Ebola virus(EBOV) and Marburg virus(MARV),belonging to the Filoviridae family,emerged four decades ago and caused severe viral hemorrhagic fever in human and other primates.As high as 50-90% mortality,filoviruses can ...Ebola virus(EBOV) and Marburg virus(MARV),belonging to the Filoviridae family,emerged four decades ago and caused severe viral hemorrhagic fever in human and other primates.As high as 50-90% mortality,filoviruses can cause significant threats to public health.However,so far no specific and efficient vaccine has been available,nor have other treatment methods proved to be effective.It is of great importance to detect these pathogens specific,rapidly and sensitively in order to control future filovirus outbreaks.Here,recent progresses in the development of detection and diagnosis methods for EBOV and MARV are summarized.展开更多
This study aimed to investigate the serological characteristics of Ebola virus(EBOV) infection during the late phase of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. In total, 877 blood samples from 694 suspected Ebola virus di...This study aimed to investigate the serological characteristics of Ebola virus(EBOV) infection during the late phase of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. In total, 877 blood samples from 694 suspected Ebola virus disease(EVD) cases assessed from March to December 2015, were analyzed via real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) for viral RNA and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) and Luminex to detect antibodies against EBOV. Viral load and EBOV-specific IgM/IgG titers displayed a declining trend during March to December 2015. Viral RNA load decreased rapidly at earlier stages after disease onset, while EBOV-specific IgM and IgG still persisted in 58.1%(18/31) and 93.5%(29/31) of the confirmed EVD patients and in 3.8%(25/663) and 17.8%(118/663) of the RNA-negative suspected patients in the later phase, respectively. Dynamic analysis of longitudinally collected samples from eight EVD patients revealed typically reversed trends of declining viral load and increasing IgM and/or IgG titers in response to the EBOV infection.The present results indicate that certain populations of Sierra Leone developed immunity to an EBOV infection in the late phase of the outbreak, providing novel insights into the risk assessment of EBOV infections among human populations.展开更多
Ebola virus(EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates with high rates of fatality. Glycoprotein(GP) is the only envelope protein of EBOV, which may play a critical role in virus attachment...Ebola virus(EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates with high rates of fatality. Glycoprotein(GP) is the only envelope protein of EBOV, which may play a critical role in virus attachment and entry as well as stimulating host protective immune responses.However, the lack of expression of full-length GP in Escherichia coli hinders the further study of its function in viral pathogenesis. In this study, the vp40 gene was fused to the full-length gp gene and cloned into a prokaryotic expression vector. We showed that the VP40-GP and GP-VP40 fusion proteins could be expressed in E.coli at 16 ℃. In addition, it was shown that the position of vp40 in the fusion proteins affected the yields of the fusion proteins, with a higher level of production of the fusion protein when vp40 was upstream of gp compared to when it was downstream. The results provide a strategy for the expression of a large quantity of EBOV full-length GP, which is of importance for further analyzing the relationship between the structure and function of GP and developing an antibody for the treatment of EBOV infection.展开更多
埃博拉病毒(Ebola virus,EBOV)宿主广泛,其遗传进化关系复杂,影响埃博拉病毒密码子偏爱性的因素众多。为了明确人埃博拉病毒密码子使用的偏爱性,揭示影响其偏爱性的影响因素和不同宿主来源的埃博拉病毒间的遗传进化关系。本研究通过计...埃博拉病毒(Ebola virus,EBOV)宿主广泛,其遗传进化关系复杂,影响埃博拉病毒密码子偏爱性的因素众多。为了明确人埃博拉病毒密码子使用的偏爱性,揭示影响其偏爱性的影响因素和不同宿主来源的埃博拉病毒间的遗传进化关系。本研究通过计算有效密码子数(Effective number of codons,ENC),同义密码子相对使用频率(Relative synonymous codon usage,RSCU)和其他指标,对人埃博拉病毒的密码子使用模式进行综合分析。结果显示,人埃博拉病毒各蛋白的ENC均值分布于55.66~55.77,RSCU>1的密码子中77%以上都是以A/U结尾。中性绘图分析和PR2绘图分析等相关分析表明,自然选择是影响密码子使用模式的主要因素,突变压力的影响相对较小。聚类分析结果表明,猪和人来源的埃博拉病毒亲缘关系最近,提示猪来源的埃博拉病毒感染人的风险最大。新发现的bombali型埃博拉病毒与人的亲缘关系距离较远,在大多数蛋白中均单独聚类。本研究结果对深入了解人埃博拉病毒的遗传进化关系,进而研究埃博拉疫苗和制备抗体具有重大意义。展开更多
文摘Ebola virus(EBOV) and Marburg virus(MARV),belonging to the Filoviridae family,emerged four decades ago and caused severe viral hemorrhagic fever in human and other primates.As high as 50-90% mortality,filoviruses can cause significant threats to public health.However,so far no specific and efficient vaccine has been available,nor have other treatment methods proved to be effective.It is of great importance to detect these pathogens specific,rapidly and sensitively in order to control future filovirus outbreaks.Here,recent progresses in the development of detection and diagnosis methods for EBOV and MARV are summarized.
