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Alterations and diversity in the cytoplasmic tail of the fusion protein of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis virus strains isolated in Osaka, Japan.
Virus research - 1 Jun 2002
Ning Xiaojun, Ayata Minoru, Kimura Masatsugu, Komase Katsuhiro, Furukawa Kyoko, Seto Toshiyuki, Ito Nobuhisa, Shingai Masashi, Matsunaga Isamu, Yamano Tsunekazu, Ogura Hisashi
Abstract excerpt
We determined the nucleotide sequence of the fusion (F) gene of three strains (Osaka-1, -2, and -3) of nonproductive variants of measles virus (MV). These viral strains were isolated in Osaka, Japan, from brain tissues of patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship among the three strains of SSPE virus. The cytoplasmic tail of the F protein,...
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