title: Relation between drug resistance and antigenicity among norakin-resistant mutants of influenza A (fowl plague) virus.
abstract: Norakin-resistant (NR) mutants of fowl plague virus (A/FPV/Weybridge, H7N7) have 1 to 2 (in one instance 3) amino acid substitutions in different positions of the heavy (HA 1) and/or light (HA 2) subunits of the haemagglutinin (HA) molecule. Investigation of NR mutants using the haemagglutination inhibition test with monoclonal antibodies (MAb) to the HA of A/seal/Massachusetts/80 (H7N7) virus revealed that one of the mutants (NR 1) differs antigenically from the wild-type fowl plague virus: its haemagglutination was not inhibited by MAb 55/2 and 58/6. By contrast, MAb-resistant (escape) mutants, selected from the wild-type fowl plague virus under pressure from MAb 55/2 or 58/6, showed reduced drug sensitivity. These findings suggest a possibility of correlation between alteration of influenza virus antigenicity and change of its sensitivity to drugs whose target is the haemagglutinin. This potential effect should be taken into account when antiviral substances directed to surface influenza virus antigens are being developed for use as antiviral drugs.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Viral Preparations, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Klimov
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Markushin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prösch
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Ginzburg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heider
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Heider
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schröeder
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001717:Birds; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral; D010880:Piperidines; C046667:triperiden