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Comparative genomic analysis of 82 EV71 isolates identified six specific nucleotide and amino acid sites potentially associated with EV71 neurovirulence.
Comparative genomic analysis identified specific nucleotide variations and structural differences that may contribute to the neurovirulence of enterovirus 71.
In the present study, the complete genomes of four common (4/EV71/Wenzhou/CHN/2014, 15/ EV71/Wenzhou/CHN/2014, 116/EV71/Wenzhou/ CHN/2014, and 120/EV71/Wenzhou/CHN/2014) and two virulent (11/EV71/Wenzhou/CHN/2014 and 109/EV71/Wenzhou/CHN/2014) enterovirus 71 (EV71) isolates were sequenced and described. They are 7405 bp in length and belong to EV71 sub-genotype C4 (C4a cluster). Nucleotide sequence alignment revealed six nucleotide variations (GP151→TP151, GP199→AP199, GP261→TP261, AP328→CP328, GP422→AP422, and GP437→TP437) in the two virulent isolates within the 5'UTR of the IRES element. RNA secondary structure predictions of IRES and FCE indicated that the common isolates shared similar structures, which were different from those of the virulent isolates. Moreover, the GP114→CP114 and GP151→TP151 mutations in the virulent isolates contributed to the formation of the unique RNA secondary structures in SL II. Furthermore, nucleotide/amino acid sequence alignments of 82 EV71 isolates indicated that six sites (TP488 and CP577 in the 5'UTR; AsnP57 in 2A; IleP56 in 3C; CP10 and AP47 in the 3'UTR) are potentially associated with the neurovirulence of EV71. Finally, the 3D structures of 2A were analogous, whereas the structures of VP1 and 3C were variable.
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Jia et al. (2016) studied Enterovirus 71 (EV71) (n=82). Virulent EV71 isolates vs. Common EV71 isolates was evaluated on Nucleotide and amino acid variations associated with neurovirulence. Comparative genomic analysis of 82 EV71 isolates identified six specific nucleotide and amino acid sites potentially associated with EV71 neurovirulence.
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