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Complete nucleotide sequence of the S10 genome segment of grass carp reovirus (GCRV)

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: Hemorrhagic disease, caused by the grass carp reovirus (GCRV), is one of the major diseases of grass carp in China. Little is known about the structure and function of the gene segments of this reovirus. The S10 genome segment of GCRV was cloned and the complete nucleotide sequence is reported here. The S10 is 909 nucleotides long and contains a large open reading frame (ORF) encoding a protein of 276 amino acids with a deduced molecular weight of approximately 29.7 kDa. Comparisons of the deduced amino acid sequence of GCRV S10 with those of other reoviruses revealed no significant homologies. However, GCRV S10 shared a putative zinc-finger sequence and a similar distribution of hydrophilic motifs with the outer capsid proteins encoded by Coho salmon aquareovirus (SCSV) S10, striped bass reovirus (SBRV) S10, and mammalian reovirus (MRV) S4. It was predicted that this segment gene encodes an outer capsid protein.

Source: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

DOI: 10.3354/dao044069

Authors: T Qiu, RH Lu, J Zhang, ZY Zhu

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology

Language: English

Topic: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Subfield: Immunology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology

OpenAlex ID: W2021088053