TABLE 3.
Amino acid evolution in rotavirus G4 VP7 in Nicaragua between 2002 and 2005
| Location in Fig. 4 alignment | Position (aa)a | Amino acid (characteristics) in G4 strain from Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| NicBH63/02 (2002) | Nic118/05 (2005) | ||
| A | 16 | I (neutral, nonpolar) | V (neutral, nonpolar) |
| 17 | L (neutral, nonpolar) | F (neutral, nonpolar) | |
| B | 51 | H (basic, polar) | Q (neutral, polar) |
| C | 73 | D (acidic, polar) | N (neutral, polar) |
| D | 76 | N (neutral, polar) | |
| E | 94 | V (neutral, nonpolar) | I (neutral, nonpolar) |
| F | 97 | N (neutral, polar) | T (neutral, polar) |
| G | 131 | D (acidic, polar) | E (acidic, polar) |
| H | 144 | R (basic, polar) | K (basic, polar) |
| I | 146 | A (neutral, nonpolar) | T (neutral, polar) |
a
The residue number is shifted 1 aa in the 2005 G4 VP7 sequence from position 76 in comparison to the 2002 strain.