Comparison of three velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus by RNA oligonucleotide fingerprinting.

The purified RNA from three velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus (Ca-1083 [Fontana], Largo, and Texas GB) was analyzed by oligonucleotide fingerprinting. An image-processing system used to manipulate and rescale autoradiographs to uniform dimensions assisted the manual comparison of RNA fingerprints. Based on this analysis, the fingerprints of the Largo and Ca-1083 viscerotropic strains were more similar to each other than either virus was to the Texas GB neurotropic strain. By contrast, the Largo and Texas GB strains displayed more differences in the pattern of RNA fragment migration than other strain comparisons. Fingerprint comparisons were also performed between velogenic and previously reported lentogenic strains of NDV. No large RNA fragments were identified as NDV-specific or virulence-specific. This study evaluates the relationships among these NDV strains.     

Detection of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) RNA by hybridization with an oligonucleotide DNA probe

Marine farming of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is growing rapidly in Norway, and fish diseases have now become one of the biggest obstacles for this new industry. Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) is commonly found in fish from Norwegian sea farms. Diagnosis of IPNV infection is, at present, mainly based on virus isolation in cell cultures and identification by neutralization tests (NT). A DNA-RNA hybridization assay was developed using a 24 base DNA oligonucleotide probe. This is homologous to a part of the nucleotide sequence of the IPNV genome coding for a protease. RNA extracted from IPNV and harvest from infected cell cultures were fixed to nylon filters and hybridized with the 32P end-labelled probe. The results showed that the probe specifically identified IPNV from these two materials, both for the three different virus strains (Ab, Sp and VR-299) used, and for several different field isolates. It did not hybridize with reoviruses or non-infected cell cultures used as controls. These results indicate that the probe is not serotype specific, and furthermore that RNA extraction is not required before hybridization. This method may be a useful alternative to NT for routine identification of IPNV, particularly when non-radioactive labelling of the probe is introduced.     

我国鸡群禽戊型肝炎病毒RT-PCR检测及部分ORF2基因序列分析

为从核酸水平证实我国鸡群中禽戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)的存在,本实验从山东省某鸡场患有肝脾肿大综合征的病鸡中采集10份粪便和8份胆汁样品,利用RT-PCR方法检测其中禽HEV ORF2基因片段,并将阳性PCR产物克隆测序。结果显示:18份粪便和胆汁样品中,13份为禽HEV RNA阳性;其序列间的同源性为97%～99%,与GenBank中登录的参考序列同源性为76.6%～98.1%;进化树显示与欧洲地区的禽HEV在同一分支,属于禽HEV基因3型。禽HEV ORF2基因的检出为进一步了解禽HEV对我国家禽养殖业的危害以及在我国的流行情况奠定了基础。     

Antisense oligonucleotide complementary to the BamHI-H gene family of Marek's disease virus induced growth arrest of MDCC-MSB1 cells in the S-phase.

DNA synthesis was effectively inhibited by antisense oligonucleotide A1 complementary to the BamHI-H gene family in Marek's disease virus (MDV)-derived lymphoblastoid MDCC-MSB1 cells. When a cell cycle distribution of a total cell population was analyzed by flow cytometry, the proportion of S-phase cells increased in the cell populations by treatment with oligonucleotide A1. Approximately 60-70% of the cells appeared in the S phase for 24 and 36 hr of incubation in the presence of oligonucleotide A1 (20-30% in the untreated control cells). The inhibition of cell cycle progression by treatment with oligonucleotide A1 was reversible. When the cells were treated with 5 microM aphidicolin for 12 hr, a similar pattern of cell cycle distribution was observed to that obtained after treatment with oligonucleotide A1. Aphidicolin is an inhibitor of cellular DNA polymerase alpha, and it halts progression of the cell cycle at the G1/S border or early S phase. When the cells were treated with aphidicolin for 12 hr and subsequently incubated with oligonucleotide A1, no significant difference was observed in the cycle phase distribution of cells in the presence and absence of oligonucleotide A1. In contrast, when the cells were treated with oligonucleotide A1 for 12 hr and subsequently incubated with aphidicolin, the cell cycle did not progress from the G1/S border or early S phase to the next phase.     

