PMID- 16971421 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070116 LR - 20181113 IS - 0022-538X (Print) IS - 1098-5514 (Electronic) IS - 0022-538X (Linking) VI - 80 IP - 23 DP - 2006 Dec TI - A full-length cDNA infectious clone of North American type 1 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: expression of green fluorescent protein in the Nsp2 region. PG - 11447-55 AB - The recent emergence of a unique group of North American type 1 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in the United States presents new disease control problems for a swine industry that has already been impacted seriously by North American type 2 PRRSV. In this study, a full-length cDNA infectious clone was generated from a low-virulence North American type 1 PRRSV isolate, SD01-08. In vitro studies demonstrated that the cloned virus maintained growth properties similar to those of the parental virus. Virological, pathological, and immunological observations from animals challenged with cloned viruses were similar to those from animals challenged with the parental virus and a modified live virus vaccine. To further explore the potential use as a viral backbone for expressing foreign genes, the green fluorescent protein (GFP) was inserted into a unique deletion site located at amino acid positions 348 and 349 of the predicted Nsp2 region in the virus, and expression of the Nsp2-GFP fusion protein was visualized by fluorescent microscopy. The availability of this North American type 1 infectious clone provides an important research tool for further study of the basic viral biology and pathogenic mechanisms of this group of type 1 PRRSV in the United States. FAU - Fang, Ying AU - Fang Y AD - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Vaccinology, Department of Veterinary Science, Box 2175, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007-1396, USA. ying.fang@sdstate.edu FAU - Rowland, Raymond R R AU - Rowland RR FAU - Roof, Michael AU - Roof M FAU - Lunney, Joan K AU - Lunney JK FAU - Christopher-Hennings, Jane AU - Christopher-Hennings J FAU - Nelson, Eric A AU - Nelson EA LA - eng SI - GENBANK/DQ489311 PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20060913 PL - United States TA - J Virol JT - Journal of virology JID - 0113724 RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - 0 (Viral Nonstructural Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Proteins) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - Cricetinae MH - DNA, Complementary/analysis/*physiology MH - DNA, Viral/biosynthesis MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Viral MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*genetics/growth & development/isolation & purification/*pathogenicity MH - Swine MH - Viral Nonstructural Proteins/chemistry/*genetics MH - Viral Proteins/chemistry/genetics PMC - PMC1642622 EDAT- 2006/09/15 09:00 MHDA- 2007/01/17 09:00 PMCR- 2007/04/01 CRDT- 2006/09/15 09:00 PHST- 2006/09/15 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/01/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/09/15 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2007/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JVI.01032-06 [pii] AID - 1032-06 [pii] AID - 10.1128/JVI.01032-06 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Virol. 2006 Dec;80(23):11447-55. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01032-06. Epub 2006 Sep 13.