[The complete nucleotide sequences of A/Goose/Guangdong/2/96(H5N1) virus RNA segment 1-3 and 5]
1Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100052.
Objective:
To determine the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of PB2, PB1, PA and NP genes and compared them with sequences of A/HK/156/97(H5N1) virus for revealing the relationship between A/Googs/Guangdong/2/96(H5N1) and A/HK/156/97(H5N1) viruses.
Methods:
Virion RNA was transcribed into cDNA by reverse transcriptase, cDNA amplified by PCR, the productions of PCR were purified. Afterward, RNA sequence analysis was performed by the dideoxynucleotide chain termination method, using synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide primers.
Results:
The lengths of A/Goose/Guangdong/2/96(H5N1) virus RNA segment 1-3 and 5 contain 2,341, 2,341, 2,233 and 1,565 nucleotides, respectively. They encode for PB2 (759 amino acids), PB1 (757 amino acids), PA (716 amino acids) and NP (498 amino acids) proteins. The homologies of amino acid sequences of PB2, PB1, PA and NP proteins between A/Goose/Guangdong/2/96 (H5N1) and A/HK/156/97 (H5N1) virus are 96.4%, 97.2%, 97.3% and 97.0%, respectively.
Conclusion:
The lengths of RNA segment 1-3 and 5 of Goose strain are 2,341, 2,341, 2,233 and 1,565 nucleotides, respectively. The nucleotide sequences of these genes are distinguish able from those of Hong Kong virus.
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