Quasispecies of TT virus (TTV) with sequence divergence in hypervariable regions of the capsid protein in chronic TTV infection

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Nishizawa, T
Okamoto, H
Tsuda, F
Aikawa, T
Sugai, Y
Konishi, K
Akahane, Y
Ukita, M
Tanaka, T
Miyakawa, Y
Mayumi, M [1 ]
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[1] Jichi Med Sch, Div Immunol, Minami Kawachi, Tochigi 3290498, Japan
[2] Jichi Med Sch, Div Mol Virol, Minami Kawachi, Tochigi 3290498, Japan
[3] Toshiba Gen Hosp, Dept Med Sci, Tokyo 1408522, Japan
[4] Aikawa Internal Hosp, Mito, Ibaraki 3100851, Japan
[5] Iwaki Kyoritsu Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Iwaki, Fukushima 9738402, Japan
[6] Kanazawa Natl Hosp, Dept Clin Pathol, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 9200935, Japan
[7] Yamanashi Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 1, Tamaho, Yamanashi 4093898, Japan
[8] Japanese Red Cross Saitama Blood Ctr, Urawa, Saitama 3380001, Japan
[9] Miyakawa Mem Res Fdn, Tokyo, Japan
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10.1128/JVI.73.11.9604-9608.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Three hypervariable regions were identified in a central portion of open reading frame 1 of TT virus DNA, which codes for a putative capsid protein of 770 amino acids. TT virus circulates as quasispecies, with many amino acid substitutions in hypervariable regions, to evade immune surveillance of the hosts and to establish a persistent infection.
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