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      Comparison of the structural protein coding sequences of the VR-2332 and Lelystad virus strains of the PRRS virus

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          The 3′-portion of the genome of a U.S. isolate of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus, ATCC VR-2332, was cloned and sequenced. The resultant 3358 nucleotides contain 6 open reading frames (ORFs) with homologies to ORFs 2 through 7 of the European strain of the PRRS virus and other members of the free-standing genus of arteriviruses. Both VR-2332 and the European isolate (called the Lelystad virus) have been identified as infectious agents responsible for the swine disease called PRRS. Comparative sequence analysis indicates that there are degrees of amino acid identity to the Lelystad virus open reading frames ranging from 55% in ORF 5 to 79% in ORF 6. Hydropathy profiles indicate that the ORFs of VR-2332 and Lelystad virus correspond structurally despite significant sequence differences. These results are consistent with the biological similarities but distinct serological properties of North American and European isolates of the virus.

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              Lelystad Virus, the Causative Agent of Porcine Epidemic Abortion and Respiratory Syndrome (PEARS), Is Related to LDV and EAV

              The genome of Lelystad virus (LV), the causative agent of porcine epidemic abortion and respiratory syndrome (previously known as mystery swine disease), was shown to be a polyadenylated RNA molecule. The nucleotide sequence of the LV genome was determined from a set of overlapping cDNA clones. A consecutive sequence of 15,088 nucleotides was obtained. Eight open reading frames (ORFs) that might encode virus-specific proteins were identified. ORF1a and ORF1b are predicted to encode the vital RNA polymerase because the amino acid sequence contains sequence elements that are conserved in RNA polymerases of the torovirus Berne virus (BEV), equine arteritis virus (EAV), lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV), the coronaviruses, and other positive-strand RNA viruses. A heptanucleotide slippery sequence (UUUAAAC) and a putative pseudoknot structure, which are both required for efficient ribosomal frameshifting during translation of the RNA polymerase ORF 1b of BEV, EAV, and the coronaviruses, were identified in the overlapping region of ORF1a and ORF1b of LV. ORFs 2 to 6 probably encode viral membrane-associated proteins, whereas ORF7 is predicted to encode the nucleocapsid protein. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of the ORFs identified in the genome of LV, LDV, and EAV indicated that LV and LDV are more closely related than LV and EAV. A 3′ nested set of six subgenomic RNAs was detected in LV-infected cells. These subgenomic RNAs contain a common leader sequence that is derived from the 5′ end of the genomic RNA and that is joined to the 3′ terminal body sequence. Our results indicate that LV is closely related evolutionarily to LDV and EAV, both members of a recently proposed family of positive-strand RNA viruses, the Arteriviridae.
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                Journal
                Arch Virol
                Arch. Virol
                Archives of Virology
                Springer-Verlag (Vienna )
                0304-8608
                1432-8798
                1995
                : 140
                : 8
                : 1451-1460
                Affiliations
                GRID grid.17635.36, ISNI 0000000419368657, Department of Veterinary PathoBiology, , University of Minnesota, ; St. Paul, Minnesota USA
                Article
                BF01322671
                10.1007/BF01322671
                7086642
                7661696
                b9288d6d-4e57-4c12-9c83-ece3a8b34b94
                © Springer-Verlag 1995

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                History
                : 28 November 1994
                : 15 March 1995
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                Microbiology & Virology
                amino acid identity,sequence difference,protein code sequence,comparative sequence analysis,european isolate

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