131112 PL - England TA - J Gen Virol JT - The Journal of general virology JID - 0077340 RN - 0 (INS1 protein, influenza virus) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Nonstructural Proteins) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) SB - IM MH - *Active Transport, Cell Nucleus MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - *Gene Expression MH - Genes, Reporter MH - Genetic Vectors MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Influenza A virus/*genetics/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Viral Load MH - Viral Nonstructural Proteins/*genetics/*metabolism MH - *Virus Replication EDAT- 2013/11/14 06:00 MHDA- 2014/03/22 06:00 CRDT- 2013/11/14 06:00 PHST- 2013/11/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/11/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/03/22 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1099/vir.0.056036-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gen Virol. 2014 Feb;95(Pt 2):337-349. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.056036-0. Epub 2013 Nov 12.