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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Rotavirus strains belonging to G types 1 to 4 and having a P3 genotype (M37-like VP4) were recovered from children with symptomatic and asymptomatic infections. Partial sequences of their VP4 genes were determined in an attempt to characterize these strains further. The genomic regions encoding VP8*, the connecting and putative fusion peptides and three other regions in VP5* were sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequences were compared with rotavirus strains belonging to different P genotypes that had been previously reported. High degrees of identity were found between the VP8* fragment of all human P3 strains (92.7 to 99.7%) suggesting that they belong to the same genotype, regardless of differences in their virulence. Furthermore, based on comparative sequence analysis, we did not identify any amino acid(s) that differ appreciably between symptomatic and asymptomatic strains and could therefore be associated with virulence. The results suggest that the P3 genotype, although frequently associated with asymptomatic infections, may not be the single determining factor in attenuation of symptoms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75 ( Pt 7)
pubmed:geneSymbol
VP4, VP8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1775-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Brazil, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Capsid, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Capsid Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Cross Infection, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Diarrhea, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Genes, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Paris, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Rotavirus, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Rotavirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-United States, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Viral Structural Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8021606-Virulence
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative analysis of VP8* sequences from rotaviruses possessing M37-like VP4 recovered from children with and without diarrhoea.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular Biological Research and Evaluation, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. 20204.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't