Infectious RNA transcribed from stably cloned full-length cDNA of dengue type 4 virus.

AUTOR(ES)

Lai, C J

RESUMO

Dengue virus is an enveloped positive-strand RNA virus with a genome approximately 11 kilobases in length. The four serotypes of dengue virus are currently the most important members of the flavivirus family in terms of geographical distribution and the incidence of infection in humans. In this communication we describe successful cloning of a stable full-length cDNA copy of dengue type 4 virus that can be used as the template for in vitro transcription of infectious RNA. Evidence is presented that dengue virus recovered from permissive cells transfected with the in vitro RNA transcripts retained a mutation that was engineered into full-length cDNA. The properties of the virus produced by cells transfected with infectious RNA transcripts of dengue cDNA resembled those of the virus from which the cDNA clone was derived. The dengue virus recombinant DNA system should prove helpful in gaining a better understanding of the molecular biology of dengue viruses and should facilitate the development of a safe and effective live vaccine for use in humans.

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