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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), like all members of the order Nidoviridae, is expressed in the infected cell as a nested set of subgenomic (sg) RNAs with a common 5’-leader sequence. We have determined that the 5’-leader sequence for the US prototype strain (VR2332, Collins, et al., 1992) is distinct from the European prototype strain [Lelystad (LV); Wensvoort, et al., 1991, Meulenberg et al., 1993a], yet these two strains use almost the same sequence for downstream sites of 5’-leader-body junction formation. Analysis of VR2332 genomic sequence identified several potential 5’-leader-body junction sequences upstream of open reading frame (ORF) 7, coding for the nucleocapsid protein, that could be used for generation of VR2332 sgRNA7 transcripts. Sequence determinations of RT-PCR-generated cDNA clones of sgRNA7 identified two species of RNA7 transcripts in infected cells, one utilizing a leader-body junction sequence (AUAACC) 123 nucleotides upstream of the AUG start site and one utilizing a sequence (UAAACC) 9 nucleotides upstream of the AUG start site for ORF7 translation.
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Faaberg, K.S., Elam, M.R., Nelsen, C.J., Murtaugh, M.P. (1998). Subgenomic RNA7 is Transcribed with Different Leader-Body Junction Sites in PRRSV (Strain VR2332) Infection of CL2621 Cells. In: Enjuanes, L., Siddell, S.G., Spaan, W. (eds) Coronaviruses and Arteriviruses. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 440. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5331-1_36
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