Involvement of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus ORF41 (Bm41) in BV production and ODV envelopment.
Involvement of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus ORF41 (Bm41) in BV production and ODV envelopment.
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10.1016/j.virol.2009.02.011
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2009-04
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3.7
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Cai-Hong Tian;Jin-fang Zhao;Yi-Peng Xu;J. Xue;Bao-Qin Zhang;Ying-Jun Cui;Min-juan Zhang;Yan-Yuan Bao;Chuan-Xi Zhang
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作者:
Cai-Hong Tian;Jin-fang Zhao;Yi-Peng Xu;J. Xue;Bao-Qin Zhang;Ying-Jun Cui;Min-juan Zhang;Yan-Yuan Bao;Chuan-Xi Zhang
Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) ORF41 (Bm41), homologous to Ac52, is a gene present in most lepidopteran nucleopolyhedroviruses. Bm41 transcripts and encoded protein in BmNPV-infected cells can be detected from 3 and 6 h post-infection, respectively. Immunoassays have shown that Bm41 is not a viral structural protein and is detected in both the nuclei and cytoplasm of infected cells. A Bm41-disrupted virus (vBmDe) and a repaired virus (vBmRe) were generated to investigate the function of Bm41. The results showed that Bm41 was essential for viral replication, and the disruption of Bm41 resulted in a much lower viral titer. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that disruption of Bm41 affected normal nucleocapsid envelopment and polyhedra formation in the nucleus. The disruption of Bm41 might severely affect odv-ec27 and polyhedrin expression. The disrupted virus reduced BmNPV infectivity in an LD50bioassay and took 18–23 h longer to kill larvae than wild-type virus in an LT50bioassay.