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Characterizing the Transcriptome of Turkey Hemorrhagic Enteritis Virus


ABSTRACT: Characterizing the splice map of turkey hemorrhagic enteritis virus (THEV) is an essential step that would allow studies of individual genes mediating its immunosuppressive functions. We used an RNA-sequencing experiment to characterize the transcriptome of THEV for the first time, providing key insight into the THEV gene expression and mRNA structures. Researchers previously annotated the genome of THEV as encoding 23 open reading frames (ORFs). In this work we identified 29 spliced transcripts all of which consisted of novel exons although some exons matched some previously annotated ORFs. The three annotated splice junctions were also corroborated by our data. We performed PCR amplification of THEV cDNA, cloned the PCR products, and used Sanger sequencing to validate all identified splice junctions. During validation we identified five additional unique transcripts, a subset of which were further validated by 3' rapid amplification of cDNA ends (3' RACE) experiments. Thus, we report that the genome of THEV contains 34 transcripts with the coding capacity for all annotated ORFs. However, we found six of the previously annotated ORFs (ORF1, E3, 33K, ORF8, IVa2, and protease) to be truncated ORFs on the basis of the identification of an in-frame upstream start codon or the detection of additional coding exons. We also identified three of the annotated ORFs with longer or shorter isoforms, and seven novel unannotated ORFs that could potentially be translated; although it is beyond the scope of this manuscript to investigate whether they are translated. Similar to other adenoviruses (AdVs), THEV also produces multiple distinctly spliced transcripts that code for the same proteins across its genome. Our data show that all THEV transcripts are spliced and organized into five transcription units under the control of their cognate promoters like other AdVs.

ORGANISM(S): Meleagris gallopavo

PROVIDER: GSE254416 | GEO | 2024/07/30

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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