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ArticleBioscience reports2020

Structural insight into the type-specific epitope of porcine circovirus type 3.

Mingfang Bi, Xiangdong Li, Weifeng Zhai, Bo Yin, Kegong Tian, Xiaobing Mo

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Mingfang BiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Xiangdong LiNational Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Road Cuiwei, High-Tech District, Luoyang 471003, China.
Weifeng ZhaiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Bo YinCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Kegong TianNational Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Road Cuiwei, High-Tech District, Luoyang 471003, China.
Xiaobing MoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recently identified pathogenic Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) may threaten to reduce the pig population dramatically worldwide. In our previous study, a PCV3-specific monoclonal antibody (mAb-1H11) was successfully applied in immune-histochemistry staining and ELISA, which specifically recognize PCV3 capsid protein in PCV3-positive pig tissues. In the present study, we expressed and purified the soluble sole capsid protein of PCV3. The purified capsid protein was capable of self-assembly into virus-like-particles (VLPs), which is validated by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering assays. Moreover, the epitope of mAb-1H11 was identified in the CD-loop region (a.a. 72-79) on the VLP surface, which is confirmed by PCV2-PCV3 epitope swapping assay. For the first time, we determined the cryo-EM structure of PCV3-VLP at 8.5 Å resolution that reveals the detailed structural information of PCV3-VLP. In our cryo-EM structure, PCV3-VLP is composed of 60 capsid protein subunits assembled with T = 1 icosahedral symmetry. Consistent to our bio-dot Western blot assay, the structural comparison between PCV3 and PCV2 revealed significant structural differences in the surface-exposed loops, including the CD-loop (a.a. 72-79) and the EF-loop (a.a. 109-131). Our work provides a structural framework for engineering future PCV3 vaccine and diagnosis kits development.

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EpitopesAnimalsAntigens, ViralCapsid ProteinsCircoviridae InfectionsCircovirusCryoelectron MicroscopyEpitope MappingModels, MolecularProtein ConformationStructure-Activity RelationshipSwineViral VaccinesAntigens, ViralCapsid ProteinsEpitopesViral Vaccinescapsid proteincryo-EM structurePorcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3)prophylactic vaccinetype-specific epitopevirus-like-particle (VLP)

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PMID32458997
PMCPMC7295619

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