Objective: To investigate the copy numbers of porcine endogenous retroviruses in genome of Banna miniature swines for screening of donors in xenotransplantation with porcine transplants.
Methods: The genomic DNA of peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs) of 50 Banna miniature swines in 4 inbred sublines and 5 European Large White Pigs was extracted for the detection to pol, envA, envB, envC and envA/C recombinant in PERVs with real-time quantitative/semi-quantitative PCR and normal PCR.
Results: PCR products of pol, envA and envB of PERV could be obtained from all the Banna samples, and the mean amount of these products was 24.2+/-9.4,13.1+/-8.4,16.4+/-9.8 respectively and was significantly different among the inbred herds (P<0.01). The envC and envA/C were not amplified.
Conclusion: The copy numbers of pol, envA and envB genes of PERV in porcine genome were significantly different among the inbred herds of Banna miniature swines, and envC and envA/C were absent in genome of Banna Miniature Swines.