[Objective]The paper was to establish a fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR method for detection of equine arteritis virus(EAV).[Method]Primers and probes were developed for the EAV ORF7 gene sequence,and the reaction sy...[Objective]The paper was to establish a fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR method for detection of equine arteritis virus(EAV).[Method]Primers and probes were developed for the EAV ORF7 gene sequence,and the reaction system was optimized.Standard curves were established,leading to the initial development of the EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay.The accuracy,specificity,and sensitivity of this method were subsequently evaluated.[Result]The EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay demonstrated optimal performance at an annealing temperature of 61 C,with a final concentration of primer and probe set at 0.6μmol/L.The plasmid standard demonstrated a strong linear correlation with Ct values within the range of 1.6×10^(7)-1.6×10^(2)copies/μL.The equation of the standard curve was determined to be y=-2.68x+32.88,with an R^(2) value of 0.9927.Consequently,the EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay was successfully established.The methodology employed was effective in detecting EAV,Theileria equi,equine herpesvirus-1(EHV-1),equine herpesvirus-4(EHV-4),and equine influenza virus(EIV).The findings indicated that the method was specifically capable of detecting EAV,while the other pathogens tested yielded negative results.The method demonstrated a high degree of specificity.It was employed to detect the standard plasmid cRNA synthesized through in vitro transcription following a 10-fold dilution.The results indicated that the minimum detection limit of the method was 1.6×10^(2) copies/μL,and it exhibited high sensitivity.The coefficient of variation,both within and between groups,was maintained at 1.8%,indicating good reproducibility.In this study,the fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay developed was utilized alongside the EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay established by previous researchers to analyze a total of 234 clinical samples.Both methods yielded a positive detection rate of 14.1%,and the coincidence rate between the two techniques was found to be 100%.[Conclusion]The fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay developed in this study offers a novel approach and concept for the prevention and control of equine viral arteritis(EVA).展开更多
The gene of nucleocapsid protein of Equine arteritis virus was amplified from PMD-18-T plasmid with equine arteritis virus ORF7 sequence by PCR. The PCR product was sequenced as well as purified and digested with EcoR...The gene of nucleocapsid protein of Equine arteritis virus was amplified from PMD-18-T plasmid with equine arteritis virus ORF7 sequence by PCR. The PCR product was sequenced as well as purified and digested with EcoR I and Xho I, then directly cloned into the prokaryotic vector pET32a. Consequently the recombinant plasmid was constructed, designateds pET32a-N. PET32a-N was transformed into the host cell BL21(DE3) and the expression procedure was optimized including cultivated temperature, optional induction concentration and time of IPTG. The result indicated that the nucleocapsid protein can be expressed efficiently with 0.8mmol/L IPTG and 4 hour induction. The resulting Trx-N recombinant fusion protein was identified to be consisted of 34 kDa protein by SDS-PAGE and western blotting analysis. It indicated that the recombinant fusion protein could be used as antigen of diagnostic assay for detecting antibodies.展开更多
基金Supported by Research Project of General Administration of Customs(2022HK126)Youth Science Foundation(2022D01B08).
文摘[Objective]The paper was to establish a fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR method for detection of equine arteritis virus(EAV).[Method]Primers and probes were developed for the EAV ORF7 gene sequence,and the reaction system was optimized.Standard curves were established,leading to the initial development of the EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay.The accuracy,specificity,and sensitivity of this method were subsequently evaluated.[Result]The EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay demonstrated optimal performance at an annealing temperature of 61 C,with a final concentration of primer and probe set at 0.6μmol/L.The plasmid standard demonstrated a strong linear correlation with Ct values within the range of 1.6×10^(7)-1.6×10^(2)copies/μL.The equation of the standard curve was determined to be y=-2.68x+32.88,with an R^(2) value of 0.9927.Consequently,the EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay was successfully established.The methodology employed was effective in detecting EAV,Theileria equi,equine herpesvirus-1(EHV-1),equine herpesvirus-4(EHV-4),and equine influenza virus(EIV).The findings indicated that the method was specifically capable of detecting EAV,while the other pathogens tested yielded negative results.The method demonstrated a high degree of specificity.It was employed to detect the standard plasmid cRNA synthesized through in vitro transcription following a 10-fold dilution.The results indicated that the minimum detection limit of the method was 1.6×10^(2) copies/μL,and it exhibited high sensitivity.The coefficient of variation,both within and between groups,was maintained at 1.8%,indicating good reproducibility.In this study,the fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay developed was utilized alongside the EAV fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay established by previous researchers to analyze a total of 234 clinical samples.Both methods yielded a positive detection rate of 14.1%,and the coincidence rate between the two techniques was found to be 100%.[Conclusion]The fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR assay developed in this study offers a novel approach and concept for the prevention and control of equine viral arteritis(EVA).
文摘The gene of nucleocapsid protein of Equine arteritis virus was amplified from PMD-18-T plasmid with equine arteritis virus ORF7 sequence by PCR. The PCR product was sequenced as well as purified and digested with EcoR I and Xho I, then directly cloned into the prokaryotic vector pET32a. Consequently the recombinant plasmid was constructed, designateds pET32a-N. PET32a-N was transformed into the host cell BL21(DE3) and the expression procedure was optimized including cultivated temperature, optional induction concentration and time of IPTG. The result indicated that the nucleocapsid protein can be expressed efficiently with 0.8mmol/L IPTG and 4 hour induction. The resulting Trx-N recombinant fusion protein was identified to be consisted of 34 kDa protein by SDS-PAGE and western blotting analysis. It indicated that the recombinant fusion protein could be used as antigen of diagnostic assay for detecting antibodies.
