我国不同基因型水痘-带状疱疹病毒流行毒株gE基因序列分析

Sequence Analysis of Varicella-Zoster Virus gE Gene in Varicella-Zoster Virus Strains with Different Clades

为进一步了解我国不同地区流行的水痘—带状疱疹病毒(VZV)病毒株的基因型分布和分析代表性病毒株gE基因序列。于2010年12月至2011年6月期间,收集来自北京市、长春市、拉萨市和乌鲁木齐市4个地区水痘和带状疱疹患者的疱疹液拭子和皮肤痂片,共计18份。用单个核苷酸多态性(SNP)谱的方法确定病毒株的基因型。然后采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)方法扩增gE基因的全长片段,并进行测序分析。SNP分析显示18个病毒株的基因型共为4种,其中有7株属于clade2遗传支,1株属于clade3遗传支,4株为clade5遗传支。另有6株病毒兼有不同遗传支的特征,按照目前国际通用的分型方法不能归属于任何明确的遗传支。对不同病毒株gE基因序列分析,除了发现3个国外已有报道的1个同义突变(T660C)和2个反义突变(C119T、C1606A),还发现了3个新的反义突变(C56T、C1109T和C917A)和4个同义突变(C54T、T1075C、T816C和G279A)。首次在我国新疆自治区发现了clade5遗传支的VZV,在长春市还发现了目前尚未能分型的6株病毒。对部分病毒株gE基因序列分析,在gE的e1和c1抗原表位的编码区内中检出1个新型反义突变(C917A),需要进一步研究该突变对该病毒免疫原性和致病性的影响。

To analyze the gE gene sequence of varicella-zoster virus （VZV） strains of different clades and subclades currently circulating in China. Eighteen skin lesion fluid swabs or skin scab pieces from patients with chickenpox or shingles were obtained from Beijing, Changchun, Lhasa and Urumqi between December 2010 and June 2011. The genotype of the virus strains was determined by a group of single nucleotide polymorphism （SNP） located in 15 ORFs, and the full-length gE genes of 18 strains representing all the clades in the study was amplified by PCR and sequenced. In addition to the synonymous mutations and non-synonymous mutations that were reported in the literature, there were 3 novel non-synonymous mutations （C56T, Cll09T, C917A） and 4 new synonymous mutations （C54T, T1075C, T816C, G279A） found in the 8 strains analyzed. We found the VZV strains of clade 5 in Xinjiang for the first time,and the genotypes of some VZV strains circulating in Chagnchun could not be determined by the present methods. The analysis of gE gene sequences,revealed a novel non-synonymous mutations in the el and cl epitopes, corresponding to the amino acid change of serine to tyrosine.