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POOLE DS, Yu SN, Cai Y, Dinis JM, et al. Influenza A Virus Polymerase Is a Site for Adaptive Changes During Experimental Evolution in Bat Cells. J Virol. 2014 Aug 20
submited by kickingbird at Aug, 25, 2014 7:24 AM from J Virol. 2014 Aug 20

The recent identification of highly divergent influenza A viruses in bats revealed a new, geographically dispersed viral reservoir. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of host-restricted viral tropism and the potential for transmission of viruses between humans and bats, we exposed a panel of cell lines from bats of diverse species to a prototypical human-origin influenza A virus. All of the tested bat cell lines were susceptible to influenza A virus infection. Experimental evolution of human and avian-like viruses in bat cells resulted in efficient replication and created highly cytopathic variants. Deep sequencing of adapted human influenza A virus revealed a mutation in the PA polymerase subunit not previously described, M285K. Recombinant virus encoding PA M285K completely phenocopied the adapted virus. Adaptation of an avian-like virus resulted in the canonical PB2 E627K mutation that is required for efficient replication in other mammals. None of the adaptive mutations occurred in the viral hemagglutinin, a gene that frequently acquires changes to recognize host-specific variations in sialic acid receptors. We showed that human influenza A virus uses canonical sialic acid receptors to infect bat cells, even though bat influenza A viruses do not appear to use these receptors for virus entry. Our results demonstrate that bats are unique hosts that select for both a novel and a well-known adaptive mutation in the viral polymerase to support replication.

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