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Review
. 2025 Mar 28;17(4):493.
doi: 10.3390/v17040493.

Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV) and Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV): Epidemiology and Molecular Characteristics-An Updated Overview

Monika Olech  1 , Marta Antas  2
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Review

Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV) and Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV): Epidemiology and Molecular Characteristics-An Updated Overview

Monika Olech et al. Viruses. .

Abstract

Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV) are enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the genus Alphacoronavirus in the family Coronaviridae. PRCV, a TGEV mutant with a spike(S) gene deletion, exhibits altered tissue tropism. TGEV replicates mainly in the intestines and causes severe diarrhea and high mortality in piglets, whereas PRCV replicates mainly in the respiratory tract. PRCV causes mild or subclinical respiratory infections but may contribute to respiratory disease syndrome in pigs infected with other respiratory pathogens. As PRCV and TGEV continuously evolve, monitoring these viruses is important for disease prevention and control. In this review, we provide updated information on the prevalence and genetic characteristics of TGEV/PRCV and their phylogenetic relationships. We also discuss the impact of mutations, deletions and recombination on the virulence and tissue tropism of TGEV/PRCV and highlight the possible zoonotic potential of these viruses.

Keywords: PRCV; TGEV; coronavirus; epidemiology; mutation; pig; virulence.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Schematic organization of the TGEV and PRCV genomes. Nonstructural proteins including open reading frame 1a (ORF1a), open reading frame 1b (ORF1b), open reading frame 3a (3a), open reading frame 3b (3b) and open reading frame 7 (7). Structural proteins including spike (S), envelope (E), membrane (M) and nucleocapsid (N). The genome is flanked by 5′ and 3′ UTRs (untranslated regions). The most obvious difference between PRCV and TGEV is a deletion of variable size (621–681 nt) within the amino-terminal segment of the S gene.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Schematic organization of the amino acids of the TGEV and PRCV spike glycoproteins. (A) Domain structure of the TGEV S glycoprotein, NTD (aa 1–248), S1 domain (aa 249–670), S2 domain (aa 832–1372), TM (aa 1388–1410) and C-terminal cytoplasmic tail (aa 1411–1448). (B) The relative positions of known antigenic sites (A–D) containing neutralizing epitopes in the spike glycoprotein of TGEV [79].
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