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ArticleThe Journal of general virology2016

Flexible and rapid construction of viral chimeras applied to hepatitis C virus.

C Patrick McClure, Richard A Urbanowicz, Barnabas J King, Sara Cano-Crespo, Alexander W Tarr, Jonathan K Ball

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Article in The Journal of general virology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

C Patrick McClureSchool of Life Sciences and NIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Richard A UrbanowiczSchool of Life Sciences and NIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Barnabas J KingSchool of Life Sciences and NIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Sara Cano-CrespoSchool of Life Sciences and NIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Alexander W TarrSchool of Life Sciences and NIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Jonathan K BallSchool of Life Sciences and NIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
University of Nottingham · GBNIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit · GBNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0801169
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel and broadly applicable strategy combining site-directed mutagenesis and DNA assembly for constructing seamless viral chimeras is described using hepatitis C virus (HCV) as an exemplar. Full-length HCV genomic cloning cassettes, which contained flexibly situated restriction endonuclease sites, were prepared via a single, site-directed mutagenesis reaction and digested to receive PCR-amplified virus envelope genes by In-Fusion cloning. Using this method, we were able to construct gene-shuttle cassettes for generation of cell culture-infectious JFH-1-based chimeras containing genotype 1-3 E1E2 genes. Importantly, using this method we also show that E1E2 clones that were not able to support cell entry in the HCV pseudoparticle assay did confer entry when shuttled into the chimeric cell culture chimera system. This method can be easily applied to other genes of study and other viruses and, as such, will greatly simplify reverse genetics studies of variable viruses.

Indexed as

Recombination, GeneticGenetic EngineeringGenotypeHepacivirusMolecular BiologyMutagenesis, Site-DirectedViral Envelope ProteinsVirologyViral Envelope Proteins

Identifiers

PMID27329374
PMCPMC5042125
OpenAlexW2473711907

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