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Published on: December 29, 2015
Nucleotide sequence of the structural protein-encoding region of foot-and-mouth disease virus A22-India
C Tosh1, R Venkataramanan, D Hemadri
1Central Laboratory, All India Coordinated Research Project on Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar-Kumaon, Nainital.
Abstract:
Nucleotide sequence of the structural protein-encoding region of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) A22-India 17/77 was determined using non-radioisotopic technique. Comparison of nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence with A22-Iraq 24/64 revealed 175 synonymous (silent) and 42 non-synonymous nucleotide changes resulting in 34 amino acid substitutions along the capsid proteins (VP1-VP4). Out of the 4 structural proteins VP4 is highly conserved. The highly variable and immunodominant protein VP1 showed 47% of the total amino acid substitutions. VP2 and VP3 contain 38.2% and 14.7% of the amino acid substitutions, respectively. The VP1-based phylogenetic analysis of 18 different type A viruses including A22-India 17/77 divided them in to two broad genetic groups (Asian and European/South American), and each group is further subdivided in to two separate genotypes. A22-India 17/77, A22-Iraq 24/64 and A22-Azerbaijan/65 formed one genotype and the 4 Chinese strains formed a separate genotype in the Asian group of viruses. In the European/South American group, A-Argentina/87 represents one genotype and the remaining 10 strains formed the second genotype in this group.
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