BoLA-DRB3.2 Gene Polymorphism in Cattle Naturally
Infected with Bovine Leukemia Virus
Oguzhan Avci1, Oya Bulut1, Irmak Dik1,
Zafer Bulut2,3,
Müge Dogan4,
Mehmet Kale5,
*,
Sibel Hasircioglu5,
Orhan Yapici1, Atilla Simsek1, Sibel Yavru1
and Yakup Sinan Orta5
1Selçuk
University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology,
42003, Konya, Turkey
2Selçuk
University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of
Biochemistry, 42003, Konya, Turkey
3Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Dokuz
Eylul, Izmir, Turkey
4Ministry
of Agriculture and Forestry, Veterinary Control Institute,
Department of Molecular Microbiology, 42080, Konya, Turkey
5Burdur
Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Department of Virology, 15030, Burdur, Turkey
*Corresponding author:
drmkalex@yahoo.com
Abstract
This study was
conducted to determine and evaluate the BoLA-DRB3.2 polymorphisms in bovine
leukemia virus (BLV) seropositive cows by DNA Sequence Analysis. Isolates of DNA
obtained from seropositive (25) and seronegative blood samples (3) collected
from cows between 2005 and 2010 were used in this study. DNA isolation was
performed from blood samples. MHC analyses were performed using primers
belonging to BoLA-DRB3.2 genes. DNA sequence analyses were performed. The number
and diversity of haplotypes and nucleotide diversity were calculated. The
phylogenetic analysis was determined that cows had 11 haplotypes, healthy
individuals were associated together in the first haplotype, while in other
haplotypes seropositive cows were associated among themselves and there was 1
seropositive cow between haplotype 6 and 11. Also, the variety of haplotypes (Hd)
(0.847), total nucleotide variety (π) (0.033), variation rate (0.00285), and
Tajima's D statistical value (0.103) were detected. When FST
of individuals were evaluated, it was revealed that healthy individuals were
genetically distant from positive individuals.
In this study, it was observed that BLV
seropositive individuals differed genetically compared to healthy animals. In
conclusion, BoLA-DRB3.2 gene polymorphism can be considered as a supporting
parameter in BLV diagnosis.
To Cite This Article:
Avci O, Bulut O, Dik I, Bulut Z, Dogan M, Kale M, Hasircioglu S, Yapici O,
Simsek A, Yavru S and Orta YS, 2023. BoLA-DRB3.2 gene polymorphism in cattle naturally
infected with bovine leukemia virus.
Pak Vet J, 43(1): 174-178.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.001