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postgraduate thesis: A mutation in avian influenza H5 hemagglutinin with efficient packaging into lentiviral backbone and its implications on receptorbinding

TitleA mutation in avian influenza H5 hemagglutinin with efficient packaging into lentiviral backbone and its implications on receptorbinding
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Issue Date2011
PublisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
Citation
Lam, Y. [林婉雯]. (2011). A mutation in avian influenza H5 hemagglutinin with efficient packaging into lentiviral backbone and its implications on receptor binding. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4725136
AbstractBecause diagnostic tests for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses require the use of replication-competent viruses in a biosafety level 3 containment, numerous studies have looked at ways to develop alternative tests. Lentiviral particles pseudotyped with H5 hemagglutinin (HA), the surface glycoprotein of influenza virus, have been described as useful and safe tools for research and serological surveillance on the HPAI viruses. However, not all H5 HA give rise to efficient H5 pseudotyped lentiviral particles (H5pp) production. HA from A/Cambodia/408008/05 H5N1 (H5Cam) and HA from A/Anhui/1/05 H5N1 (H5Anh) exhibit a dramatic difference in their ability to pseudotype lentiviral particles. H5Cam gives the highest H5pp production among all HAs tested, whereas the lowest has been observed with H5Anh. The objective of this study was to investigate the molecular determinants that govern efficient H5pp production. Based on the amino acid differences between H5Cam and H5Anh, H5Anh mutants were generated by site-directed mutagenesis. Strikingly, a single amino acid change, A134V, in the 130-loop receptor-binding domain of HA, significantly increased H5pp production with H5Anh. The finding that valine 134 is crucial for H5pp production was confirmed by reciprocal H5Cam and H5Anh mutants, which displayed either a dramatic decrease or increase in H5pp production, respectively. Influenza virus and H5pp bud at the plasma membrane, therefore changes in HA cell surface expression could affect the production of H5pp. Thus, cell surface expressions of H5Cam and H5Anh were compared by flow cytometry. Intriguingly, H5Cam displayed a higher plasma membrane expression than H5Anh, suggesting that transport is important for H5pp production. Introduction of V134A mutation in H5Cam reduced its surface expression to that of H5Anh; by contrast, H5Anh mutant harboring A134V mutation largely restored its expression. Next the effect of A134V mutation on the binding of HA to sialic acid receptors was investigated. A cell-based Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay was developed to measure binding of wild-type and mutated HA. Soluble recombinant proteins were produced by mammalian cells stably transfected with HA gene ectodomain and were mostly trimeric as indicated by discontinuous native gel electrophoresis. Interestingly, H5Anh proteins exhibited a stronger binding to MDCK cells than H5Cam proteins, and introduction of A134V mutation in H5Anh proteins reduced the binding. By contrast, as predicted, the reciprocal V134A mutation induced a major increase in binding to cellular receptors. It is likely that stronger binding of H5Anh to sialic acids could hinder the release of H5pp. Consistent with this notion, the ability of H5Anh to generate H5pp was significantly increased in a sialylation deficient Lec2 cell, a CHO mutant cell line. In conclusion, H5Cam allows efficient H5pp production whereas H5Anh does not. With several lines of evidence, it is likely that the behavior of H5Anh can be explained by a stronger binding to sialic acid receptors that is dependent on a single amino acid residue at position 134. Since A134V is a naturally occurring mutation observed occasionally in human host, these results may have implications for the understanding of human host adaptations of H5N1 viruses.
DegreeMaster of Philosophy
SubjectHemagglutinin.
Avian influenza A virus.
Dept/ProgramBiochemistry
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/146146
HKU Library Item IDb4725136

 

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dc.contributor.advisorBruzzone, R-
dc.contributor.advisorJin, D-
dc.contributor.authorLam, Yuen-man-
dc.contributor.author林婉雯-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.citationLam, Y. [林婉雯]. (2011). A mutation in avian influenza H5 hemagglutinin with efficient packaging into lentiviral backbone and its implications on receptor binding. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4725136-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/146146-
dc.description.abstractBecause diagnostic tests for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses require the use of replication-competent viruses in a biosafety level 3 containment, numerous studies have looked at ways to develop alternative tests. Lentiviral particles pseudotyped with H5 hemagglutinin (HA), the surface glycoprotein of influenza virus, have been described as useful and safe tools for research and serological surveillance on the HPAI viruses. However, not all H5 HA give rise to efficient H5 pseudotyped lentiviral particles (H5pp) production. HA from A/Cambodia/408008/05 H5N1 (H5Cam) and HA from A/Anhui/1/05 H5N1 (H5Anh) exhibit a dramatic difference in their ability to pseudotype lentiviral particles. H5Cam gives the highest H5pp production among all HAs tested, whereas the lowest has been observed with H5Anh. The objective of this study was to investigate the molecular determinants that govern efficient H5pp production. Based on the amino acid differences between H5Cam and H5Anh, H5Anh mutants were generated by site-directed mutagenesis. Strikingly, a single amino acid change, A134V, in the 130-loop receptor-binding domain of HA, significantly increased H5pp production with H5Anh. The finding that valine 134 is crucial for H5pp production was confirmed by reciprocal H5Cam and H5Anh mutants, which displayed either a dramatic decrease or increase in H5pp production, respectively. Influenza virus and H5pp bud at the plasma membrane, therefore changes in HA cell surface expression could affect the production of H5pp. Thus, cell surface expressions of H5Cam and H5Anh were compared by flow cytometry. Intriguingly, H5Cam displayed a higher plasma membrane expression than H5Anh, suggesting that transport is important for H5pp production. Introduction of V134A mutation in H5Cam reduced its surface expression to that of H5Anh; by contrast, H5Anh mutant harboring A134V mutation largely restored its expression. Next the effect of A134V mutation on the binding of HA to sialic acid receptors was investigated. A cell-based Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay was developed to measure binding of wild-type and mutated HA. Soluble recombinant proteins were produced by mammalian cells stably transfected with HA gene ectodomain and were mostly trimeric as indicated by discontinuous native gel electrophoresis. Interestingly, H5Anh proteins exhibited a stronger binding to MDCK cells than H5Cam proteins, and introduction of A134V mutation in H5Anh proteins reduced the binding. By contrast, as predicted, the reciprocal V134A mutation induced a major increase in binding to cellular receptors. It is likely that stronger binding of H5Anh to sialic acids could hinder the release of H5pp. Consistent with this notion, the ability of H5Anh to generate H5pp was significantly increased in a sialylation deficient Lec2 cell, a CHO mutant cell line. In conclusion, H5Cam allows efficient H5pp production whereas H5Anh does not. With several lines of evidence, it is likely that the behavior of H5Anh can be explained by a stronger binding to sialic acid receptors that is dependent on a single amino acid residue at position 134. Since A134V is a naturally occurring mutation observed occasionally in human host, these results may have implications for the understanding of human host adaptations of H5N1 viruses.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)-
dc.relation.ispartofHKU Theses Online (HKUTO)-
dc.rightsThe author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.source.urihttp://hub.hku.hk/bib/B47251360-
dc.subject.lcshHemagglutinin.-
dc.subject.lcshAvian influenza A virus.-
dc.titleA mutation in avian influenza H5 hemagglutinin with efficient packaging into lentiviral backbone and its implications on receptorbinding-
dc.typePG_Thesis-
dc.identifier.hkulb4725136-
dc.description.thesisnameMaster of Philosophy-
dc.description.thesislevelMaster-
dc.description.thesisdisciplineBiochemistry-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.5353/th_b4725136-
dc.date.hkucongregation2012-
dc.identifier.mmsid991033034909703414-

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