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Mapping of H3N2 influenza antigenic evolution in China reveals a strategy for vaccine strain recommendation

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  • Xiangjun Du

    (Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Libo Dong

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Yu Lan

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Yousong Peng

    (Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Aiping Wu

    (Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ye Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Weijuan Huang

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Dayan Wang

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Min Wang

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Yuanji Guo

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Yuelong Shu

    (State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Taijiao Jiang

    (Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

One of the primary efforts in influenza vaccine strain recommendation is to monitor through gene sequencing the viral surface protein haemagglutinin (HA) variants that lead to viral antigenic changes. Here we have developed a computational method, denoted as PREDAC, to predict antigenic clusters of influenza A (H3N2) viruses with high accuracy from viral HA sequences. Application of PREDAC to large-scale HA sequence data of H3N2 viruses isolated from diverse regions of Mainland China identified 17 antigenic clusters that have dominated for at least one season between 1968 and 2010. By tracking the dynamics of the dominant antigenic clusters, we not only find that dominant antigenic clusters change more frequently in China than in the United States/Europe, but also characterize the antigenic patterns of seasonal H3N2 viruses within China. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the coupling of large-scale HA sequencing with PREDAC can significantly improve vaccine strain recommendation for China.

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  • Xiangjun Du & Libo Dong & Yu Lan & Yousong Peng & Aiping Wu & Ye Zhang & Weijuan Huang & Dayan Wang & Min Wang & Yuanji Guo & Yuelong Shu & Taijiao Jiang, 2012. "Mapping of H3N2 influenza antigenic evolution in China reveals a strategy for vaccine strain recommendation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-9, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1710
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1710
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    1. Xunjie Cheng & Tao Chen & Yang Yang & Jing Yang & Dayan Wang & Guoqing Hu & Yuelong Shu, 2018. "Using an innovative method to develop the threshold of seasonal influenza epidemic in China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(8), pages 1-13, August.

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