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Title: A 19MER PEPTIDE INSERTION IN THE E1 GLYCOPROTEIN OF CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER FEVER VIRUS AFFECTS VIRAL VIRULENCE IN SWINE

Author
item Risatti, Guillermo
item Kutish, Gerald
item Lu, Zhiqiang
item Holinka-Patterson, Lauren
item FRENCH, RICHARD - UNIV. CONNECTICUT
item SUR, J - USDA, ARS, PIADC
item Rock, Daniel
item Borca, Manuel

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/30/2004
Publication Date: 11/14/2004
Citation: Risatti, G.R., Kutish, G.F., Lu, Z., Holinka, L.G., French, R.A., Sur, J.H., Rock, D.L., Borca, M.V. 2004. A 19mer Peptide Insertion in the E1 Glycoprotein of Classical Swine Fever Virus Affects Viral Virulence in Swine. Conference of Research Worksers in Animal Disese Meeting. P.195

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Transposon linker insertion mutagenesis of a full-length infectious clone of the pathogenic classical swine fever virus (CSFV) isolate Brescia (pBIC) was used to identify genetic determinants of CSFV virulence and host range. A virus mutant, RB-C22 (RB-C22v), possessing a 19-residue tag insertion at the carboxyl end of E1 was constructed. RB-C22v and the parental virus pBIC (pBICv) exhibited similar growth characteristics on primary porcine macrophage cell cultures although RB-C22v produced significantly smaller plaques on SK6 cell cultures. In vivo, RB-C22v was markedly attenuated in swine. In contrast with pBICv infection, where mortality was 100%, all RB-C22v- infected pigs survived infection remaining clinically normal. A delay in spread to and decreased replication of RB-C22v in the tonsils were accompanied by a delay in generalization of infection, and a 102 to 107 log10 reduction in virus titers in lymphoid tissues and blood. These results indicate that a domain of E1 glycoprotein affects swine virulence.