title: Characterization of VP4 and VP7 of a murine rotavirus (YR-1) isolated in Japan.
abstract: Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the outer capsid proteins VP4 and VP7 of a murine rotavirus strain (YR-1) isolated in Japan were determined. Comparisons of the VP7 amino acid sequence of YR-1 with other murine rotavirus strains (EB, EW, EC, EL and EHP) (1) showed that YR-1 was highly homologous to EB, EW, EC, EL and EHP. Moreover, YR-1 was more closely related to strains representing G3 than to any other G type. Analysis of the VP4 amino acid sequence revealed that YR-1 was highly homologous to EB, EW, EC and EL [tentatively P17 (1)], and more closely related to EHP [tentatively P18 (1)] than to any other P type. Enzyme immunoassay with monoclonal antibodies against G types (KU-4 and BH49 for G1, S2-2G10 and BW36 for G2, YO-1E2 and BC5 for G3; and ST-2G7 and BE18 for G4) and against a P type (YO-1S3, KU-12H and YO-2C2 for P8) showed no reactivity. These results indicate that YR-1 is highly homologous to EB, EW, EC and EL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute of Public Health, Tokyo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukoyama
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nishio
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D001483:Base Sequence; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D007564:Japan; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C060339:VP4 protein, Rotavirus; C050779:VP7 protein, Rotavirus; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase