VirologyPub Date : 2024-12-15DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2024.110351
Xin Zhang, Lei Zhou, Xinna Ge, Peng Gao, Qiongqiong Zhou, Jun Han, Xin Guo, Yongning Zhang, Hanchun Yang
{"title":"Advances in the diagnostic techniques of African swine fever.","authors":"Xin Zhang, Lei Zhou, Xinna Ge, Peng Gao, Qiongqiong Zhou, Jun Han, Xin Guo, Yongning Zhang, Hanchun Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110351","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious disease of pigs caused by African swine fever virus, which poses a huge threat to the global swine industry and is therefore listed as a notifiable disease by the World Organization for Animal Health. Due to the global lack of safe and efficacious vaccines and therapeutic drugs, early diagnosis of cases, whether on-site or laboratory, are crucial for the prevention and control of ASF. Therefore, rapid and reliable diagnosis and detection have become the main means to combat ASF. In this paper, various diagnostic techniques developed globally for ASF diagnosis, including etiological, molecular biological and serological diagnostic techniques, as well as conventional and novel diagnostic techniques, were comprehensively reviewed, and the main advantages and disadvantages of currently commonly used diagnostic techniques were introduced. It is expected that this paper will provide references for selecting appropriate ASF diagnostic techniques in different application scenarios, and also provide directions for the development of innovative diagnostic techniques for ASF in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110351"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142857412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VirologyPub Date : 2024-12-15DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2024.110360
Dipendra Karki, Rita Musetti, Baozhong Meng
{"title":"Comparative analyses of three grapevine Pinot gris virus cDNA clones reveal insights into the pathological properties of different phylogroups.","authors":"Dipendra Karki, Rita Musetti, Baozhong Meng","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110360","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Grapevine Pinot gris virus (GPGV) is an emerging grapevine virus associated with grapevine leaf mottling and deformation (GLMD) disease. Being a recently identified virus, the molecular biology, pathological properties, and etiological complexity of GPGV remain poorly studied. Previous research revealed that GPGV comprises genetically different variants, some encoding a larger movement protein (MP) and others a shorter MP due to a C/T polymorphic site in ORF2 encoding MP. Variants that encode the shorter MP are associated with severe disease, whereas variants encoding the longer MP are associated with mild or no symptoms. However, this has yet to be demonstrated experimentally. Here, we report the construction of a wildtype cDNA clone, pGPGV-SY, based on ON93-12, a local isolate from Syrah closely related to the variants encoding the larger MP. Surprisingly, our clone exhibited significantly faster replication and caused more severe disease symptoms than pRI::GPGV-lat, an Italian GPGV clone, with a longer MP and demonstrated similar efficacies with that of pRI::GPGV-vir, another Italian clone with a shorter MP. A single C to T mutation at the polymorphic site of pGPGV-SY resulted in a two-fold higher RNA accumulation in the grapevine. Findings from this work constitute a leap toward the long-standing and complex question pertaining to the relationship between GPGV variant groups and GLMD. Integrating findings from this work and those by others, we propose an updated model to explain the complex relationship between GPGV variants and GLMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serologic differentiation between wild-type and cell-adapted African swine fever virus infections: A novel DIVA strategy using the MGF100-1L protein.","authors":"Theeradej Thaweerattanasinp, Janya Saenboonrueng, Asawin Wanitchang, Kanjana Srisutthisamphan, Nathiphat Tanwattana, Ratchanont Viriyakitkosol, Challika Kaewborisuth, Anan Jongkaewwattana","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>African swine fever virus (ASFV) poses a significant threat to the global swine industry and requires improved control strategies. Here, we developed a Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals (DIVA) assay based on the MGF100-1L protein, which is absent in a cell-adapted ASFV strain lacking several multigene family (MGF) genes. We analyzed seven deleted genes, including MGF genes, from the right variable region of the ASFV genome against sera from convalescent pigs. MGF100-1L