Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3429769 | Virus Research | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Equine sarcoids are skin tumours of horses caused by infection with BPV-1 or 2. Maintenance and replication of the viral genome depend upon the viral proteins E1 and E2. We examined the effects of an E2 specific siRNA on E2 and E1 viral gene expression, viral load and cell growth in BPV-1 transformed sarcoid-derived cells. Transfection with E2-siRNA caused a reduction in E2 and E1 mRNA expression as well as viral load, growth inhibition and decreased anchorage-independent growth. siRNA treated cells showed significantly higher apoptosis rates than control cells. Thus sequence specific targeting of E2 provides a powerful strategy to eliminate BPV-1 genomes and induce cell death in BPV-1 transformed cells.
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Authors
Philipe A.M. Gobeil, ZhengQiang Yuan, Elizabeth A. Gault, Iain M. Morgan, M. Saveria Campo, Lubna Nasir,