shRNA transgenic swine display resistance to infection with the foot-and-mouth disease virus

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Hu, Wenping

作者： Hu, Wenping;Li, Qiuyan;Wang, Yuhang;Hu, Xiaoxiang;Liu, Wenjie;Liu, Shen;Chen, Zhisheng;Feng, Wenhai;Li, Ning;Zheng, Haixue;Liu, Xiangtao;Cai, Xuepeng;Hu, Wenping;Li, Qiuyan

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期刊名称：SCIENTIFIC REPORTS （ 影响因子：4.38； 五年影响因子：5.134 ）

ISSN： 2045-2322

年卷期： 2021 年 11 卷 1 期

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摘要： Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is one of the most important animal pathogens in the world. FMDV naturally infects swine, cattle, and other cloven-hoofed animals. FMD is not adequately controlled by vaccination. An alternative strategy is to develop swine that are genetically resistant to infection. Here, we generated FMDV-specific shRNA transgenic cells targeting either nonstructural protein 2B or polymerase 3D of FMDV. The shRNA-positive transgenic cells displayed significantly lower viral production than that of the control cells after infection with FMDV (P < 0.05). Twenty-three transgenic cloned swine (TGCS) and nine non-transgenic cloned swine (Non-TGCS) were produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). In the FMDV challenge study, one TGCS was completely protected, no clinical signs, no viremia and no viral RNA in the tissues, no non-structural antibody response, another one TGCS swine recovered after showing clinical signs for two days, whereas all of the normal control swine (NS) and Non-TGCS developed typical clinical signs, viremia and viral RNA was determined in the tissues, the non-structural antibody was determined, and one Non-TGCS swine died. The viral RNA load in the blood and tissues of the TGCS was reduced in both challenge doses. These results indicated that the TGCS displayed resistance to the FMDV infection. Immune cells, including CD3(+), CD4(+), CD8(+), CD21(+), and CD172(+) cells, and the production of IFN-gamma were analyzed, there were no significant differences observed between the TGCS and NS or Non-TGCS, suggesting that the FMDV resistance may be mainly derived from the RNAi-based antiviral pathway. Our work provides a foundation for a breeding approach to preventing infectious disease in swine.

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