The aim of the study was to identify the microRNAs that act on classical swine fever virus (CSFV) in swine umbilical vein endothelial cells (SUVECs). The 3'-and 5'-untranslated regions ( UTR) of CSFV were cloned and then inserted into psiCHECH TM-2 plasmids carrying Firefly and Renilla luciferases reporter genes; microRNAs that acted with CSFV were predicted by bio-informatics analysis; then the recombinant plasmids and inhibitors of the predicted microRNA were co-transfected into SUVECs. The activities of Firefly and Renilla luciferases were detected by luminometry. The PCR products of the CSFV 5'-UTR (373 bp) and 3'-UTR (252 bp) were detected by electrophoresis on 1% agarose gels. Four microRNAs (ssc-miR-let7c, ssc-miR-106a, ssc-miR-18, ssc-miR-139) were screened out and evaluated. The CSFV 3'-UTR is the important target site of microRNA in SUVECs. The four microRNAs mentioned above had different inhibitory effects on the CSFV 3'-UTR, of which the ssc-miR-18 played the most important role.
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