Utilizing Marathon-ready cDNA library and a genespecific primer corresponding to a partial amino acid sequence determined previously, the complete nucleotide sequence for the cDNA of crocalbin, which binds crotoxin (a phospholipase A 2 ) and Ca 2+ , was obtained by polymerase chain reaction. The open reading frame of the cDNA encodes a novel polypeptide of 315 amino acid residues, including a signal sequence of 19 residues. This protein contains six potential Ca 2+ -binding domains, one Nglycosylation site, and a large amount of acidic amino acid residues. The ability to bind Ca 2+ has been ascertained by calcium overlay experiment. Evidenced by sequence similarity in addition, it is concluded that crocalbin is a new member of the reticulocalbin family of calcium-binding proteins.z 1999 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
Loop-mediated isothermal
amplification (LAMP) combined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (LAMP–ELISA) and with
lateral flow dipstick (LAMP–LFD) are rapid, sensitive and specific methods for the visual
detection of clinical pathogens. In this study, LAMP–ELISA and LAMP–LFD were developed for
the visual detection of canine parvovirus (CPV). For LAMP, a set of four primers
(biotin-labeled forward inner primers) was designed to specifically amplify a region of
the VP2 gene of CPV. The optimum time and temperature for LAMP were 60 min and 65°C,
respectively. The specific capture oligonucleotide probes, biotin-labeled CPV probe for
LAMP–ELISA and fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled CPV probe for LAMP–LFD were also
designed for hybridization with LAMP amplicons on streptavidin-coated wells and LFD
strips, respectively. For the comparison of detection sensitivity, conventional PCR and
LAMP for CPV detection were also performed. The CPV detection limits by PCR, PCR–ELISA,
LAMP, LAMP–ELISA and LAMP–LFD were 102, 102, 10−1,
10−1 and 10−1 TCID50/ml, respectively.
In tests using artificially contaminated dog fecal samples, the samples with CPV
inoculation levels of ≥1 TCID50/ml gave positive results by
both LAMP–ELISA and LAMP–LFD. Our data indicated that both LAMP–ELISA and LAMP–LFD are
promising as rapid, sensitive and specific methods for an efficient diagnosis of CPV
infection.
The porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) devastates the health of piglets but may not infect piglets whose CMP-N-glycolylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) gene is mutated (knockouts, KO) by using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing techniques. This hypothesis was tested by using KO piglets that were challenged with PEDV. Two single-guide RNAs targeting the CMAH gene and Cas9 mRNA were microinjected into the cytoplasm of newly fertilized eggs. Four live founders generated and proven to be biallelic KO, lacking detectable N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NGNA). The founders were bred, and homozygous offspring were obtained. Two-day-old (in exps. I, n = 6, and III, n = 15) and 3-day-old (in exp. II, n = 9) KO and wild-type (WT, same ages in respective exps.) piglets were inoculated with TCID
50
1x10
3
PEDV and then fed 20 mL of infant formula (in exps. I and II) or sow’s colostrum (in exp. III) every 4 hours. In exp. III, the colostrum was offered 6 times and was then replaced with Ringer/5% glucose solution. At 72 hours post-PEDV inoculation (hpi), the animals either deceased or euthanized were necropsied and intestines were sampled. In all 3 experiments, the piglets showed apparent outward clinical manifestations suggesting that infection occurred despite the CMAH KO. In exp. I, all 6 WT piglets and only 1 of 6 KO piglets died at 72 hpi. Histopathology and immunofluorescence staining showed that the villus epithelial cells of WT piglets were severely exfoliated, but only moderate exfoliation and enterocyte vacuolization was observed in KO piglets. In exp. II, delayed clinical symptoms appeared, yet the immunofluorescence staining/histopathologic inspection (I/H) scores of the two groups differed little. In exp. III, the animals exhibited clinical and pathological signs after inoculation similar to those in exp. II. These results suggest that porcine CMAH KO with nullified NGNA expression are not immune to PEDV but that this KO may lessen the severity of the infection and delay its occurrence.
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