Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3426448 | Virology | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A plaque variant of SV40 that was first isolated in the 1960s, designated SV40-LP(KT), was molecularly cloned and subjected to sequence analysis. The genome of SV40-LP(KT) was found to be nearly identical to the previously described isolate known as 777. However, SV40-LP(KT) contained a mutation in the VP1 coding region resulting in a change of histidine 136 to tyrosine. This VP1 mutation was identified as a genetic determinant influencing a number of phenotypes associated with SV40-LP(KT) such as plaque morphology, intracellular vacuole formation, and ganglioside receptor usage.
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Authors
Haruhiko Murata, Keith Peden, Andrew M. Lewis Jr.,