Non-structural protein 1 (NS1) of the influenza virus plays a crucial role in modulating the host immune response and facili- tating virus replication. The formation of a homodimer or an oligomer is necessary for NS...Non-structural protein 1 (NS1) of the influenza virus plays a crucial role in modulating the host immune response and facili- tating virus replication. The formation of a homodimer or an oligomer is necessary for NSI to exert its function efficiently. In the present study, the NS 1 protein from the A/Shantou/602/06(H3N2) virus (herein abbreviated as NS32) was found to interact with NS1 from A/Shantou/169/O6(H1N1), A/Chicken/Guangdong/1/05(HSN1) and A/Quail/Hong Kong/G1/97(H9N2) (abbre- viated as NS11, NS51 and NS92, respectively) viruses, although NS32 shares 17.4%-20.9% sequence diversity with NS11, NS51 and NS92. This indicates that the heterologous interactions between NS1 proteins from different influenza A virus sub- types/strains may be a common event during co-infection.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.30972766,31170852,81001322,81172795,and 81072622)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(Grant No.20094402110004)+1 种基金Scientific Research Foundation of Shantou University Medical College(Grant No.LC0401)211 Project of Guangdong Province(Mechanism and Prevention of Emerging Infectious Diseases)
文摘Non-structural protein 1 (NS1) of the influenza virus plays a crucial role in modulating the host immune response and facili- tating virus replication. The formation of a homodimer or an oligomer is necessary for NSI to exert its function efficiently. In the present study, the NS 1 protein from the A/Shantou/602/06(H3N2) virus (herein abbreviated as NS32) was found to interact with NS1 from A/Shantou/169/O6(H1N1), A/Chicken/Guangdong/1/05(HSN1) and A/Quail/Hong Kong/G1/97(H9N2) (abbre- viated as NS11, NS51 and NS92, respectively) viruses, although NS32 shares 17.4%-20.9% sequence diversity with NS11, NS51 and NS92. This indicates that the heterologous interactions between NS1 proteins from different influenza A virus sub- types/strains may be a common event during co-infection.