PMID- 15246270 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040910 LR - 20200410 IS - 0042-6822 (Print) IS - 1096-0341 (Electronic) IS - 0042-6822 (Linking) VI - 325 IP - 2 DP - 2004 Aug 1 TI - A highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus generated from an infectious cDNA clone retains the in vivo virulence and transmissibility properties of the parental virus. PG - 308-19 AB - The nucleotide sequence of a highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) was determined. Transfection of MARC-145 cells with capped in vitro transcripts derived from a full-length cDNA clone of the viral genome resulted in infectious PRRSV with growth characteristics similar to that of the parental virus. Primer extension analysis revealed that during replication, the viral polymerase corrected the two nonviral guanosine residues present at the 5' terminus of the transfected transcripts. Animal studies showed that the cloned virus induced hyperthermia, persistent viremia, and antibody response, similar to that observed with the parental virus. Contact transmission occurred rapidly within 3 days of introduction of naive pigs into the group of clone virus-inoculated pigs. These results suggest that the cloned virus retains the in vivo virulence and contagion properties of the parental virus, thus, providing the background for reverse genetics manipulation in systematic examination of attenuation and virulence phenotypes. FAU - Truong, Ha M AU - Truong HM AD - Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and the Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. FAU - Lu, Z AU - Lu Z FAU - Kutish, Gerald F AU - Kutish GF FAU - Galeota, Judith AU - Galeota J FAU - Osorio, Fernando A AU - Osorio FA FAU - Pattnaik, Asit K AU - Pattnaik AK LA - eng GR - AI-34956/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI034956/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R29 AI034956/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - P20RR15635/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - P20 RR015635/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Virology JT - Virology JID - 0110674 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - DNA Primers/genetics MH - DNA, Complementary/genetics MH - DNA, Viral/*genetics MH - Genome, Viral MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/transmission/virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*genetics/*pathogenicity/physiology MH - Sus scrofa MH - Virulence/genetics MH - Virus Replication PMC - PMC7127741 EDAT- 2004/07/13 05:00 MHDA- 2004/09/11 05:00 PMCR- 2004/06/17 CRDT- 2004/07/13 05:00 PHST- 2004/02/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/04/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2004/04/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2004/07/13 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/09/11 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/07/13 05:00 [entrez] PHST- 2004/06/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0042682204003514 [pii] AID - S0042-6822(04)00351-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.virol.2004.04.046 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Virology. 2004 Aug 1;325(2):308-19. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2004.04.046.