Autoimmunity induced in rabbits by rinderpest virus.

Rinderpest virus H protein: role in determining host range in rabbits.

A major molecular determinant of virus host-range is thought to be the viral protein required for cell attachment. We used a recombinant strain of Rinderpest virus (RPV) to examine the role of this protein in determining the ability of RPV to replicate in rabbits. The recombinant was based on the RBOK vaccine strain, which is avirulent in rabbits, carrying the haemagglutinin (H) protein gene fr...

Titration of Rinderpest Virus and Its Neutralizing Antibody

Analysis of the polypeptides synthesized in rinderpest virus-infected cells.

We have identified, by [35S]methionine labeling, eight major induced proteins and a number of minor proteins in rinderpest virus-infected bovine kidney cells. The polypeptides ranged in molecular weight from 212 to 21.5 kDa. The majority of these polypeptides are virus specific, as demonstrated by immunoprecipitation with rabbit hyperimmune serum against rinderpest. Infected cells radiolabeled ...

Active Immunization of Cattle with Killed Vaccines Prepared from Cell Cultured Rinderpest Virus

Comparison of proteins induced in cells infected with rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants viruses.

The two morbilliviruses rinderpest virus (RPV) and peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) are closely related and cause severe disease in large and small ruminants, respectively. They show distinct epidemiological patterns and are distinguishable by reciprocal cross-neutralization tests. We have analysed the proteins induced by these viruses in infected cells and have shown that they can be di...