Qinyuan Chu , Chengyao Hou , Runmin Kang , Yiming Tian , Song Liu , Hao Li , Wenjun Yan , Kailu Wang , Liangkai Liu , Yuqing Li , Qiang Xu , Hongning Wang , Xin Yang
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Abstract
Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is a novel coronavirus that causes acute diarrhea and high mortality in piglets, and poses a significant threat to public health due to its potential for cross-species transmission. HiBiT is a tag that can bind to LgBiT to restore NanoBiT activity, and it can be inserted into viral genomes to generate reporter viruses. In this study We successfully constructed an infectious clone of PDCoV using the transformation-associated recombination (TAR) technique in yeast. The rescued virus exhibited biological characteristics similar to those of the wild-type strain. Based on this infectious clone, we insert a HiBiT tag into the NS6 gene and successfully rescued the recombinant virus, which also showed comparable biological properties to the wild-type virus. The functionality of the HiBiT reporter gene was validated using two antiviral compounds and compared with an eGFP-tagged reporter virus. The results demonstrated that the PDCoV reporter virus carrying the HiBiT tag provided stronger peak signals, higher sensitivity, and better genetic stability for antiviral drug screening These findings suggest that the HiBiT-tagged PDCoV is a robust tool for antiviral drug discovery and can facilitate the development of therapeutics against PDCoV.
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Veterinary Microbiology is concerned with microbial (bacterial, fungal, viral) diseases of domesticated vertebrate animals (livestock, companion animals, fur-bearing animals, game, poultry, fish) that supply food, other useful products or companionship. In addition, Microbial diseases of wild animals living in captivity, or as members of the feral fauna will also be considered if the infections are of interest because of their interrelation with humans (zoonoses) and/or domestic animals. Studies of antimicrobial resistance are also included, provided that the results represent a substantial advance in knowledge. Authors are strongly encouraged to read - prior to submission - the Editorials (''Scope or cope'' and ''Scope or cope II'') published previously in the journal. The Editors reserve the right to suggest submission to another journal for those papers which they feel would be more appropriate for consideration by that journal.
Original research papers of high quality and novelty on aspects of control, host response, molecular biology, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of microbial diseases of animals are published. Papers dealing primarily with immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology and antiviral or microbial agents will only be considered if they demonstrate a clear impact on a disease. Papers focusing solely on diagnostic techniques (such as another PCR protocol or ELISA) will not be published - focus should be on a microorganism and not on a particular technique. Papers only reporting microbial sequences, transcriptomics data, or proteomics data will not be considered unless the results represent a substantial advance in knowledge.
Drug trial papers will be considered if they have general application or significance. Papers on the identification of microorganisms will also be considered, but detailed taxonomic studies do not fall within the scope of the journal. Case reports will not be published, unless they have general application or contain novel aspects. Papers of geographically limited interest, which repeat what had been established elsewhere will not be considered. The readership of the journal is global.