PMID- 29102108 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180702 LR - 20180702 IS - 1873-2542 (Electronic) IS - 0378-1135 (Linking) VI - 211 DP - 2017 Nov TI - Increased virulence of a PB2/HA mutant of an avian H9N2 influenza strain after three passages in porcine differentiated airway epithelial cells. PG - 129-134 LID - S0378-1135(17)30937-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.10.015 [doi] AB - We analyzed the adaptation of influenza viruses to growth in differentiated airway epithelial cells of a new host by passaging an avian H9N2 virus three times in porcine precision-cut lung slices (PCLS). Sequence analysis revealed four mutations: one each in the PB2 and NS1 proteins, and two in the HA protein. In this study, we characterized the PB2 mutation G685R by generating recombinant H9N2 viruses containing the PB2 single mutation alone or in combination with one of the HA mutations (A190V or T212I). When analyzed in porcine cells - a tracheal cell line (NPTr) or PCLS - the PB2-685 mutant did not provide a growth advantage and had no effect on the ciliary activity which is a virulence marker of swine influenza viruses. Pathogenicity for mice was also not increased by the single PB2 mutation. However, both double mutants (HA-190+PB2-685 and HA-212+PB2-685) showed significantly increased virulence in mice. Therefore, the mutations in the HA and PB2 proteins may confer early adaptation of an avian H9N2 virus to a mammalian host. In conclusion, we expect that a broader ensemble of mutations will be required to render an H9N2 virus virulent for pigs. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Yang, Wei AU - Yang W AD - Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Lambertz, Ruth L O AU - Lambertz RLO AD - Department of Infection Genetics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Braunschweig, Germany. FAU - Punyadarsaniya, Darsaniya AU - Punyadarsaniya D AD - Virology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Leist, Sarah R AU - Leist SR AD - Department of Infection Genetics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Braunschweig, Germany. FAU - Stech, Jurgen AU - Stech J AD - Institute for Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. FAU - Schughart, Klaus AU - Schughart K AD - Department of Infection Genetics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Braunschweig, Germany; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, Memphis, TN, USA. FAU - Herrler, Georg AU - Herrler G AD - Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Wu, Nai-Huei AU - Wu NH AD - Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: Nai-Huei.Wu@tiho-hannover.de. FAU - Meng, Fandan AU - Meng F AD - Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: Fandan.Meng@tiho-hannover.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171016 PL - Netherlands TA - Vet Microbiol JT - Veterinary microbiology JID - 7705469 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Birds MH - Cell Line MH - Epithelial Cells/virology MH - Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype/genetics/*pathogenicity MH - Influenza in Birds/*virology MH - Lung/virology MH - Mice MH - Mutation MH - Orthomyxoviridae Infections/*veterinary/virology MH - Recombination, Genetic MH - Respiratory System/virology MH - Swine MH - Virulence OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adaptation OT - Avian influenza viruses OT - H9N2 OT - Precision-cut lung slices OT - Well-differentiated epithelial cells EDAT- 2017/11/06 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/03 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/06 06:00 PHST- 2017/08/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/10/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/03 06:00 [medline] AID - S0378-1135(17)30937-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.10.015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vet Microbiol. 2017 Nov;211:129-134. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.10.015. Epub 2017 Oct 16.