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1989 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Development of gene diagnosis and recombinant vaccine for animal morbilliviurs diseases

Research Project

Project/Area Number 62480085
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 基礎獣医学
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

YOSHIKAWA Yasuhiro  Dept. Animal Pathology, Assoc. Prof. Inst. Med. Scie., 医科学研究所, 助教授 (80109975)

Project Period (FY) 1987 – 1989
Keywordsrinderpest virus / glycoprotein genes / recombinant DNA vaccine / canine distemper / epileptic seizure / viral encephalitis / Japanese monkey / squirrel monkey
Research Abstract

The cDNA library of rinderpest virus (RV) mRNA has been prepared and nucleotide sequence of both glycoprotein genes (H, F protein) has been completely determined.
1) Deduced H protein from its nucleotide sequence has a unique structure in which C-terminus projects out of envelope. This predicted structure was confirmed by epitope analysis using ten different types of anti-syntheitc peptide antibodies.
2) Deduced F protein has a site of proteolytic cleavage and glycosylation sites on the cleft F2 fragment. This was confirmed by isotope labeling of RV-infected cells.
3) Recombinant DNA vaccine consisted of vaccinia virus having RV-H gene showed very strong efficacy in a rabbit model system and complete protection of immunized animals with the recombinant vaccine has been confirmed by clinical, virological and pathological investigations.
Neurovirulence of canine distemper virus (CDV) was studied.
4) Neural cell-adapted CDV showed relatively high neurovirulence and changed its genome and glycoproteins as a result of adaptation.
5) Natural infection and viral encephalitis by CDV in a group of Japanese monkeys were studied. This is the first report in the world that primate has a natural susceptibility to CDV- encephalitis.
6) Squirrel monkey which belongs to new world monkeys, was confirmed to have high susceptibility to CDV-encephalitis and to show epilectic seizure during acute encephalitis. It will become an excellent model for viral epilepsy.

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All Publications (16 results)

  • [Publications] Tsukiyama,K.: "Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the rinderpest virus mRNA encoding the hemagglutinin protein." Virology. 160. 48-54 (1987)

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  • [Publications] Tsukiyama,K.: "Fusion glycoprotein(F)of rinderpest virus:Entire nucleotide sequence of the F mRNA, and several feature of the F protein" Vorology. 164. 523-530 (1988)

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  • [Publications] Imaoka,K.: "Characterization of antinuclear antibodies induced in rabbits by rinderpest virus infection." Archives Virology. 102. 111-18 (1988)

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  • [Publications] Sugiyama,M.: "Characterization of monoclonal antibodies against four structural proteins of rinderpest virus." Journal general Virology. 70. 2605-2613 (1989)

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  • [Publications] Tsukiyama,K.: "Development of heat-stable recombinant rinderpest vaccine." Archives Virology. 107. 225-235 (1989)

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  • [Publications] Yoshikawa,Y.: "Natural infection with canine distemper virus in a Japanese monkey(Macaca fuscata)." Veterinary Microbiology. 20. 193-205 (1989)

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  • [Publications] Tsukiyama, K., Sugiyama, M., Yoshikawa, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the rinderpest virus mRNA encoding the hemagglutinin protein." Virol. 160: 48-54 (1987).

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  • [Publications] Tsukiyama, K., Yoshikawa, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Fusion glycoprotein (F) of rinderpest virus: Entire nucleotide sequence of the F mRNA, and several feature of the F protein." Virol. 164: 523-530 (1988).

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  • [Publications] Imaoka, K., Kanai, Y., Nishikawa, Y., Yoshikawa, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Induction of antinuclear antibodies in rabbits by infection with rinderpest viruses with different degree of virulence." Jpn. J. Vet. Sci. 50: 1115-1118 (1988).

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  • [Publications] Imaoka, K., Yoshikawa, Y., Kanai, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Characterization of antinuclear antibodies induced in rabbits by rinderpest virus infection." Arch. Virol. 102: 111-118 (1988).

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  • [Publications] Sugiyama, M., Minamoto, N., Kinjo, T., Hirayama, N., Sasaki, H., Yoshikawa, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Characterization of monoclonal antibodies against four structural proteins of rinderpest virus." J. gen. Virol. 70: 2605-2613 (1989).

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  • [Publications] Tsukiyama, K., Yoshikawa, Y., Kamata, H., Imaoka, K., Asano, K., Funahashi, S., Maruyama, T., Shida, H. Sugimoto, M., Yamanouchi, K.: "Development pf heat-stable recombinant rinderpest vaccine." Arch. Virol. 107: 225-235 (1989).

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  • [Publications] Morikawa, Y., Yoshikawa, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Characterization of canine distemper viruses adapted to human neural cells." Microbiol. Immunol. 32: 1211-1220 (1988).

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  • [Publications] Morikawa, Y., Yoshikawa, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Reversion of neurovirulence and in vitro phenotype of neural celladapted canine distemper virus after passage in non-neural cells." Microbiol. Immunol. 32: 1263-1268 (1988).

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  • [Publications] Yoshikawa, Y., Ochikubo, F., Matsubara, Y., Tsuruoka, H., Ishii, M., Shirota, K., Nomura, Y., Sugiyama, M., Yamanouchi, K.: "Natural infection with canine distemper virus in a Japanese monkey (Macaca fuscata)." Vet. Microbiol. 20: 193-205 (1989).

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  • [Publications] Nagata, T., Ochikubo, F., Yoshikawa, Y., Yamanouchi, K.: "Encephalitis induced by canine distemper virus in squirrel monkeys." J. Med. Primatol.

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