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. 1991 Feb;65(2):589–597. doi: 10.1128/jvi.65.2.589-597.1991

Structural proteins of hog cholera virus expressed by vaccinia virus: further characterization and induction of protective immunity.

T Rümenapf 1, R Stark 1, G Meyers 1, H J Thiel 1
PMCID: PMC239796  PMID: 1987372

Abstract

A cDNA fragment covering the genomic region that encodes the structural proteins of hog cholera virus (HCV) was inserted into the tk gene of vaccinia virus. Expression studies with vaccinia virus/HCV recombinants led to identification of HCV-specific proteins. The putative HCV core protein p23 was demonstrated for the first time by using an antiserum against a bacterial fusion protein. The glycoproteins expressed by vaccinia virus/HCV recombinant migrated on sodium dodecyl sulfate-gels identically to glycoproteins precipitated from HCV-infected cells. A disulfide-linked heterodimer between gp55 and gp33 previously detected in HCV-infected cells was also demonstrated after infection with the recombinant virus. The vaccinia virus system allowed us to identify, in addition to the heterodimer, a disulfide-linked homodimer of HCV gp55. The vaccinia virus/HCV recombinant that expressed all four structural proteins induced virus-neutralizing antibodies in mice and swine. After immunization of pigs with this recombinant virus, full protection against a lethal challenge with HCV was achieved. A construct that lacked most of the HCV gp55 gene failed to induce neutralizing antibodies but induced protective immunity.

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