showed significant reactivity and was produced as a recombinant protein for use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The assay, with a cut-off value of 0.284, successfully differentiated between naive and infected pigs with 100% accuracy. More importantly, pigs infected with the cell-adapted ASFV showed no significant change in ELISA readouts after 27 days post-infection. However, when these pigs were subsequently challenged with wild-type virus, MGF100-1L reactivity increased significantly by 21 days post-challenge. This study demonstrates the potential of MGF100-1L as a DIVA marker for ASFV, which offers a promising tool to distinguish between infections with wild-type ASFV and those with cell-adapted variants lacking specific MGF genes, thereby improving ASFV surveillance and control strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative RNA sequencing analysis of three Capripoxvirus infections in an immortalized hTERT-bOEC cell model.","authors":"Hongqiang Zhang, Fangping Wang, Haotai Chen, Shasha Wang, Lina Tong, Huibao Wang, Jiangfeng Fan, Xiangping Yin, Xiangwei Wang, Yuefeng Sun, Xiaolong Gao, Shanhui Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Capripoxviruses (CaPVs), such as lumpy skin disease, sheep pox, and goat pox, cause significant production and economic losses and are major constraints to the growth of livestock production in endemic areas. Understanding the pathogenic mechanism of CaPVs and their translation into clinical applications depends on the availability of a suitable cell line. In this study, we used a lentiviral packaging system to establish an immortalized hTERT-bOEC cell line by ectopic introduction of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT). Western blotting, indirect immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry analyses revealed that hTERT was successfully integrated into the genome of hTERT-bOEC cells. Crucially, this hTERT-bOEC cell line was highly susceptible to LSDV, SPPV, and GTPV infections. Establishing hTERT-bOECs is critical for basic research, clinical application, and vaccine development related to CaPVs. Furthermore, RNA-seq analyses revealed a similar differential expression of genes and enrichment of signaling pathways to CaPV infections in hTERT-bOECs. Real-time quantitative qPCR further confirmed the top five up-regulated and down-regulated differentially expressed genes among the CaPV infections. Transcriptome analyses provide deep insight into the biological characteristics of the replication process in CaPV infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110352"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142866955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of African swine fever virus antibodies using p11.5 and p14.5 protein-based indirect ELISA.","authors":"Aiping Wang, Hehe Zhao, Hongliang Liu, Yumei Chen, Jingming Zhou, Xifang Zhu, Chao Liang, Peiyang Ding, Enping Liu, Gaiping Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110335","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>African swine fever (ASF), which is caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV). There are currently no effective vaccines or therapies for ASF; rapid diagnosis has become an important way to control the disease. The p11.5 and p14.5 proteins are structural proteins of ASFV that have immunogenicity and potential as diagnostic antigens. In this study, p11.5 and p14.5 proteins were used as diagnostic antigens in an indirect ELISA examine to detect ASFV antibodies. The p11.5 and p14.5-iELISA methods showed no cross-reaction with other swine virus positive sera. The lowest detection limit of positive serum was 1: 6400, and the coefficients of variation (CV) of intra - and inter-assay were less than 7%. By comparing 71 serum samples, the coincidence rate of p11.5 and p14.5-iELISA with commercial ELISA kits was 91.55%. Taken together, these results showed that there is a reliable method of detecting ASFV antibodies in clinical pig serum.