1. Genetic evolution of H5N1
Jen-Ren Wang, Ph. D.
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology,
National Cheng Kung University
Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
National Health Research Institutes Tainan Virology Laboratory for Diagnosis and Research
Department of Health, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control contract Virology Laboratory

2. World Health Organization 18/Mar/2008

3. Webster, et al. N ENGL J MED. 2006. 355:2174-2177.

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5. Genetic reassortment of H5N1 in Asia from 1999 to 2005
Peiris M. J. S. et al., 2007 Clin Microbiol Rev 20(2), 243–267.

6. Phylogenetic relationships of the HA and NP genes of influenza A viruses isolated in Indonesia and Vietnam HA NP
Smith GJ, et al. Virology ;350(2):

7. Clade I Clade II, subclade I
Smith GJ, et al. Virology ;350(2):

8. Smith GJ, et al. Virology. 2006. 5;350(2):258-68.

9. Genotypes of H5N1 influenza reassortants in Asia during 2003-2005
(Z+V)
(Z+G)
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
(Z+G+W)
Chen et al., 2006 PNAS 103,

10. Emergence and predominance of an H5N1 variant in China since late 2005
Collection date
No. of FJ-like viruses
2005
    July–September
1/33 (3)
    October–December
72/136 (53)
2006
    January–March
90/113 (80)
    April–June
103/108 (95)
Total
266/390 (68)
Smith, G. J. D. et al. (2006) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103,

11. Antigenetic analysis of different H5N1 lineages
GY1
IDN
FJ-like
GY2
VTM
GD06, QH-like, Mixed/VNM2
Smith, G. J. D. et al. (2006) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103,

12. Phylogenetic analysis of H5N1 HA gene from Europe, Africa, and Asia
Salzberg SL, et al. EID (5):

13. Salzberg SL, et al. EID. 2007. 13(5):713-718.

14. H5N1 pathology/disease Cell tropism: HA, NA Host immune response: NS
High viral replication: PA, PB1, PB2, NP

15. HA cleavability determinates the tissue tropism
Horimoto T, et al. Nature Reviews of Microbiology :

16. Effect of HA and NA on replication of influenza virus
Influenza viruses bind to sialic acid present on cell surface through the receptor-binding site in the HA molecules followed by receptor-mediated endocytosis during viral entry (Hanson et al., Virology 1992).
The NA cleaves the Neu5Ac from the HA molecule to release the progeny virus from the cell membrane and to prevent aggregation of progeny virions (Rogers et al., Virology 1989).
This NA enzymatic activity, however, also cleaves the receptor from the target cells.
Therefore, the balance between the receptor-binding activity of the HA and the neuraminidase activity of the NA is critical for efficient virus replication in host cells (Kaverin et al., Virology 1998).

17. The NA stalk was correlated with the efficiency of virus replication
Castrucci MR, et al. Journal of Virology :

18. Influenza A virus NS1 protein
RNA-binding domain
(1-73)
Effector domain
(73-237)
RNA-binding domain (19-38)
Nuclear localization signal (34-38, )
Inhibition of PKR activation and regulation of vRNA synthesis ( )
Nuclear export signal ( )
30 kDa subunit of Cleavage and polyadenylation specific factor (CPSF) binding site (186)
poly-A binding protein II (PABII) binding domain ( )
PDZ domain ligand ( )

19. NS1 as IFN-α/β antagonist
Influenza A virus
IRF-3/IRF-7 +
P300 and CREB-binding protein
dsRNA
NS1
cytoplsam
IFN/ISRE
AAUAAA
Antiviral pre-mRNAs
5’ cap
AAAAA………
nucleus
CPSF
30k
PABII X
splicing
snRNA U6
PKR
RIG-I
Nemeroff M. et al., Mol.Cell., 1998
Yuan L. et al., Virology, 1995
Zhongying C. et al., EMBO, 1999
Yun Q. et al., J.Virol., 1994
Mibayashi M et al., J. Virol., 2007
NS1 binds to dsRNA and RIG-I as IFN-α/β antagonist
NS1 binds to snRNA U6, poly-A mRNA, CPSF, PABII and PKR against antiviral genes expression

20. PDZ ligand motif in NS1 as a potential virulence determinant
Large-scale sequence analysis of avian influenza isolates
Obenauer et al. science. 2006
1997
PDZ domain
Regulating the activity and trafficking of membrane proteins
Maintaining cell polarity and morphology
Organizing postsynaptic density in neuronal cells
2003
1918

21. Importance of NS1
A D92E mutation in NS1 strongly affect the virulence of influenza virus, eg: the H5N1 avian flu virus (Seo et al. 2004) .
C-terminal PDZ domain ligand in NS1 act as a potential virulence determinant (Krug et al. 2006) .
Amino acid 89 in the NS1 protein as being critical for binding to p85 (Hale et al. 2006).
Phe-103 and Met-106 residues in NS1 is critical for CPSF binding (Kochs et al. 2007).

22. NS1 gene E92 and del 80-84 may affect RNA binding affinity
H5N1 of Hong Kong outbreak
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 2006
E92 and del may affect RNA binding affinity
Cytokine-resistance

23. Role of PB2 genes
A E627K mutation in PB2 strongly affect the virulence of influenza virus, eg: the 1918 flu virus and the H5N1 avian flu virus (Gillis et al. 2005).
Majority of avian viruses have PB2 E627 except Qinghai lineage, it may be one adaptation of virus to mammalian host.

24. PB2 gene

25. Schematic diagram of chimeric and single amino acid PB2 mutants, with their virulence in mice (MLD50)
mutation at position 627 in the PB2 protein influenced the outcome of infection in mice
Hatta M, et al. Science ;293(5536):