Polimorfismos de nucleotídeos únicos em 15 códons do gene da proteína priônica em um rebanho Suffolk afetado com scrapie no Brasil / Single nucleotide polymorphisms at 15 codons of the prion protein gene from a scrapie-affected herd of Suffolk sheep in Brazil
Andrade, Caroline Pinto de; Almeida, Laura Lopes de; Castro, Luiza Amaral de; Leal, Juliano Souza; Silva, Sergio Ceroni da; Driemeier, David.
Pesqui. vet. bras
; 31(10): 893-898, out. 2011. tab
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Scrapie is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of sheeps and goats, associated with the deposition of a isoform of the prion protein (PrPsc). This isoform presents an altered conformation that leads to aggregation in the host's central nervous and lymphoreticular systems. Predisposition to the prion agent infection can be influenced by specific genotypes related to mutations in amino acids of the PrPsc gene. The most characterized mutations occur at codons 136, 154 and 171, with genotypes VRQ being the most susceptible and ARR the most resistant. In this study we have analyzed polymorphisms in 15 different codons of the PrPsc gene in sheeps from a Suffolk herd from Brazil affected by an outbreak of classical scrapie. Amplicons from the PrPsc gene, encompassing the most relevant altered codons in the protein, were sequenced in order to determine each animal's genotype. We have found polymorphisms at 3 of the 15 analyzed codons (136, 143 and 171). The most variable codon was 171, where all described alleles were identified. A rare polymorphism was found at the 143 codon in 4 percent of the samples analyzed, which has been described as increasing scrapie resistance in otherwise susceptible animals. No other polymorphisms were detected in the remaining 12 analyzed codons, all of them corresponding to the wild-type prion protein. Regarding the risk degree of developing scrapie, most of the animals (96 percent) had genotypes corresponding to risk groups 1 to 3 (very low to moderate), with only 4 percent in the higher risks group. Our data is discussed in relation to preventive measures involving genotyping and positive selection to control the disease.
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