Development and in vitro characterization of a bivalent DNA containing HN and F genes of velogenic Newcastle disease virus.
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2011-02
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Newcastle disease (ND) is highly contagious, economically important viral disease affecting most of avian species worldwide. Newcastle disease virus (NDV) has single stranded negative sense RNA genome which encodes for six structural and two non-structural proteins. Envelope glycoproteins i.e. hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) and the fusion (F), elicit protective immune response. In this study, HN and F genes of velogenic (virulent) strain were amplified and cloned at multiple cloning sites A and B, respectively into pIRES bicistronic vector for use as bivalent DNA vaccine against ND. The recombinant plasmid was characterized for its orientation by restriction enzyme digestion and PCR. Expression of HN and F genes was assessed in transfected Vero cells at RNA level using RT-PCR in total RNA as well as protein level using IFAT, IPT and western blot using NDV specific antiserum. All these experiments confirmed that HN and F genes cloned in recombinant pIRES.nd.hn.f are functionally active. The recombinant construct is being evaluated as DNA vaccine against ND.
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Bicistronic gene construct, DNA vaccine, In vitro expression, NDV
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Chaturvedi Uttara, Kalim Shahina, Desai G, Ratta Barkha, Kumar Rajiv, Ravindra P V, Kumar Sudesh, Dash B B, Tiwari Sangeeta, Sahoo A P, Tiwari Ashok K. Development and in vitro characterization of a bivalent DNA containing HN and F genes of velogenic Newcastle disease virus. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2011 Feb; 49(2): 140-145.