期刊
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 38, 期 7, 页码 2767-2777出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab065
关键词
evolution; influenza; population genetics
资金
- NIH NIAID [R01AI127893-01, F31AI140714]
- NIH NIGMS [R35GM119774]
- SNF [310030_188547]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [310030_188547] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Current frequency is the strongest predictor of eventual fixation, as expected in neutral evolution, while other properties have little predictive power. Parallel evolution is moderately predictive of fixation, and although LBI has limited capacity for predicting frequency dynamics, it can successfully select strains representative of future populations.
Seasonal influenza viruses repeatedly infect humans in part because they rapidly change their antigenic properties and evade host immune responses, necessitating frequent updates of the vaccine composition. Accurate predictions of strains circulating in the future could therefore improve the vaccine match. Here, we studied the predictability of frequency dynamics and fixation of amino acid substitutions. Current frequency was the strongest predictor of eventual fixation, as expected in neutral evolution. Other properties, such as occurrence in previously characterized epitopes or high Local Branching Index (LBI) had little predictive power. Parallel evolution was found to be moderately predictive of fixation. Although the LBI had little power to predict frequency dynamics, it was still successful at picking strains representative of future populations. The latter is due to a tendency of the LBI to be high for consensus-like sequences that are closer to the future than the average sequence. Simulations of models of adapting populations, in contrast, show clear signals of predictability. This indicates that the evolution of influenza HA and NA, while driven by strong selection pressure to change, is poorly described by common models of directional selection such as traveling fitness waves.
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