title: Specific small interfering RNAs-mediated inhibition of replication of porcine encephalomyocarditis virus in BHK-21 cells.
abstract: Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) is recognized as a pathogen inducing acute myocarditis and sudden death in preweaned piglets and severe reproductive failure in sows. In this study, eight specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) duplexes targeting different genomic regions of EMCV BJC3 were designed and their ability to inhibit virus replication in BHK-21 cells was investigated. The results showed that BHK-21 cells transfected with siRNA duplexes to 2C gene (JH-4,666, BJC-1,739), 2B gene (BJC-807), 3C gene (BJC-2,363) and 3D gene (BJC-3269) were specifically resistant to EMCV infection when exposed to 500 times the 50% cell culture infective dose (CCID(50)) of EMCV. The levels of the 3D gene in the transfected cells were obviously decreased. IFA and Western blotting analysis confirmed that the expression of VP1 protein in cell culture transfected with the siRNAs was apparently reduced. Of the five siRNAs, JH-4,666, BJC-2,363 and BJC-3,269 were the most effective. Combination of the siRNA duplexes enhanced the inhibition of EMCV replication. Our data indicated that specific siRNAs are able to inhibit the replication of porcine encephalomyocarditis virus in BHK-21 cells, suggesting that RNAi might provide a new approach to prevent EMCV infection.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xinna
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Hanchun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kangzhen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Zhenhai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhenlin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D004686:Encephalomyocarditis virus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014162:Transfection; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C096256:VP1 protein, encephalomyocarditis virus