</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110335"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distinct genomic features of Transeurasian strains of Epstein-Barr virus in East Asia.","authors":"Hiroshi Kitamura, Iwao Kukimoto, Misako Yajima, Kazufumi Ikuta, Kenroh Sasaki, Teru Kanda","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>More than 95% of adult humans worldwide are latently infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Recent studies indicated that different EBV strains colonize different regions of Asia, where nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is endemic (southern China) or non-endemic (Japan/Korea). We searched for viral single nucleotide variant markers throughout the EBV genome by comparing the coding sequences of Japanese/Korean and NPC-endemic Chinese strains. We identified BamHI D fragment leftward reading frame 1 (BDLF1), BDLF2, and BDLF3 genes as viral geographical markers for distinguishing Japanese/Korean EBV strains from NPC-endemic Chinese EBV strains. Most significantly, BDLF-based EBV genotyping indicated that NPC-non-endemic Chinese and Mongolian EBV strains belong to the same group as Japanese/Korean EBV strains. We conclude that a particular type of EBV, designated as Transeurasian EBV, is prevalent among Transeurasian language speakers (Japanese, Korean, and Mongolian populations) and NPC-non-endemic Chinese populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142901404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of RNA reference materials for norovirus GI and GII using digital PCR.","authors":"Da-Hye Lee, Hyo Jung Ju, Yoojin Lee, Young-Kyung Bae","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Norovirus is a highly virulent pathogen that causes enteritis in all age groups worldwide. Owing to the diversity of noroviruses, the development of vaccines and treatments is challenging, and an early and accurate diagnosis is crucial. Reference materials (RMs) developed previously for norovirus genotypes I (GI) and II (GII) were quantified using reverse transcription quantitative PCR. In this study, we developed norovirus GI and GII RMs as in vitro transcribed RNA forms. These RMs were then assigned reference values for the RNA copy number concentration. The concentrations of GI and GII RMs determined using in-house reverse transcription digital PCR assays were (1.92±0.37)×10<sup>7</sup> and (1.20±0.27)×10<sup>7</sup> copy/mL, respectively. The homogeneity and stability of the RMs were evaluated, and their compatibility with commercial diagnostic kits was validated. These RMs can be used for the development of detection assays, as calibrants for various molecular measurement techniques, and as test materials for internal and external quality assurance.</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142857415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VirologyPub Date : 2024-12-07DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2024.110340
Marija Rozman, Laura Prtorić, Ante Šokota, Kristian Bodulić, Goran Tešović, Snjezana Zidovec-Lepej
{"title":"Previously unreported Arg594Lys in EBNA-1 and Leu212 in EBNA-2 among patients with EBV-associated infectious mononucleosis in Croatia.","authors":"Marija Rozman, Laura Prtorić, Ante Šokota, Kristian Bodulić, Goran Tešović, Snjezana Zidovec-Lepej","doi":"10.1016/j.virol.2024.110340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The molecular diversity of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is defined by mutations in specific EBV genes and has been insufficiently studied in infectious mononucleosis (IM). The aim of this study was to determine all variations of the EBV latency genes EBNA-1, EBNA-2 and LMP-1 in pediatric patients with EBV-associated IM in Croatia, including previously defined SNPs and indels as well as previously undocumented polymorphisms. The vast majority of EBV isolates (71/72) were determined as EBV type 1 while EBNA-1 genes were classified exclusively as previously defined EBNA-1 prototypes, with 22/72 sequences categorized as P-Ala and 50/72 sequences as P-Thr. The most common LMP-1 variants included wild type (B95-8, 20/72), China1 (19/72) and recombinants (10/72). This study also described a previously undocumented polymorphism in the Arg594Lys substitution that is present in all EBNA-1 sequences examined. In addition, we found a Leu212 insertion in the EBNA-2 sequences of 50/72 isolates compared to the wild type. These polymorphisms were described for the first time in this geographic region and were not mentioned in previous studies on EBV diversity in IM. We also concluded mutual variant association between the variants using a chi-square test, in which the LMP-1 North Carolina variant was significantly more likely to appear with the EBNA-1 P-Ala prototype, while the B95-8 LMP-1 variant was significantly more likely to appear with the EBNA-1 P-Thr prototype (p < 0.05). Furthermore, leucine addition in EBNA-2 sequences is more likely to appear with LMP-1 wild type and EBNA-1 P-Thr prototype while EBV type 1 identical to the reference sequence is more likely to appear with North Carolina LMP-1 variant and EBNA-1 P-Ala prototype (p < 0.05).</p>","PeriodicalId":94266,"journal":{"name":"Virology","volume":"603 ","pages":"110340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142796751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}