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HIV-1 can be subdivided into at least nine genetic subtypes (A through H and O), but in Europe and the United States there is an almost complete dominance of subtype B. In this study three Swedish HIV-1 transmission chains of subtypes other than subtype B have been biologically and molecularly characterized. The three index cases were African men. The p17 gag and env V3 regions of the HIV-1 genome...
The helper component-proteinase (HC-Pro) of tobacco etch potyvirus (TEV) is a multifunctional protein with several known activities. The N-terminal region is required for aphid transmission and efficient genome amplification, the central region is required for long-distance movement in plants, and the C-terminal domain is a cysteine-type proteinase that autocatalytically cleaves between itself and...
The DNA sequence of the HindIII Q2 fragment near the left terminus of the capripoxvirus (KS-1 strain) genome was determined. The sequence contains two complete open reading frames (ORFs) and a part of a third. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence of one of these ORFs, Q2/3L, revealed that this gene has the capacity to encode a protein which is related to members of the G-protein coupled chemokine...
The molecular analysis of three ovine pestivirus strains revealed the existence of two distinct groups of sheep-derived pestiviruses, namely 'true' border disease virus strains (BDV) and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV)-like strains. As an extension of these studies RT-PCR and nucleotide sequencing of the autoprotease (N pro ) and nucleocapsid protein (C) encoding regions of additional...
The complete DNA sequence was determined for strain U1102 of human herpesvirus-6, a CD4+ T-lymphotropic virus with disease associations in immunodeficient settings and a possible complicating factor in AIDS. The genome is 159,321 bp in size, has a base composition of 43% G + C, and contains 119 open reading frames. The overall structure is 143 kb bounded by 8 kb of direct repeats, DRL (left) and DRR...
Extensive antigenic variation occurs on the attachment glycoprotein G between the two major respiratory syncytial (RS) virus groups. Restriction fragment exchanges were performed among regions of the group A and group B G protein cDNAs to produce chimeric molecules to use in a study of the antigenic structure of the G protein. Proteins were expressed from these chimeric cDNAs using the vaccinia virus...
The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) putative immediate-early (IE) protein encoded by ORF63 is the homolog of HSV-1 ICP-22. To further characterize ORF63 and its function, Northern analysis, primer extension, and S1 nuclease assays were used to map its transcripts, and transient transfection assays were performed with constructs containing ORF63 or its promoter region. Two transcripts were identified:...
Analysis of cDNAs mapping to the BamHI D fragment of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genome indicates that the BDLF3 open reading frame, which is predicted to encode a type 1 membrane protein of 234 amino acids, is expressed as an unspliced message. Expression of the open reading frame as a recombinant protein in vaccinia virus reveals a glycoprotein that has both N- and O-linked sugars. Antibodies made...
The NBD-PE/Rd-PE fluorescent membrane fusion assay was used to measure the pH dependence and kinetics of the fusion activity of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus with liposomes designed to mimic the composition of the endosomal membrane. Fusion activity was only observed at pH values less than 6.3 and showed a greater rate and extent at lower pH values. Pronounced kinetic fusion curves were observed...
Parvoviral DNA replication has many features in common with prokaryotic rolling circle replication (RCR), including the pivotal role of an initiator protein which introduces a site-specific, single strand nick into a duplex origin sequence. In this process, the protein becomes covalently attached to the new 5' end of the DNA, while making available a 3' hydroxyl to prime de novo synthesis. Sequence...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) encodes a polyprotein of which the majority of nonstructural proteins are matured by the viral serine proteinase located in the N terminus of NS3. Intracellular studies using recombinant vaccinia virus have shown that both NS3 and its cofactor NS4A are required to enhance processing at the NS3-dependent cleavage sites. We developed an in vitro (cell-free) assay in which the...
The terminal sequences of both genomic dsRNA segments of different strains of infectious bursal disease virus were determined. Analysis of the linear sequences revealed in the 5'-noncoding region of both segments the presence of a 32 nucleotide sequence with motifs conserved between segments and serotypes. The 3'-noncoding regions showed a high degree of conservation within segment A or B, but differed...
Many members of the herpesvirus family have been shown to bind heparan sulfate on the surface of target cells. A previous report on bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) glycoprotein interactions indicated that only gC bound to heparin-agarose columns. In this report, we demonstrated that both gC and gB of wild-type BHV-1 bound to heparin-agarose columns and that gC-minus virus infectivity was inhibited by...
The structure and single-stranded (ss) RNA-binding by the nonstructural protein NS2 of three different orbiviruses were studied and compared. African horsesickness virus (AHSV), bluetongue virus (BTV), and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) were analyzed in recombinant baculovirus-infected cells and in cells infected with BTV and AHSV. Sedimentation analysis and nonreducing SDS-PAGE revealed...
Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV), a coronavirus, generates defective-interfering (DI) RNAs of different sizes during passages at high multiplicities of infection. All MHV DI RNAs characterized so far contain an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a fused viral protein; in addition, DI RNAs with a long ORF have a competitive advantage over those with a shorter ORF. These findings suggest that DI RNA replication...
The genomic DNA of chicken anemia virus (CAV) was cloned and sequenced from a Japanese isolate CAA82-2. The nucleotide sequence of CAA82-2 isolate was 98% identical with that of the European Cuxhaven-1 strain (Noteborn et al., J. Virol. 65, 3131-3139, 1991). Nine open reading frames (ORFs) consisting of more than 100 nucleotides were found, i.e., four ORFs (CA1-CA4) on the plus strand and five ORFs...
Avian influenza A viruses of the H5 and H7 subtypes periodically cause severe outbreaks of disease in poultry. The question we wished to address in this study is whether these highly pathogenic strains constitute unique lineages or whether they and related nonpathogenic viruses are derived from common ancestors in the wild bird reservoir. We therefore compared the nucleotide and amino acid sequences...
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