title: Envelope gene sequence variation among Japanese encephalitis viruses isolated in Korea.
abstract: The nucleotide (nt) sequences of the envelope (E) gene of 4 Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) isolates from Korea (K82PO1, K87P39, K91P55 and K94PO5) were determined and the deduced amino acid (aa) sequences were compared within themselves and with the published sequences of 16 other JEV strains originating from other parts of Asia. Homologies of 87.2 - 95.6% at the nt level and 95.8 - 98.0% at the aa level among the Korean JEV isolates were found. aa positions 89, 129, 220, 225, 327, 366, 456 and 477 characterized the Korean isolates. According to the phylogenetic analysis based on the E gene nt sequence, the Korean isolates formed distinct subgroup consisting of at least 2 genetic types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Eunpyung-Ku, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003465:Culex / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007723:Korea; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C080628:glycoprotein E, Japanese encephalitis virus