Journal
VIROLOGY
Volume 522, Issue -, Pages 37-45Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2018.07.004
Keywords
Influenza; Hemagglutinin; Receptor specificity; Receptor-binding site; Sialic; Fucose; Aquatic birds; Transmission; Adaptation
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- European Union FP6 project FLUPATH
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [SFB 1021]
- Russian Foundation for Basic Research [14-04-00547, 17-04-00148]
- NIAID/NIH [HHSN272201400008C]
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Ducks, gulls and shorebirds represent the major hosts of influenza A viruses (IAVs) in nature, but distinctions of IAVs in different birds are not well defined. Here we characterized the receptor specificity of gull IAVs with HA subtypes H4, H6, H14, H13 and H16 using synthetic sialylglycopolymers. In contrast to duck IAVs, gull IAVs efficiently bound to fucosylated receptors and often preferred sulfated and non-sulfated receptors with Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc cores over the counterparts with Gal beta 1-3GlcNAc cores. Unlike all other IAVs of aquatic birds, H16 IAVs showed efficient binding to Neu5Ac alpha 2-6Gal-containing receptors and bound poorly to Neu5Ac alpha 2-3Gal beta 1-3-terminated (duck-type) receptors. Analysis of HA crystal structures and amino acid sequences suggested that the amino acid at position 222 is an important determinant of the receptor specificity of IAVs and that transmission of duck viruses to gulls and shorebirds is commonly accompanied by substitutions at this position.
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