Complete nucleotide sequences of two RNA segments of human picobirnavirus

J Virol Methods. 2005 Jun;126(1-2):165-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.02.010.

Abstract

Picobirnaviruses are unclassified, non-enveloped, spherical, small viruses with a genome comprising two double-stranded RNA segments. Only incomplete sequence data on picobirnaviruses are available so far. By cloning involving single primer amplification, full-length cDNAs were prepared corresponding to RNA segments 1 and 2 of a picobirnavirus (strain Hy005102) isolated from a stool specimen from an infant with acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis in Thailand, and the complete nucleotide sequences were determined. RNA segments 1 and 2 are 2,525 and 1,745 base pairs in length, respectively. RNA segment 1 encodes two open reading frames (ORFs) of 224 and 552 amino acids, and RNA segment 2 codes for a single ORF of 534 amino acids. On comparison with a part of the nucleotide sequences of the RNA segment, 2 of the other published picobirnavirus strains, the Thai strain was found to be related most closely to one of the US strains.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Feces / virology
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • Picobirnavirus / classification
  • Picobirnavirus / genetics*
  • Picobirnavirus / isolation & purification
  • RNA Virus Infections / virology
  • RNA, Viral / chemistry
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Thailand

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB186897
  • GENBANK/AB186898