title: Circulation of different lineages of dengue virus type 2 in Central America, their evolutionary time-scale and selection pressure analysis.
abstract: Dengue is caused by any of the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1 to 4). Each serotype is genetically distant from the others, and each has been subdivided into different genotypes based on phylogenetic analysis. The study of dengue evolution in endemic regions is important since the diagnosis is often made by nucleic acid amplification tests, which depends upon recognition of the viral genome target, and natural occurring mutations can affect the performance of these assays. Here we report for the first time a detailed study of the phylogenetic relationships of DENV-2 from Central America, and report the first fully sequenced DENV-2 strain from Guatemala. Our analysis of the envelope (E) protein and of the open reading frame of strains from Central American countries, between 1999 and 2009, revealed that at least two lineages of the American/Asian genotype of DENV-2 have recently circulated in that region. In occasions the co-circulation of these lineages may have occurred and that has been suggested to play a role in the observed increased severity of clinical cases. Our time-scale analysis indicated that the most recent common ancestor for Central American DENV-2 of the American/Asian genotype existed about 19 years ago. Finally, we report positive selection in DENV-2 from Central America in codons of the genes encoding for C, E, NS2A, NS3, and NS5 proteins. Some of these identified codons are novel findings, described for the first time for any of the DENV-2 genotypes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Emerging Pathogens, Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. German.Anez@fda.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Añez
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Morales-Betoulle
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rios
mesh_terms: D002489:Central America / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016679:Genome, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
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