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Cloning and Sequence Analysis of Nsp2 Gene of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Guizhou PT Isolate

ZHOU Si-xuan1,2, XU Jian2, WU Yu-tong1, SHI Kai-zhi1, XU Hong-zhon1, XIAO Fang-ping1   

  1. 1. Guizhou Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Guiyang 550005, China;
    2. Guiyang Agricultural Committee, Guiyang 550081, China
  • Received:2014-04-17 Online:2014-10-20 Published:2014-10-29

Abstract: In order to know the gene sequence characteristics of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) Guizhou PT isolate,a pair of specific primers of Nsp2 gene was designed according to the gene sequence of PRRSV JXA1 strain. The specific fragment of PRRSV Guizhou PT isolate was amplified by RT-PCR and sequenced after being cloned directly into pMD18-T. The softwares of DNAStar,PSORTⅡ,TMHMM and MLRC were used to predict the physical and chemical properties,homology,hydrophilicity,surface probability plot,antigenic index,secondary structure,subcellular localization. The results showed that the cDNA of Nsp2 was 588 bp;the predicted molecular weight was 21.5674 ku and pI was 5.02;it was an unstable protein. The study showed that Nsp2 possessed potential antigenicity and it mainly existed in the nucleus. It shared 80.0% to 99.8% of nucleotide homology with the 18 strains logged in GenBank. The conclusion showed that Nsp2 protein might have good antigenic characteristics,and genetic variation of Nsp2 gene was constantly emerging.

Key words: porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus; Nsp2 gene; clone; sequence analysis

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