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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The complete nucleotide sequence of the visna virus 1514 genome was determined. Our sequence confirms the relationship of visna virus and other lentiviruses to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) both at the level of sequence homology and of genomic organization. Sequence homology is shown to extend to the transmembrane proteins of lentivirus env genes; this homology is strongest in the extracellular domain, suggesting that close structural and functional similarities may also exist among these envelope proteins. Comparison of our data with the sequence of visna virus LV1-1, an antigenic variant derived from strain 1514, demonstrates that the rate of divergence has been about 1.7 x 10(-3) substitutions per nucleotide per year in vivo. This rate is orders of magnitude higher than that for most DNA genomes, but agrees well with estimates of the rate for HIV. A statistically significant cluster of mutations in the env gene appears to represent a hypervariable site and may correspond to the epitope responsible for the antigenic differences between 1514 and LV1-1. Analysis of the potential RNA folding pattern of the visna virus env gene shows that this hypervariable site falls within a region with little potential for intramolecular base pairing. This correlation of hypervariability with lack of RNA secondary structure is strengthened by the fact that it also holds for a hypervariable site in the env gene of HIV.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-538X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4046-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
The visna virus genome: evidence for a hypervariable site in the env gene and sequence homology among lentivirus envelope proteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Structure, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research Facility, Maryland 21701.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.