Genetic variation in VP7 gene of human rotavirus serotype 1 (G1 type) isolated in Japan and China.
Genetic variation in VP7 gene of human rotavirus serotype 1 (G1 type) isolated in Japan and China.
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日本和中国分离的人轮状病毒血清型 1(G1 型)VP7 基因的遗传变异。
DOI:
10.1006/viro.1993.1663
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发表时间:
1993
期刊:
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
H. Ushijima
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
K. Xin;S. Morikawa;Z. Fang;A. Mukoyama;K. Okuda;H. Ushijima
Sequence analysis of the gene encoding the major neutralization glycoprotein (VP7) was performed on 12 human isolates of serotype 1 of rotavirus in Japan and China. They were examined for genetic variations among serotype 1 isolates. Comparative studies of their nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences between the 12 isolates and the Wa strain revealed an overall homology of more than 92 and 96%, respectively. Higher degrees of homologies were observed between Wa and 2 strains (K1 and K2) in Tokyo, 1979-1980, than between Wa and recent isolated strains in Tokyo and in China. In our isolates, a total of 16 amino acid residues frequently converted to another amino acid. Six amino acid residues belonging to the major neutralizing epitope regions (B, D, and E in this communication) frequently converted. From these data three subtypes (subtypes A, B, and intermediate) were suggested to be divided. Whether these differences are an important mechanism in the epidemiology of rotaviruses requires further investigation.