Publications by authors named "Qiuhong Miao"

Getah virus (GETV) is an emerging mosquito-borne virus with economic impact on the livestock industry in East Asia. In this study, we successfully produced GETV virus-like particles (VLPs) in insect cells using the baculovirus expression vector system. We show that the GETV envelope glycoproteins were successfully expressed at the surface of the insect cell and were glycosylated.

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• We identified one RHD case caused by a new RHDV variant (GI.2) in China through HA, TEM, and genome sequencing. • This is the first study to demonstrate that GI.

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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a member of the Caliciviridae family and cannot be propagated in vitro, which has impeded the progress of investigating its replication mechanism. Construction of an RHDV replicon system has recently provided a platform for exploring RHDV replication in host cells. Here, aided by this replicon system and using two-step affinity purification, we purified the RHDV replicase and identified its associated host factors.

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Small ruminant morbillivirus (SRMV) is a highly contagious and economically important viral disease of small domestic and wild ruminants. Difficulty with its stable proliferation in ovis aries-derived cells has led to a relative lag in the study of its natural immunity and pathogenesis. Here we report the antiviral properties of ZAP against SRMV, a single-stranded negative-stranded RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus.

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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) causes a highly contagious disease in rabbits that is associated with high mortality. Because of the lack of a suitable cell culture system for RHDV, its pathogenic mechanism and replication remain unclear. This study found that the expression level of host protein rabbit hemoglobin subunit beta (HBB) was significantly downregulated in RHDV-infected cells.

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The mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (MAVS, also known as VISA, IPS-1, or CARDIF) plays an essential role in the type I interferon (IFN) response and in retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) mediated antiviral innate immunity in mammals. In this study, the caprine MAVS gene (caMAVS, 1566 bp) was identified and cloned. The caMAVS shares the highest amino acid similarity (98.

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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), a member of Caliciviridae family, causes a highly contagious disease in rabbits. The RHDV replication mechanism is poorly understood due to the lack of a suitable culture system in vitro. This study identified RHDV 5' and 3' extremities (Ex) RNA binding proteins from the rabbit kidney cell line RK-13 based on a pull-down assay by applying a tRNA scaffold streptavidin aptamer.

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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) is an acute, inflammatory, septic, and devastating infectious disease caused by Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), which poses a serious threat to the rabbit industry. RHDV2 (GI.2/RHDVb), a recently reported new variant could cause RHD in wild populations, but also RHDV-vaccinated rabbits.

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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease of small ruminants that is caused by peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). To date, the molecular mechanism of PPRV infection is still unclear. It is well known that host proteins might be involved in the pathogenesis process for many viruses.

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Background: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) belongs to the Caliciviridae family, is a highly lethal pathogen to rabbits. Increasing numbers of studies have demonstrated the existence of antigenic variation in RHDV, leading to the emergence of a new RHDV isolate (RHDVb). However, the underlying factors determining the emergence of the new RHDV and its unpredictable epidemiology remain unclear.

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Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) type 2 (GI.2/RHDV2/b) is an emerging pathogen in wild rabbits and in domestic rabbits vaccinated against RHDV (GI.1).

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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is an important member of the Caliciviridae family and a highly lethal pathogen in rabbits. Although the cell receptor of RHDV has been identified, the mechanism underlying RHDV internalization remains unknown. In this study, the entry and post-internalization of RHDV into host cells were investigated using several biochemical inhibitors and RNA interference.

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In this study, a virulent systemic (VS) feline calicivirus (FCV) strain, SH, was isolated from a household cat with severe systemic clinical signs, and its full-length genome was determined and analyzed. Through immunofluorescence assays (IFA) and western blotting assays, we found that FCV SH strain, like other isolates, can stably proliferate in Crandell feline kidney (CRFK) cells. Moreover, the typical morphology of FCV particles, with a diameter of about 35 nm, was observed using electron microscopy.

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Article Synopsis
  • Scientists created a special version of the rabbit virus (mRHDV) that can now grow and be studied more easily.
  • They changed two tiny parts of the virus to help it enter cells better, which caused sick rabbits to show symptoms and die quickly.
  • This new virus might help make a vaccine to protect rabbits from the deadly rabbit virus, and the method could also work for studying other tricky viruses like hepatitis E and norovirus.
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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is an important member of the caliciviridae family. Currently, no suitable tissue culture system is available for proliferating RHDV, which limits the study of its pathogenesis. To bypass this obstacle, we established a cell line, RK13-VPg, stably expressing the VPg gene with a lentivirus packaging system in this study.

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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), the causative agent of rabbit hemorrhagic disease, is an important member of the caliciviridae family. Currently, no suitable tissue culture system is available for proliferating RHDV, limiting the study of the pathogenesis of RHDV. In addition, the mechanisms underlying RHDV translation and replication are largely unknown compared with other caliciviridae viruses.

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To date, the genetic replication and translation mechanisms as well as the pathogenesis of duck hepatitis A virus type 1 (DHAV-1) have not been adequately characterized due to the lack of a reliable and efficient cell culture system. Although the full-length infections clone system is the best platform to manipulate the virus, it is relatively difficult to assemble this system due to the lack of a suitable cell line. It has been proven that the minigenome system an efficient reverse genetics system for the study of RNA viruses.

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