Japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity

Abstract Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the etiological agent of Japanese encephalitis (JE). The most commonly used vaccine used to prevent JE is the live-attenuated strain SA14-14-2, which was generated by serial passage of the wild-type (WT) JEV strain SA14. Two other vaccine candidates, SA1...

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Autores principales: Emily H. Davis, Andrew S. Beck, Li Li, Mellodee M. White, Marianne Banks Greenberg, Jill K. Thompson, Steven G. Widen, Alan D. T. Barrett, Nigel Bourne
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:76c97446ba9048d6a3eb3659558a8afe2021-12-02T15:28:51ZJapanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity10.1038/s41541-021-00371-y2059-0105https://doaj.org/article/76c97446ba9048d6a3eb3659558a8afe2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-021-00371-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2059-0105Abstract Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the etiological agent of Japanese encephalitis (JE). The most commonly used vaccine used to prevent JE is the live-attenuated strain SA14-14-2, which was generated by serial passage of the wild-type (WT) JEV strain SA14. Two other vaccine candidates, SA14-5-3 and SA14-2-8 were derived from SA14. Both were shown to be attenuated but lacked sufficient immunogenicity to be considered effective vaccines. To better contrast the SA14-14-2 vaccine with its less-immunogenic counterparts, genetic diversity, ribavirin sensitivity, mouse virulence and mouse immunogenicity of the three vaccines were investigated. Next generation sequencing demonstrated that SA14-14-2 was significantly more diverse than both SA14-5-3 and SA14-2-8, and was slightly less diverse than WT SA14. Notably, WT SA14 had unpredictable levels of diversity across its genome whereas SA14-14-2 is highly diverse, but genetic diversity is not random, rather the virus only tolerates variability at certain residues. Using Ribavirin sensitivity in vitro, it was found that SA14-14-2 has a lower fidelity replication complex compared to SA14-5-3 and SA14-2-8. Mouse virulence studies showed that SA14-2-8 was the most virulent of the three vaccine strains while SA14-14-2 had the most favorable combination of safety (virulence) and immunogenicity for all vaccines tested. SA14-14-2 contains genetic diversity and sensitivity to the antiviral Ribavirin similar to WT parent SA14, and this genetic diversity likely explains the (1) differences in genomic sequences reported for SA14-14-2 and (2) the encoding of major attenuation determinants by the viral E protein.Emily H. DavisAndrew S. BeckLi LiMellodee M. WhiteMarianne Banks GreenbergJill K. ThompsonSteven G. WidenAlan D. T. BarrettNigel BourneNature PortfolioarticleImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENnpj Vaccines, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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topic Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Emily H. Davis
Andrew S. Beck
Li Li
Mellodee M. White
Marianne Banks Greenberg
Jill K. Thompson
Steven G. Widen
Alan D. T. Barrett
Nigel Bourne
Japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity
description Abstract Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the etiological agent of Japanese encephalitis (JE). The most commonly used vaccine used to prevent JE is the live-attenuated strain SA14-14-2, which was generated by serial passage of the wild-type (WT) JEV strain SA14. Two other vaccine candidates, SA14-5-3 and SA14-2-8 were derived from SA14. Both were shown to be attenuated but lacked sufficient immunogenicity to be considered effective vaccines. To better contrast the SA14-14-2 vaccine with its less-immunogenic counterparts, genetic diversity, ribavirin sensitivity, mouse virulence and mouse immunogenicity of the three vaccines were investigated. Next generation sequencing demonstrated that SA14-14-2 was significantly more diverse than both SA14-5-3 and SA14-2-8, and was slightly less diverse than WT SA14. Notably, WT SA14 had unpredictable levels of diversity across its genome whereas SA14-14-2 is highly diverse, but genetic diversity is not random, rather the virus only tolerates variability at certain residues. Using Ribavirin sensitivity in vitro, it was found that SA14-14-2 has a lower fidelity replication complex compared to SA14-5-3 and SA14-2-8. Mouse virulence studies showed that SA14-2-8 was the most virulent of the three vaccine strains while SA14-14-2 had the most favorable combination of safety (virulence) and immunogenicity for all vaccines tested. SA14-14-2 contains genetic diversity and sensitivity to the antiviral Ribavirin similar to WT parent SA14, and this genetic diversity likely explains the (1) differences in genomic sequences reported for SA14-14-2 and (2) the encoding of major attenuation determinants by the viral E protein.
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author Emily H. Davis
Andrew S. Beck
Li Li
Mellodee M. White
Marianne Banks Greenberg
Jill K. Thompson
Steven G. Widen
Alan D. T. Barrett
Nigel Bourne
author_facet Emily H. Davis
Andrew S. Beck
Li Li
Mellodee M. White
Marianne Banks Greenberg
Jill K. Thompson
Steven G. Widen
Alan D. T. Barrett
Nigel Bourne
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title Japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity
title_short Japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity
title_full Japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity
title_fullStr Japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity
title_full_unstemmed Japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity
title_sort japanese encephalitis virus live attenuated vaccine strains display altered immunogenicity, virulence and genetic diversity
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