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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Molecular patterns of matrix protein 1 (M1): A strong predictor of adaptive evolution in H9N2 avian influenza viruses.

Yanting Zhu, Yulin Cong, Yixue Sun, Shouzhi Sheng, Chang Liu, Jianfeng Jiang, Siqi Li, Pengju Zhang, Chao Gao, Jinghui Zhao and 1 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Yanting Zhu *State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Yulin Cong *State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Yixue Sun *Jilin Research & Development Center of Biomedical Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, China.
Shouzhi ShengState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Chang LiuState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Jianfeng JiangState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Siqi LiState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Pengju ZhangInstitute of Animal Biotechnology, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
Chao GaoState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Jinghui ZhaoState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Yanlong CongState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Department of Animal Infectious Disease and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2036-711X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32072893 and 32473061Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Jilin Province 20240101256JC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The H9N2 subtype of avian influenza virus (AIV) emerges as a significant member of the influenza A virus family. However, the varying degrees of epidemiological dominance among different lineages or clades of H9N2 AIVs have not been fully clarified. The matrix protein M1, a key structural component of the virion, plays a crucial role in maintaining the viral structure and lifecycle. To elucidate the intrinsic relationship between the genetic patterns of M1 and the adaptive dynamics of H9N2 AIVs, this study focused on the five major evolutionary patterns of M1 and conducted in vitro and in vivo investigations from the perspectives of vRNP release after viral uncoating, polymerase activity, mRNA and vRNA levels, the nuclear export of vRNPs, plasma membrane-binding capacity, proliferation capacity, growth competitiveness, and transmission potential. The results revealed a strong correlation between the epidemiological dominance of H9N2 AIVs and the specific patterns of M1, with M1

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Evolution, MolecularInfluenza A Virus, H9N2 SubtypeInfluenza in BirdsViral Matrix ProteinsAnimalsChickensVirus ReplicationM1 protein, Influenza A virusViral Matrix Proteinsepidemiological dominancegenetic patternH9N2 AIVmatrix protein M1virus replication

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PMID40020189
PMCPMC11892622

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