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Single-stranded, plus-sense RNA genome
e.g. poliovirus (Polio) 1, 2 and 3 [e.g., Racaniello and Baltimore, 1981]; coxsackieviruses (Cox) [Iizuka, et al., 1987; Klump, et al., 1990; Lindberg, et al., 1987]; swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) [Seechurn, et al., 1990].
e.g., human rhinovirus (HRV) 1A, and over 100 other human rhinoviruses
5' terminus, part of conserved cloverleaf structure essential for replication [Xiang, et al., 1995], well conserved among enteroviruses and rhinoviruses [Rivera, et al., 1988]
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem A B B C C D D D D A *-----> *-------> <-------* *-> <-**-- ---> *--> <--* <-----*<-----* Polio 2 5'VpG UUAAAACAGCUCUGGGGUUGUUCCCACCCCAGAG GCCCACGUGGCGGCCAGUACACUGGUAUUGCGGUACCUUUGUACGCCUGUUUUAUACUCCCUUCCC POL2LAN M12197 Polio 3 ---------------------------------- --------------U-------------CA--------------------------------C--- POL3L37 K01392 Polio 1 ---------------------A------------ --------------U-----U-C--------------C---------------------------- POLIO1B V01149 Cox B1 ----------CUGU--------------- -C-- -----U ---GC--U--C--U-------CA------------G-----------C-UC----C--- CXA1G M16560 Cox B5 ----------CUGU-------A------- -C--G------ ---GC--U--C--U------CC-------------G-------------UC---CCU-- CXB5CGA X67706 Cox B4 ----------CUGU-------A------- -C--G-----A ---GC--U--C-----------C------------G-------------AC---CC--- CXB4S D00149 SVDV ----------CUGU--------------- -C--G------ ---GC--U-------------CA------------G---------G-CUUA----C--- SVDG D00435 HRV1b -------U-GGUGU-------------U- -C-CCA----A ---GU- UU----U---U----C-----A-----------AU---CCCU-C-U-CC-AU HRVACG D00239 HRV2 -------U-GAUCCA-------------UGGAUU U-----AG--A- UG----U---U----A-----A-----------A-------CUC--U-C--- PIHRV2G X02316 HRV89 -------U-GGAGU-------------U --CUCCA----U-C--U- UU----U---U----A-----A-----------A-----UCC-A-------- HRV89 M16248 HRV14 ----------GGAU---- A------- -UUCGA----UUG--U- U-----U------C-AU --------------------CUCC-CAA-CA--- HRV K02121
3' terminus
Polio 2 ...UACUGUUGUAGGGGUAAAUUUUUCUUUAAUUCGG AGG poly-A POL2LAN M12197 Polio 3 ...------------------------------------- poly-A POL3L37 K01392 Polio 1 ...------------------------------------- poly-A POLIO1B V01149 Cox B1 ...CGG--CA--G----------C-C-GC ------UGC- poly-A CXA1G M16560 Cox B5 ...CGG--CG-------------A-C-GC ------UGC-GG poly-A CXB5CGA X67706 Cox B4 ...CGG--CA-------------C-C-GC G-----UGC-G poly-A CXB4S D00149 SVDV ...A-G--CG-------------C-C-G- ------UGC-G poly-A SVDG D00435
3' sequence of rhinoviruses resemble each other, but do not resemble that of the enteroviruses.
e.g., the 7 foot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDV):
5' terminus
FMDV A 61 VPg UUGAAAGGGGGCGCUAGGGUUUCACCCCUAGCAUGCCACUGCAGUCCCUGCGAUACACUC... 3' APHA615E M10496 FMDV ASIA1 VPg ----------------------------C--UGCCA-CGGCAGUC--UGCGUC-CACUC-... APHOV15E M10506 FMDV C 997 VPg ------------------------------AGUGU-A--GA-----------U-G-----... APHC975E M10504 FMDV O V1 VPg ------------A--------------------C----AC-ACAGU--CUGCG-UGCACU... APHOV15E M10502 FMDV SAT1 VPg ------------A-------C-UG---AGUU-GCCGU-AC-ACCGU--CUGCGAUUCA-U... APHSAT15E M10507 FMDV SAT2 VPg ------------A-------C-UG---UAGUGUC--GUAACG-CCGU-CC--G-UG-AA-... APHSAT25E M10508 FMDV SAT3 VPg ------------A-------C-AG---UAGUGUC--GUAACG-CCGU-CC--G-UG-AA-... APHSAT35E M10509
Note some similarity to enteroviruses:
Polio 2 VPg UUAAAA CAGCUCUGGGGUUGUUCCCA... 3' FMDV A61 VPg --G---GGGG--G--A-----UCA---C...
3' terminus
FMDV A61 ...GAAAAGCUCGAAAGAGCUUUUCCCGCUUCCUCAAUUC poly-A APHA613E K01351 FMDV SAT1 ...------GC------G----------------U---C- poly-A APHSAT1 K01349 FMDV O1C ...-----U-C------ ----------------U---C poly-A APHO1C3U D10148 FMDV C3R ...-------C-----AG---------------- -U-C- poly-A APHC3R3U D10150
e.g., encephalomyocarditis virus (EMC), Maus-Elberfeld virus (ME), Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus.
5' terminus (Note some similarity to FMDV):
EMC pv21 VPg UUGAAAGCCGGGGGUGGGAGAUCCGGAUUGCCAGUCUACU... 3' EMCGAA X74312 EMC-D VPg ----------------------------------------... EMCDCG M22458 FMDV A61 VPg -------GG--C-C-A--GUU--ACCCC...
3' terminus:
EMC pv21 ...GCAAGAUAGUCUAGAGUAGUAAAAUAAAUAGUAUAAG poly-A EMCGAA X74312 EMC-D ...---------A----------------------U-U-- poly-A EMCDCG M22458 ME ...--------AA---------------------UUAG-- poly-A MEV3E K01355
e.g., Hepatitis A virus, simian hepatitis A virus
5' terminus
HM-175 VPg UUCAAGAGGGGUCUCCGGGAAUUUCCG... HPA M14707 LA VPg ---------------------------... HPAA M16632 MBB VPg -------------------G-------... HPACG M20273
3' terminus
HM-175 ...UUUGUUUAUUUCUUUUAUCAGUAAAU poly-A HPA M14707 LA ...-------------------------- HPAA M16632 MBB ...-----C-------G----U------- HPACG M20273
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