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Identification of an additional N-glycosylation site and thermostable mutations within the hemagglutinin-neuraminidase gene of the Newcastle disease virus belonging to the VII.1.1 sub-genotype

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyed Sajjad Babaeimarzangou 1
Manoochehr Allymehr 1
Aidin Molouki 2
Alireza Talebi 1
Mohammad Hossein Fallah Mehrabadi 3

1 Department of Poultry Health and Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2 Department of Avian Diseases Research and Diagnostics, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran

3 Department of Avian Diseases Research and Diagnostics, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30466/vrf.2022.558074.3562
Abstract
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is considered one of the most devastating avian viral patho-gens affecting the avian population, and it causes a significant economic burden on the poultry industry worldwide. The study aimed to gain deeper understanding of the molecular and phylogenetic analyses of the complete hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) coding region among NDV isolates. The samples were obtained from different parts of Iran from July 2017 to February 2020, were used for phylogenic analysis in this study. The results confirmed the predominance of sub-genotype VII.1.1, previously known as sub-genotype VIIL, which is circulating in commercial broiler farms of Iran. Identification of (a) an additional N-glycosylation site (NIS) at position 144; (b) mutations S315P and I369V which are related to increasing the viral thermostability; (C) cysteine residues at positions 123; (d) amino acid substitutions in the HN antigenic sites, especially the mutations I514V and E347Q, as well as the other mutant within HN binding sites of the VII.1.1 sub-genotype, suggests the idea that this new sub-genotype of NDV may possess a high level of pathogenicity and virulence compared to other NDV sub-genotypes. In conclusion, the results indicate the presence of an additional NIS at position 144, which may alter the virulence of the isolates. Furthermore, the presence of the thermostable mutations (S315P and I369V) and the other amino acid substitutions among the VII.1.1 sub-genotype isolates may have an impact on the vaccine immunity against this new NDV sub-genotype.

Keywords

Amino acid substitutions
Hemagglutinin-neuraminidase
Newcastle disease virus
Phylogenetic analyses

Subjects

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Veterinary Research Forum
Volume 14, Issue 8
August 2023
Pages 447-456

  • Receive Date 19 July 2022
  • Revise Date 21 September 2022
  • Accept Date 16 October 2022

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