Cloning and Sequence Analysis of the N Gene of Canine Distemper Virus Tai’an Isolate in a Fox

Abstract:

One pair of primers was designed according to the N genes of canine distemper virus strains reported in GenBank. The N protein gene of CDV-FOX-TA was amplified with the primers by RT-PCR. The PCR product was cloned into pMD18-T. And the positive recombinant was identified, sequenced and analyzed. As a result, the large open reading frame of the N gene of CDV-FOX-TA included 1572 bp, which encoded 523 amino acids. The nucleotide homology of the N genes between CDV-FOX-TA and CDV Ondertepoort strain was 96.0%, and it was 95.9% between CDV-FOX-TA and CDV Convac strain. However, the nucleotide homologies of the N genes of CDV-FOX-TA and the CDV wild strains, was from 98.4% to 98.9%. A nine-peptide sequence in the N protein of CDV-FOX-TA was Tyr-Pro-Ala- Leu-Gly-Leu-His-Glu-Phe, which was T lymphocyte defined antigen and senstized target cells. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, it implied that CDV-FOX-TA and the CDV wild strains had the same ancestor.