TABLE 2.
RT finger inserts in the ViroLogic database
Size of insert (no. of amino acids) | Amino acids at 69a position | No. of sequences with indicated insertb |
---|---|---|
1 | NN | 1 |
1 | SN | 2 |
1 | ST | 1 |
1 | TD | 2 |
1 | TN | 3 |
1 | TT | 18 |
2 | AEA | 2 |
2 | AEG | 1 |
2 | ASA | 1 |
2 | AVA | 1 |
2 | AVG | 2 |
2 | SCA | 1 |
2 | SCG | 3 |
2 | SEA | 2 |
2 | SES | 4 |
2 | SQS | 1 |
2 | SSA | 4 |
2 | SSG | 10 |
2 | SSS | 24 |
2 | SST | 6 |
2 | STT | 1 |
2 | SVG | 6 |
2 | SVS | 1 |
2 | SVT | 3 |
5 | DRKGSE | 1 |
8 | TSTGKKDST | 1 |
The amino acids between positions 68 and 70 are shown. Thus, 2 aa are shown for a 1-aa insert, 3 aa for a 2-aa insert, etc.
Of the 134 total samples with insertion mutations, only those with no heterogeneity in the sequence (n = 102) are shown.