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ArticlePLoS genetics2018

Synaptogyrin-2 influences replication of Porcine circovirus 2.

Lianna R Walker, Taylor B Engle, Hiep Vu, Emily R Tosky, Dan J Nonneman, Timothy P L Smith, Tudor Borza, Thomas E Burkey, Graham S Plastow, Stephen D Kachman and 1 more

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lianna R WalkerAnimal Science Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.
Taylor B EngleAnimal Science Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.
Hiep VuAnimal Science Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.
Emily R ToskyAnimal Science Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.
Dan J NonnemanUSDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8073-7843
Timothy P L SmithUSDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, United States of America.
Tudor BorzaDepartment of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2527-6551
Thomas E BurkeyAnimal Science Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.
Graham S PlastowDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3774-3110
Stephen D KachmanDepartment of Statistics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-0506-513X
Daniel C CiobanuAnimal Science Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7301-1339
University of Nebraska–Lincoln · USRoman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center · USDalhousie University · CAUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) is a circular single-stranded DNA virus responsible for a group of diseases collectively known as PCV2 Associated Diseases (PCVAD). Variation in the incidence and severity of PCVAD exists between pigs suggesting a host genetic component involved in pathogenesis. A large-scale genome-wide association study of experimentally infected pigs (n = 974), provided evidence of a host genetic role in PCV2 viremia, immune response and growth during challenge. Host genotype explained 64% of the phenotypic variation for overall viral load, with two major Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) identified on chromosome 7 (SSC7) near the swine leukocyte antigen complex class II locus and on the proximal end of chromosome 12 (SSC12). The SNP having the strongest association, ALGA0110477 (SSC12), explained 9.3% of the genetic and 6.2% of the phenotypic variance for viral load. Dissection of the SSC12 QTL based on gene annotation, genomic and RNA-sequencing, suggested that a missense mutation in the SYNGR2 (SYNGR2 p.Arg63Cys) gene is potentially responsible for the variation in viremia. This polymorphism, located within a protein domain conserved across mammals, results in an amino acid variant SYNGR2 p.63Cys only observed in swine. PCV2 titer in PK15 cells decreased when the expression of SYNGR2 was silenced by specific-siRNA, indicating a role of SYNGR2 in viral replication. Additionally, a PK15 edited clone generated by CRISPR-Cas9, carrying a partial deletion of the second exon that harbors a key domain and the SYNGR2 p.Arg63Cys, was associated with a lower viral titer compared to wildtype PK15 cells (>24 hpi) and supernatant (>48hpi)(P < 0.05). Identification of a non-conservative substitution in this key domain of SYNGR2 suggests that the SYNGR2 p.Arg63Cys variant may underlie the observed genetic effect on viral load.

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AnimalsCircovirusDNA ReplicationGenome-Wide Association StudySwineSynaptogyrinsViral LoadViremiaVirus ReplicationSynaptogyrins

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PMID30379811
PMCPMC6245838
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