Characterization of bovine respiratory syncytial virus proteins and mRNAs and generation of cDNA clones to the viral mRNAs.
AUTOR(ES)
Lerch, R A
RESUMO
We have characterized the proteins and mRNAs of bovine respiratory syncytial (BRS) virus strain 391-2 and constructed cDNA clones corresponding to 9 of the 10 BRS virus mRNAs. The proteins of BRS virus-infected cells were compared with the proteins from human respiratory syncytial (HRS) virus-infected cells. Nine proteins specific to BRS virus-infected cells, corresponding to nine HRS virus proteins, were identified. Only a BRS virus polymerase protein remains to be identified. The BRS virus G glycoprotein showed major antigenic differences from the HRS virus G glycoprotein by immunoprecipitation and Western (immuno-) blot analysis, whereas the BRS virus F, N, M, and P proteins showed antigenic cross-reactivity with their HRS virus counterparts. Analysis of RNAs from BRS virus-infected cells showed virus-specific RNAs which had electrophoretic mobilities similar to those of mRNAs of HRS virus but which hybridized poorly or not at all with HRS virus-specific probes in Northern (RNA) blot analysis. To analyze the BRS virus RNAs further, cDNA clones to the BRS virus mRNAs were generated. Nine separate groups of clones were identified and shown to correspond to nine BRS virus mRNAs by Northern blot analysis. A 10th BRS virus large mRNA was identified by analogy with the HRS virus polymerase mRNA. These data show that like HRS virus, BRS virus has 10 genes coding for 10 mRNAs.
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