title: Construction of a multiple targeting RNAi plasmid that inhibits target gene expression and FMDV replication in BHK-21 cells and suckling mice.
abstract: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease that afflicts cloven-hoofed animals. The etiological agent of FMD is foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). The VP1 gene of FMDV is essential during the life cycle of the virus and plays a key role in the attachment of the virus to susceptible cells. We constructed a plasmid, pCWN11, that expresses siRNAs multiple-targeting the VP1 genes of FMDV. We evaluated the gene silencing efficiency of the plasmid using an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) reporter system in BHK-21 cells. The antiviral potential of the plasmid in BHK-21 cells and suckling mice were investigated. The results indicate that cotransfection of pCWN11 with any one of three serotypes VP1-EGFP plasmids resulted in a reduction in the EGFP signal relative to the control. Moreover, the antiviral potential induced by pCWN11 was evident during challenge with one FMDV isolate of either serotype O (HKN/2002) or serotype Asia I (YNBS/58), and the inhibition extended to almost 40 h. Furthermore, subcutaneous injection of pCWN11 in the neck made suckling mice significantly less susceptible to FMDV serotype O and Asia I.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Shaoqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jiulian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Yonggan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Weiyao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zhaoxin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D029544:Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015870:Gene Expression; D007668:Kidney; D051379:Mice; D010957:Plasmids / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D034622:RNA Interference / Q000502:physiology*; D014779:Virus Replication
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