bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.24.916916; this version posted January 25, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-ND 4.0 International license. 1 Swine ANP32A supports avian influenza 2 virus polymerase 3 Thomas P. Peacock1, Olivia C. Swann1, Ecco Staller1, P. Brian Leung1, Daniel H. Goldhill1, 4 Hongbo Zhou2, Jason S. Long1,a, Wendy S. Barclay1*. 5 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK, W2 1PG 6 2State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong 7 Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China, 430070 8 acurrent address – National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Blanche Ln, South 9 Mimms, Potters Bar, UK, EN6 3QG 10 *corresponding author; tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5035, email:
[email protected] bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.24.916916; this version posted January 25, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-ND 4.0 International license. 11 Abstract 12 Avian influenza viruses occasionally infect and adapt to mammals, including humans. 13 Swine are often described as ‘mixing vessels’, being susceptible to both avian and human 14 origin viruses, which allows the emergence of novel reassortants, such as the precursor to the 15 2009 H1N1 pandemic.