CLONING, SEQUENCING AND EXPRESSION OF THE S-PROTEIN GENE FROM 2 GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTINCT STRAINS OF CANINE CORONAVIRUS

被引:8
作者
HORSBURGH, BC [1 ]
BROWN, TDK [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT PATHOL,DIV VIROL,CAMBRIDGE CB2 1QP,ENGLAND
关键词
CORONAVIRUS; S PROTEIN; SYNCYTIUM;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-1702(95)00068-2
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The gene encoding the spike (S) protein from two geographically distinct strains (American and British) of canine coronavirus (CCV) was cloned and sequenced. The nucleotide sequence revealed open reading frames of 1443 or 1453 amino acids, respectively. Structural features include an N-terminal hydrophobic signal sequence, a hydrophilic cysteine-rich cluster near the C-terminus, two heptad repeats and 29 or 33 potential N-glycosylation sites. Pairwise comparisons of S amino acid sequences from these isolates with other CCV strains (Insavel and K378) revealed that heterogeneity, found mostly in the form of conservative substitutions, is distributed throughout the canine sequences. However, 5 variable regions could be identified. Similar analysis with feline, porcine, murine, chicken and human coronavirus sequences revealed that the canine sequences are much more closely related to the feline S protein sequence than to the porcine S protein sequences even though they are all from the same antigenic group. Moreover, the sequence similarity between CCV isolates and the feline coronavirus, feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) was comparable. Expression of the CCV or the transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) S gene using the vaccinia virus system produced a protein of the expected size which could induce extensive syncytia formation in infected canine A72 cells.
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