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Bovine rotavirus maturation is a calcium-dependent process.

M S Shahrabadi, P W Lee

    Virology
    |July 30, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    Calcium is essential for bovine rotavirus production. Without it, incomplete virus particles form due to reduced outer capsid protein levels and assembly defects, impacting infectivity.

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    Area of Science:

    • Virology
    • Cell Biology

    Background:

    • Bovine rotavirus causes significant disease in cattle.
    • Understanding virus replication is key to developing control strategies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the role of calcium (CaCl2) in bovine rotavirus replication and particle formation.
    • To determine the effects of calcium deficiency on virus assembly and protein expression.

    Main Methods:

    • Infection of MA-104 cells with bovine rotavirus in the presence and absence of CaCl2.
    • Assessing cytopathic effects (cpe) and virus titers.
    • Cesium chloride density gradient analysis, electron microscopy, and SDS-PAGE to characterize viral particles.
    • Analysis of virus-specified protein levels in infected cells.

    Main Results:

    • Calcium deficiency led to distinct cytopathic effects and drastically reduced virus titers.
    • Minimum CaCl2 concentration for maximum yield was ~0.17 mM.
    • Calcium dependency for infectious virus formation occurred between 6-12 hr postinfection.
    • Viruses produced without calcium were incomplete, single-shelled particles (D particles).
    • Reduced levels of the major outer capsid protein (42K) were observed in calcium-deficient conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Calcium is crucial for the complete assembly and infectivity of bovine rotavirus.
    • Reduced 42K protein levels and incomplete assembly contribute to the inhibition of mature virus production in the absence of calcium.

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