The evolution of Epstein-Barr virus inferred from the conservation and mutation of the virus glycoprotein gp350/220 gene
The evolution of Epstein-Barr virus inferred from the conservation and mutation of the virus glycoprotein gp350/220 gene
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DOI:
10.1007/s11262-008-0323-0
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发表时间:
2009-04-01
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影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Inoue, Yoshitsugu
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作者:
Kawaguchi, Asako;Kanai, Kyosuke;Inoue, Yoshitsugu
To study variations of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), we analyzed the gp350/220 gene for several cell lines and Japanese wild isolates using direct sequencing. The N-terminal region was highly conserved in all EBVs except for Jijoye/P3HR-1 and a few isolates. The variation of the region coincided with EBV types A and B (also referred to as types 1 and 2) and were, respectively, designated as the types a and b. The type A/a was detected in most Japanese cell lines and wild isolates, and was classified as China1 type with latent membrane protein (LMP) 1 gene. The type B/b was detected in only a few wild isolates with the Med and China2 types. The C-terminus had more diversity than the N-terminus and lacked the divergence between types A/a and B/b. The phylogenetic analyses of the gp350/220 and LMP1 genes may suggest a mode of EBV evolution into types A/a and B/b and then to LMP1 subtypes.