PMID- 27378424 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170515 LR - 20171126 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 477 IP - 4 DP - 2016 Sep 2 TI - Open reading frames 1a and 1b of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) collaboratively initiate viral minus-strand RNA synthesis. PG - 927-931 LID - S0006-291X(16)31115-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.06.161 [doi] AB - The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes a persistent threat to the swine industry, especially when highly pathogenic PRRSV (HP-PRRSV) emerges. Previous studies have indicated that PRRSV RNA synthesis was correlated with HP-PRRSV virulence. PRRSV RNA synthesis includes genomic RNA and sub-genomic mRNA, and these processes require minus-strand RNA as a template. However, the mechanisms involved in PRRSV minus-strand RNA synthesis are not fully understood. A mini-genome system can be used to assess viral replication mechanisms and to evaluate the effects of potential antiviral drugs on viral replicase activities. In this study, we developed a mini-genome system that uses firefly luciferase as a reporter. Based on this system, we found that PRRSV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase nsp9 alone failed to activate virus minus-strand RNA synthesis. We also demonstrated that combinations of open reading frames 1a (ORF1a) and ORF1b are necessary for viral minus-strand RNA synthesis. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Tang, Yan-Dong AU - Tang YD AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China. FAU - Fang, Qiong-Qiong AU - Fang QQ AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China. FAU - Liu, Ji-Ting AU - Liu JT AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun 130018, China. FAU - Wang, Tong-Yun AU - Wang TY AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China. FAU - Wang, Yu AU - Wang Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China. FAU - Tao, Ye AU - Tao Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China. FAU - Liu, Yong-Gang AU - Liu YG AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China. Electronic address: yongangliu@aliyun.com. FAU - Cai, Xue-Hui AU - Cai XH AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China. Electronic address: cai139@hvri.ac.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160701 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Chromosome Mapping/methods MH - High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/*methods MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Open Reading Frames/*genetics MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*genetics MH - RNA, Viral/*genetics MH - Swine MH - Transcription Elongation, Genetic/*physiology MH - Virus Activation/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Mini-genome system OT - PRRSV OT - RNA synthesis EDAT- 2016/07/06 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/16 06:00 CRDT- 2016/07/06 06:00 PHST- 2016/06/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/07/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/16 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(16)31115-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.06.161 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Sep 2;477(4):927-931. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.06.161. Epub 2016 Jul 1.