title: Sequence variation in 5' termini of rubella virus genomes: changes affecting structure of the 5' proximal stem-loop.
abstract: Variation within a 523 nucleotide region proximal to the 5' terminus of seven rubella virus strains has been analysed. Compared to the Therien strain twenty sites of nucleotide variation have been identified, three of which are in the 5' untranslated region. Individual strains have between three and nine nucleotide differences, only three of which result in amino acid substitutions. TO-336 has a serine for threonine at amino acid (aa) 42 and CM arginine for histidine at aa 159. RA27/3 has arginine for lysine at aa 3 and serine for threonine at aa 42. Nucleotide differences which affect a stem-loop structure reported to be important for binding of host cell proteins have been identified.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Microbiology Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Whitby
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bosma
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006639:Histidine / Q000235:genetics; D008239:Lysine / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000235:genetics*; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA; D012694:Serine / Q000235:genetics; D013912:Threonine / Q000235:genetics; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012367:RNA, Viral; D013912:Threonine; D012694:Serine; D006639:Histidine; D001120:Arginine; D008239:Lysine