Kato Y, et al. Novel oseltamivir-resistant mutations distant from the active site of influenza B neuraminidase. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2020 May 14:1-17.
We performed a neuraminidase sequence analysis of thirty-two pediatric patients with influenza B who visited Teikyo University Hospital from January 2016 to March 2017, and found oseltamivir-resistant samples belonging to the Yamagata and Victoria lineages. Comparison with the neuraminidase sequence of oseltamivir-susceptible B/Brisbane/60/2008 revealed 5 common amino acid substitutions in many of these samples. According to the binding free energy calculation, the N340D and E358K substitutions reduced the affinity of oseltamivir to neuraminidase. Unexpectedly, these substitutions were located distant from the oseltamivir-binding site in neuraminidase. According to the molecular dynamics simulations, the N340D substitution rearranged complicated hydrogen bond networks in an extensive surface region of neuraminidase. The E358K substitution extensively altered the electrostatic potential map of the overall neuraminidase structure. Through these novel mechanisms, the N340D and E358K substitutions indirectly influenced the affinity reduction. These results may be useful for designing drugs for the treatment of oseltamivir-resistant virus infections.
See Also:
Latest articles in those days:
- Antigenic mapping of H2 influenza viruses recognized by ferret and human sera and predicting antigenically significant sites 7 hours ago
- Trimeric hemagglutinin vaccine provides chickens complete protection against lethal H5 subtype avian influenza virus from clade 2.3.4.4b 7 hours ago
- Influenza Vaccine and Associated Infection and Death in California, 2024 to 2025 8 hours ago
- Pre-pandemic contraction, phase-specific rate variation, and site-specific antigenic adaptation shape influenza A(H3N2) evolutionary dynamics in Hubei, China 8 hours ago
- Current insights into bacterial secondary infection following influenza A virus infection 8 hours ago
[Go Top] [Close Window]


