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Development of Dengue type-2 virus replicons expressing GFP reporter gene in study of viral RNA replication
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2 2012
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Source: Virus Res. 163(2):552-562
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Alternative Title:Virus Res
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Description:Insertion of green fluorescent protein (GFP) encoding-gene into virus genes has provided a valuable tool for flavivirus research. This study aimed to develop dengue virus (DENV) replicons expressing GFP reporter that would provide a fast in vitro system to analyze functional roles of specific DENV sequences in viral replication. Two classes of recombinant replicon constructs were generated; one was a RNA-launched replicon with a GFP gene directly inserted into a full-length DENV genome (FL-DENV/GFP), and the other consisted of 4 types of DNA-launched DENV subgenomic replicons with GFP replacement at various structural genes (Δ-DENV/GFP). The FL-DENV/GFP resulted in GFP expression in transfected cells with no viable DENV being recovered from the transfection. The Δ-DENV/GFP constructs with partial structural gene deletion (ΔC-, ΔCprM/M-, ΔprM/M-, or ΔE-) expressed bright and long lasting GFP. The GFP expression intensity in living cells correlated well with the level of RNA replication. Various mutations in the 5'noncoding region of DENV-2 previously shown to be important genetic determinants for virus replication and mouse virulence were incorporated into the 5 different replicon constructs. Characterizations of 29 mutants demonstrated that these replicons can provide a useful platform for a quick and powerful in vitro system to analyze genetic determinants of DENV replication. These constructs can also be useful for development of vectors expressing foreign genes for various researches.
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Pubmed ID:22197424
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4582755
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Volume:163
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Issue:2
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