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ArticleMicrobial genomics2026

Nanopore direct RNA sequencing reveals transmissible gastroenteritis virus epitranscriptomic and transcriptomic landscapes modulated by gene 7.

Qingqiu Jiang, Zhihao Guo, Lu Tan, Yanwen Shao, Guoqian Gu, Xiaomin Zhao, Haidong Wang, Runsheng Li

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Qingqiu JiangDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR.
Zhihao GuoDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR.
Lu TanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR.
Yanwen ShaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR.
Guoqian GuDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR.
Xiaomin ZhaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China.
Haidong WangSchool of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, PR China.
Runsheng LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR.

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Abstract

Viral non-structural proteins are key mediators of host-virus interplay, including RNA modification dynamics. The function of the transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) gene 7, which encodes a non-structural protein, remains poorly understood. Using Oxford Nanopore direct RNA sequencing, we explored the host and viral RNA landscapes modulated by TGEV gene 7 in Swine testis cells. Deletion of the TGEV gene 7 halved viral RNA replication yet significantly increased m6A modification levels on both the viral genome and host mRNAs. This epitranscriptomic rewiring was accompanied by reciprocal shifts in the m6A regulators FTO (eraser) and RBM15 (writer). Despite comparable bulk transcriptome changes, gene 7 deletion introduced additional differentially expressed genes, showing stronger enrichment of antiviral and chemokine pathways, indicating heightened innate immunity. PolyA analysis uncovered a gene 7-dependent extension of viral, but not host, polyA tails. These findings highlight RNA-modification machinery as a potential target for coronavirus control and provide a framework for vaccine strategies exploiting gene 7 attenuation.

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TranscriptomeTransmissible gastroenteritis virusViral Nonstructural ProteinsAnimalsEpitranscriptomeEpitranscriptomicsHost-Pathogen InteractionsMaleNanopore SequencingRNA MethylationRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, RNASwineRNA, ViralViral Nonstructural Proteinsepitranscriptomeinnate immunitym6A regulatory factorN6-methyladenosine (m6A)polyATGEV gene 7

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PMID42053422
PMCPMC13135465

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