基金supported by National Mega project for Infectious Disease,Ministry of Science and technology(Grant Nos.2016ZX10004222-002,2016ZX10004222-003)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.81373141 and 81401312)National key project of Ebola research,National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Grant No.81590763)
文摘This study aimed to investigate the serological characteristics of Ebola virus(EBOV) infection during the late phase of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. In total, 877 blood samples from 694 suspected Ebola virus disease(EVD) cases assessed from March to December 2015, were analyzed via real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) for viral RNA and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) and Luminex to detect antibodies against EBOV. Viral load and EBOV-specific IgM/IgG titers displayed a declining trend during March to December 2015. Viral RNA load decreased rapidly at earlier stages after disease onset, while EBOV-specific IgM and IgG still persisted in 58.1%(18/31) and 93.5%(29/31) of the confirmed EVD patients and in 3.8%(25/663) and 17.8%(118/663) of the RNA-negative suspected patients in the later phase, respectively. Dynamic analysis of longitudinally collected samples from eight EVD patients revealed typically reversed trends of declining viral load and increasing IgM and/or IgG titers in response to the EBOV infection.The present results indicate that certain populations of Sierra Leone developed immunity to an EBOV infection in the late phase of the outbreak, providing novel insights into the risk assessment of EBOV infections among human populations.
基金jointly supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project (2012ZX10004219 and 2012ZX10004403)the Presidential Fund of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Wuhan Key Laboratory on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosafety
文摘Ebola virus(EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates with high rates of fatality. Glycoprotein(GP) is the only envelope protein of EBOV, which may play a critical role in virus attachment and entry as well as stimulating host protective immune responses.However, the lack of expression of full-length GP in Escherichia coli hinders the further study of its function in viral pathogenesis. In this study, the vp40 gene was fused to the full-length gp gene and cloned into a prokaryotic expression vector. We showed that the VP40-GP and GP-VP40 fusion proteins could be expressed in E.coli at 16 ℃. In addition, it was shown that the position of vp40 in the fusion proteins affected the yields of the fusion proteins, with a higher level of production of the fusion protein when vp40 was upstream of gp compared to when it was downstream. The results provide a strategy for the expression of a large quantity of EBOV full-length GP, which is of importance for further analyzing the relationship between the structure and function of GP and developing an antibody for the treatment of EBOV infection.
文摘埃博拉病毒(Ebola virus,EBOV)宿主广泛,其遗传进化关系复杂,影响埃博拉病毒密码子偏爱性的因素众多。为了明确人埃博拉病毒密码子使用的偏爱性,揭示影响其偏爱性的影响因素和不同宿主来源的埃博拉病毒间的遗传进化关系。本研究通过计算有效密码子数(Effective number of codons,ENC),同义密码子相对使用频率(Relative synonymous codon usage,RSCU)和其他指标,对人埃博拉病毒的密码子使用模式进行综合分析。结果显示,人埃博拉病毒各蛋白的ENC均值分布于55.66~55.77,RSCU>1的密码子中77%以上都是以A/U结尾。中性绘图分析和PR2绘图分析等相关分析表明,自然选择是影响密码子使用模式的主要因素,突变压力的影响相对较小。聚类分析结果表明,猪和人来源的埃博拉病毒亲缘关系最近,提示猪来源的埃博拉病毒感染人的风险最大。新发现的bombali型埃博拉病毒与人的亲缘关系距离较远,在大多数蛋白中均单独聚类。本研究结果对深入了解人埃博拉病毒的遗传进化关系,进而研究埃博拉疫苗和制备抗体具有重大意义。
