id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-276541-u9ebql5a Lan, Yungang Inhibition of porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus replication by short hairpin RNAs targeting of the nucleocapsid gene in a porcine kidney cell line 2011-11-25 .txt text/plain 3067 172 56 title: Inhibition of porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus replication by short hairpin RNAs targeting of the nucleocapsid gene in a porcine kidney cell line Here, we constructed a single short hairpin RNA (shRNA) plasmid expression system that targeted the N gene and investigated whether shRNAmediated RNA interference could inhibit PHEV replication in PK-15 cells. To study the inhibitory effects of RNA interference on PHEV replication, the level of viral antigen produced in the PK-15 cells after shRNA transfection and viral infection was examined 48 h post-infection by an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) using anti-PHEV serum. To quantify the effect of shRNA on viral replication at 48 h postviral infection, the viral genome copy number was determined by real-time PCR, using the serially diluted plasmid pT-N as a standard. It is clear from this study that the DNA vector-based shRNA approach, that is, the use of RNAi expression plasmids directed against the PHEV N gene, could effectively block expression of the viral target gene and inhibit viral replication. ./cache/cord-276541-u9ebql5a.txt ./txt/cord-276541-u9ebql5a.txt