Fernando Osorio

Introduction:The role of PRRSV minor glycoproteins in the induction of a protective immune response is an area of PRRSV research that may have an impact on vaccine development. GP2, GP3, and GP4 form a trimer on the surface of the virion and it has been demonstrated that GP2 and GP4 interact with the CD163 receptor on host cells, and because of the trimer formation, GP3 may be interacting with the ...

A presentation prepared for the 24th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress and 8th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Dublin, Ireland 8th June 2016.Porcine reproductive and respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) is the most economically significant infectious disease of swine worldwide. Due to the great impact of PRRS in many key swine producing a ...