Complete coding sequence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6a

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作者
Adams, NJ
Chamberlain, RW
Taylor, LA
Davidson, F
Lin, CK
Elliott, RM
Simmonds, P
机构
[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,EDINBURGH EH8 9AG,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[2] UNIV GLASGOW,INST VIROL,GLASGOW G11 5JR,LANARK,SCOTLAND
[3] HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUS SERV,KOWLOON,HONG KONG
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1006/bbrc.1997.6627
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 6a is found in a restricted part of South East Asia, including Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam. We determined the full length coding sequence of a type 6a isolate (EUHK2) obtained from a Hong Kong blood donor. The sequence of EUHK2 contained a single open reading frame coding for a polyprotein of 3018 amino acids, within the range of 3008 to 3037 for other HCV genotypes. The full length sequence of EUHK2 showed 30.3%-32.9% nucleotide (24.3%-29.4% amino acid) sequence divergence from genotypes 1-4, but only 27.7% (20.7% amino acid) divergence from JK046 (''type 11a''). These similarity values were intermediate between those of other HCV genotypes (minimum 28.4%) and between subtypes (maximum 25%). The close evolutionary relationship of EUHK2 with JK046 was further indicated by their grouping together by phylogenetic analysis. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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