ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025
Whole-transcriptome analysis of BLV-infected cows reveals downregulation of immune response genes in high proviral loads cows.
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- Computational identification of conserved B- and T-cell epitopes for multi-epitope peptide vaccine design against bovine leukemia virus.Virus genes · 2026Article
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- Stage-Dependent Transcriptional Reprogramming of B-Cell Receptor Signaling and Antigen Presentation During Bovine Leukemia Virus-Driven Lymphomagenesis.Animal genetics · 2026Article
- Genome-wide detection of copy number variations in indigenous Red Sindhi cattle using ddRAD sequencing.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of the Bovine Immune Response to Pathogens.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a retrovirus that infects cattle, causing bovine enzootic leukosis, a chronic disease characterized by the proliferation of infected B cells. BLV proviral load (PVL) is a key determinant of disease progression and transmission risk. Cattle can exhibit distinct phenotypes of low PVL (LPVL) or high PVL (HPVL), which remain stable throughout their lifetime. Differential expression analysis revealed 1,908 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between HPVL and LPVL animals, including 774 downregulated (DReg) and 1,134 upregulated (UReg) genes. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that DReg genes were associated primarily with immune response pathways. Conversely, the UReg genes were enriched in processes related to cell cycle regulation, mitotic division, and DNA biosynthesis. Protein-protein interaction analysis revealed six highly interconnected clusters. Interestingly, a cluster was enriched for sphingolipid metabolism, a process critical to enveloped virus infection and immune receptor signaling. These findings provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms of BLV infection, suggesting potential markers for disease monitoring and targets for therapeutic intervention.
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