Tatsumi Masatoshi, Nagaoka Yoshinobu, Tsugawa Takeshi, Yoto Yuko, Hori Tsukasa, Tsutsumi Hiroyuki
Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South-1, West-16, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan; Otaru Kyokai Hospital, Otaru City, Japan.
Microbiol Immunol. 2014 Sep;58(9):540-4. doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12182.
Sequence analysis of the VP7 gene in 23 group A human rotavirus G2P[4] strains obtained during 1991-2011, that is, the pre-vaccine era, in Sapporo, Japan showed considerable genetic diversity, mainly in variable regions. Recent G2P[4] epidemic strains were located in sublineage IVa with a distinctive substitution of D96N. This study provides background data on the genetic variability of G2P[4] rotavirus-VP7 gene prior to the widespread use of rotavirus vaccines in Japan.
对1991年至2011年(即疫苗接种前时代)在日本札幌获得的23株A组人轮状病毒G2P[4]毒株的VP7基因进行序列分析,结果显示存在相当大的遗传多样性,主要集中在可变区。近期的G2P[4]流行毒株位于亚谱系IVa,具有D96N的独特替换。本研究提供了在日本广泛使用轮状病毒疫苗之前G2P[4]轮状病毒VP7基因遗传变异性的背景数据。