靶向新城疫病毒L基因(功能区)的siRNA抑制新城疫病毒的复制

本研究以新城疫病毒（NDV）L蛋白的功能区（P1595、P2103和P3277酶活性中心结构区）序列为RNAi的靶位点,设计、构建了3个特异性的siRNA的真核表达质粒pSi-L6、pSi-L7和pSi—L9,转染到CEF细胞后接种NDV。间接免疫荧光实验结果显示：pSi-L6、pSi-L7和pSi-L9均能抑制NDV抗原蛋白的表达;Real-time PCR检测到转染pSi-L6、pSi-L7和pSi-L9的CEF细胞中L基因的转录水平分别降低79.1％、93．9％和91.3％,P基因的转录水平分别降低73％、86、3％和89．8％;病毒滴度测定表明转染pSi-L6、pSi-L7和pSi-L9质粒的细胞培养上清中病毒的滴度分别低2、19、3、16和5．24倍。本研究中3个特异性的siRNA均能抑制NDV的复制、增殖,表明P1595、P2103和P3277这3个区域对于L蛋白发挥RNA依赖的RNA聚合酶的功能具有重要作用。     

Inhibition of virus attachment to CPK cells by monoclonal antibody to transmissible gastroenteritis virus.

Five MAbs, which recognized E2 glycoprotein of TGE virus TO-163 and showed neutralizing activity, were examined to see if they inhibit virus attachment to the susceptible cells (CPK cells). Only one (160/4) MAb blocked the virus attachment to the cells, indicating that the inhibition of virus attachment is one of important mechanisms of neutralizing by antibody.     

Monitoring bovine viral diarrhea virus vaccines for adventitious virus, using T1 ribonuclease viral RNA oligonucleotide fingerprinting.

Viral RNA oligonucleotide fingerprinting was used to discriminate 3 cytopathic vaccine bovine viral diarrhea viruses (BVDV) grown in medium supplemented with serum contaminated with noncytopathic BVDV from the same 3 viruses grown in cell culture free of BVDV. Oligonucleotide fingerprinting also effectively discriminated between reference Singer BVDV, NADL BVDV, and New York-1 BVDV grown in BVDV-free noncontaminated or BVDV-contaminated cell cultures. Oligonucleotide fingerprint mapping of viral RNA maybe used to determine the purity of virus stocks, as well as that of BVDV vaccines.     

Detection of antibodies to mouse thymic virus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect serum antibodies to mouse thymic virus, a herpesvirus that causes thymic lesions and immunosuppression. Antibodies were detected in mice that had received single or multiple injections of the virus and were also found in mice housed in contact with the experimentally infected animals. By contrast, mice not exposed to mouse thymic virus or those inoculated with an uninfected thymus preparation remained seronegative. A serological survey of eight mouse colonies revealed one positive colony, confirmed by virus isolation. These results show that the test is sufficiently sensitive and specific to be used for routine screening of mice.     

Studies on the detection of antibody to duck hepatitis virus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibody to duck hepatitis virus (DHV) is described. The results of ELISA were compared with those of an agar gel diffusion precipitin (AGDP) test and a serum-neutralization (SN) test. The specificity of the ELISA was in accordance with the specificity of the AGDP and SN tests, but there was a difference in sensitivity. The positive detection rates of ELISA, SN test, and AGDP test for 93 clinical samples were 68.8%, 68.8%, and 18.8%, respectively. A positive/negative (P/N) value larger than or equal to 2.1 plus an absorbance value larger than or equal to 0.4 was used as a comprehensive positive standard for the ELISA. This eliminated false-positive reactions. The results showed that the ELISA was a rapid, sensitive, and accurate method for detecting antibody to DHV.