[Recovery of an infectious virus from the full-length cDNA of PRRSV BJ-4].
Six recombinant plasmids covering cDNA of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus BJ-4 were sequenced, respectively, and 23 point mutations were reverted with site-directed mutagenesis kit. The full-length cDNA clone pWSK-DCBA was assembled and re-sequenced. The capped viral genomic RNA was transcribed in vitro, mixed with liposome and transfected into MARC-145 cells, and an infectious virus (designated rV68) was rescued. The rescued virus was able to induce CPE typical of PRRSV on MARC-145 and stably propagated in vitro . Growth kinetics curve of the rV68 exhibited a delayed replication in MARC-145 cell, namely its peak titer time was 12h later than that of parental virus. However, there was no significant difference between the peak titers of the rescued and parental virus (P > 0.05). These results suggest that the full-length cDNA clone pWSK-DCBA of PRRSV BJ-4 is infectious, which provide a basis for further study on molecular pathogenicity and immunity, as well as developing novel vaccine of PRRSV.
Ran
Zhi-guang
ZG
Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine of Ministry of Agriculture , College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10094, China.
Chen
Xiao-yun
XY
Yang
Han-chun
HC
Guo
Xin
X
Gai
Xin-na
XN
D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000882:Haplorhini; D009154:Mutation; D019318:Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome / Q000821:virology*; D019316:Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014776:Virus Cultivation; D014779:Virus Replication
D018076:DNA, Complementary