Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3): 1169-1176.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2023.03.028

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Establishment of a Lentiviral Vector-mediated Stable Expression of eIF5A Cell Line and Its Effect on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Propagation

LI Huawei1, WANG Xuying2, QIAO Hongxing2, LI Xinfeng1, JI Xiangbo3, GUO Kewei4, YANG Zhongyuan4   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Product Quality and Safety Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China;
    3. Henan Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Unconventional Feed Resources, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China;
    4. College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
  • Received:2022-08-10 Online:2023-03-23 Published:2023-03-21

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to construct a MARC-145 cell line with stable expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) by means of a lentiviral vector system to provide a research tool. First, the target eIF5A sequence was synthesized and the lentivirus expression vector PLV-CMV-MCS-EF1A-PURO was constructed after double enzyme digestion. HEK293T cells were co-transfected with pLV-CMV-MCS-EF1a-Puro, the lentivirus packaging plasmid psPAX2, the envelope protein pMD2.G, and the lentivirus expressing eIF5A was packaged. The harvested lentivirus was transduced into MARC-145 cells. The MARC-145 cell line that could stable overexpress eIF5A was obtained and named as MARC-145-eIF5A cell line. MTS assay confirmed that the cell viability of the constructed cell line did not change significantly. Real-time PCR, Western blot and Indirect immune fluorescence assay were used to verify the gene and protein level of PRRSV N in the constructed cell lines and control cells, the results showed that both the gene and protein level of PRRSV N in MARC-145-eIF5A cell line were significantly increased. PRRSV propagation was significantly promoted in the MARC-145-eIF5A cell line compared with the control group. In this study, the MARC-145-eIF5A cell line which is stable over expression eIF5A protein was successfully constructed. PRRSV propagation experiment confirmed that stable expression of eIF5A could promote the PRRSV propagation in MARC-145 cells.

Key words: porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, lentiviral vector, eIF5A, MARC-145 cell, infection

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