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| Tang,Y.L.; Lu,J.H.; Cao,L.; Wu,M.H.; Peng,S.P.; Zhou,H.D.; Huang,C.; Yang,Y.X.; Zhou,Y.H.; Chen,Q.; Li,X.L.; Zhou,M.; Li,G.Y.. |
| To find Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) strains with genetic variations of EBV latent membrane protein 1 (EBV-LMP1) from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), the full-length DNA of LMP1 genes from 21 NPC biopsies obtained in Hunan province in southern China was amplified and sequenced. Our sequences were compared to those previously reported by the Clustal V method. Results showed that all 21 sequences displayed two amino acid changes most frequently in LMP1 of CD4+ T cell epitopes at codons 144 (F®I, 21/21) and 212 (G®S, 19/21) or (G®N, 2/21). We also show that type A EBV strain is prevalent in the cases of NPC from Hunan province with a 30-bp 18/21 deletion, and we highlight that this deletion resulted in loss of one of the CD4+ T cell-restricted epitopes. The other... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Genetic variation; Epitope; Immune recognition; Latent membrane protein 1; Tumorigenicity. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000200006 |
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