Rescue of Recombinant Peste des PetitsRuminants Virus for Expressing Orf Virus B2L Protein
Orf(contagiousecthyma)and peste des petits ruminants(PPR)are caused byorf virus(ORFV)and peste despetits ruminants virus(PPRV),respectively. If genetically modifiedby reverse genetics tool,the PPRV wouldbe a useful vector to express foreign proteins. The ORFV contains a highlyimmunogenic envelope protein,B2L protein.In this study,a recombinant PPRV cDNA clone,which contained the B2L gene openreading frame,was rescued using reverse genetics toexpress the B2L protein. This recombinant PPRV was demonstrated to have similargrowth kinetics to that of its parental virus. In vitro expression of the B2Lprotein by it was demonstrated by Western blot and confirmed by massspectrometry,therefore paving the way fordevelopment of a bivalent vaccine candidate against both diseases.