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A Parvovirus B19 synthetic genome: sequence features and functional competence

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VIROLOGY
Volume 508, Issue -, Pages 54-62

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ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.05.006

Keywords

Parvovirus B19; Consensus sequence; Synthetic genome; Genomic clone; Infectious clone

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  1. University of Bologna (RFO)

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Central to genetic studies for Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is the availability of genomic clones that may possess functional competence and ability to generate infectious virus. In our study, we established a new model genetic system for Parvovirus B19. A synthetic approach was followed, by design of a reference genome sequence, by generation of a corresponding artificial construct and its molecular cloning in a complete and functional form, and by setup of an efficient strategy to generate infectious virus, via transfection in UT7/EpoS1 cells and amplification in erythroid progenitor cells. The synthetic genome was able to generate virus with biological properties paralleling those of native virus, its infectious activity being dependent on the preservation of self-complementarity and sequence heterogeneity within the terminal regions. A virus of defined genome sequence, obtained from controlled cell culture conditions, can constitute a reference tool for investigation of the structural and functional characteristics of the virus.

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