TY - JOUR
T1 - Genetic and antigenic characterization of sigma C protein from avian reovirus
AU - Goldenberg, Dana
AU - Pasmanik-Chor, Metsada
AU - Pirak, Michael
AU - Kass, Nava
AU - Lublin, Avishai
AU - Yeheskel, Adva
AU - Heller, Dan
AU - Pitcovski, Jacob
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Avian reovirus (ARV) causes viral arthritis, tenosynovitis, liver infection and immunosuppression in birds. Live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines for ARV are available, but do not efficiently protect against recent variants. Sigma C, which mediates virus attachment to target cells, is the most variable protein in ARV. Antibodies to this protein neutralize viral infection. The purpose of the present study was to characterize sigma C in isolates of ARV from infected birds, as compared with the vaccine strain. Amino acids 27 to 293 of sigma C from 28 Israeli isolates were compared, classified and analysed using bioinformatics tools. Large variations were found among the isolates, and the vaccine strain was shown to differ from most of the studied strains, which could explain the failure of commonly used vaccinations in protecting birds against ARV infection. Based on sigma C protein sequences from all over the world, ARV can be divided into four groups. Isolates from all groups were found in the field simultaneously, possibly explaining the insufficient protection achieved by the vaccine strain, which is represented in one of the groups. The results point out the need and the difficulty in producing a wide-ranging vaccine. Several conserved regions among all reported ARV sigma C proteins were identified. These peptides were further studied for structural and functional properties, and for antigenic characterization. The results of this study shed light on peptide selection for a broad and efficient vaccine.
AB - Avian reovirus (ARV) causes viral arthritis, tenosynovitis, liver infection and immunosuppression in birds. Live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines for ARV are available, but do not efficiently protect against recent variants. Sigma C, which mediates virus attachment to target cells, is the most variable protein in ARV. Antibodies to this protein neutralize viral infection. The purpose of the present study was to characterize sigma C in isolates of ARV from infected birds, as compared with the vaccine strain. Amino acids 27 to 293 of sigma C from 28 Israeli isolates were compared, classified and analysed using bioinformatics tools. Large variations were found among the isolates, and the vaccine strain was shown to differ from most of the studied strains, which could explain the failure of commonly used vaccinations in protecting birds against ARV infection. Based on sigma C protein sequences from all over the world, ARV can be divided into four groups. Isolates from all groups were found in the field simultaneously, possibly explaining the insufficient protection achieved by the vaccine strain, which is represented in one of the groups. The results point out the need and the difficulty in producing a wide-ranging vaccine. Several conserved regions among all reported ARV sigma C proteins were identified. These peptides were further studied for structural and functional properties, and for antigenic characterization. The results of this study shed light on peptide selection for a broad and efficient vaccine.
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U2 - 10.1080/03079457.2010.480969
DO - 10.1080/03079457.2010.480969
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C2 - 20544425
AN - SCOPUS:77953642820
SN - 0307-9457
VL - 39
SP - 189
EP - 199
JO - Avian Pathology
JF - Avian Pathology
IS - 3
ER -