Cloning and fine mapping the DNA of equine herpesvirus type one defective interfering particles.
Abstract: Equine herpesvirus type one (EHV-1) defective interfering (DI) particle DNA fragments were inserted into the XbaI site of the plasmid vector pACYC184. Five DI XbaI fragments, which ranged in molecular weight from 4.5 to 6.7 MDa, were selected for detailed analysis. Each DI DNA clone was labeled with 32P-deoxynucleotides by nick translation and hybridized to genomic digests of EHV-1 standard (STD) DNA bound to nitrocellulose. All five clones were shown to hybridize to DNA sequences derived from the left terminus (0.0-0.04 map units) of the long (L) region and from the short (S) region inverted repeats (IRs, 0.79-0.86 and 0.93-1.00 map units) of the STD EHV-1 genome. Restriction enzyme mapping studies and Southern blot hybridizations employing cloned STD virus DNA fragments as probes revealed that these EHV-1 DI clones contain two major domains: (1) an L terminal region which maps to 0.01-0.04 map units and is highly conserved among all five clones, and (2) a region homologous to the IRs which appears to vary between individual clones.
Publication Date: 1986-09-01 PubMed ID: 3016989DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(86)90022-xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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Summary
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This research revolves around the detailed analysis of the DNA of defective interfering particles of Equine herpesvirus type one (EHV-1). The results indicate the presence of two major domains in the DNA of these particles, with variation observed among individual clones.
Research Objectives and Methods
- The primary aim of this research was to clone and create a fine map of the DNA of equine herpesvirus type one (EHV-1) defective interfering (DI) particles.
- The researchers inserted DNA fragments from EHV-1 DI particles into a specific site (XbaI site) of the plasmid vector pACYC184. These fragments were then selected for comprehensive analysis.
- The researchers used radioactive phosphorus (32P-deoxynucleotides) to label each clone and then hybridized it to genomic digests of EHV-1 standard DNA bound to nitrocellulose. This process allowed them to identify the regions of the genome where the clones associated.
Results
- All five analyzed clones were shown to hybridize to DNA sequences found at the extreme left of the long (L) region (0.0-0.04 map units) and the inverted repeats (IRs) present in the shorter (S) region (0.79-0.86 and 0.93-1.00 map units) of the standard EHV-1 genome.
- Restriction enzyme mapping studies and Southern blot hybridizations further added to this data, helping the researchers associate cloned DNA fragments from the standard virus as probes.
- These studies revealed that the cloned EHV-1 DI particles have two major domains. The first, a highly conserved region located at the terminal of the L region (0.01-0.04 map units), and the second, a region corresponding to the IRs, where differences among individual clones were observed.
Conclusion and Implications
- By mapping the DNA of EHV-1 DI particles, the study has furthered our understanding of their structure and how they function.
- These findings may be crucial in further research related to EHV-1, particularly in efforts to modify or control this virus. A detailed knowledge of the DNA structure of EHV-1 DI particles could potentially lead to the development of improved treatment strategies for diseases caused by this virus.
Cite This Article
APA
Baumann RP, Staczek J, O'Callaghan DJ.
(1986).
Cloning and fine mapping the DNA of equine herpesvirus type one defective interfering particles.
Virology, 153(2), 188-200.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0042-6822(86)90022-x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
MeSH Terms
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA Replication
- DNA, Viral / analysis
- Defective Viruses / genetics
- Herpesviridae / genetics
- Herpesvirus 1, Equid / genetics
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Viral Interference
- Virus Replication
Grant Funding
- AI 21996 / NIAID NIH HHS
- AI 22001 / NIAID NIH HHS
- AI 22894 / NIAID NIH HHS
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