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J Clin Microbiol. 1991 July; 29(7): 1290-1294

Expression in Escherichia coli and sequencing of the coding region for the capsid protein of Dutch maedi-visna virus strain ZZV 1050: application of recombinant protein in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of caprine and ovine lentiviruses.

Institute of Veterinary Virology, Bern, Switzerland.

ABSTRACT

Maedi-visna in sheep and caprine arthritis-encephalitis in goats are caused by two closely related and widespread lentiviruses. The infections are characterized by life-long virus persistence and slow induction of antiviral antibodies. The diagnosis is based on the detection of antiviral antibodies. We have used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify a part of the gag gene coding for the entire capsid protein and for parts of the matrix and nucleocapsid proteins. Sequencing of the PCR fragment of the Dutch maedi-visna virus strain ZZV 1050 revealed 85 and 92% homology to the DNA and deduced amino acid sequences, respectively, of the distantly related Icelandic visna virus strain 1514. The respective homologies with caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus strain CO were 76 and 80%. The PCR fragment was cloned into pGEX-2T and expressed as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein. The recombinant protein could be detected on immunoblots by using a monoclonal antibody and polyclonal antisera and was further purified by glutathione-based affinity chromatography. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with purified recombinant fusion protein is shown to be a sensitive and specific diagnostic tool for the detection of lentiviral infection in goats and sheep.

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