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. 2012 Sep;86(18):10186–10193. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01374-12

Table 2.

Codon usage in the nPPR and PPRa

Genotype and frequency nPPR
PPR
Codon (aa) Frequency Codon (aa) Frequency
Genotype 1
    Most frequent GCC(A) 5.31 GCC(A) 12.59
GAG(E) 4.29 CCU(P) 9.93
GGC(G) 3.75 UCU(S) 6.15
GCU(A) 3.37 CCC(P) 6.15
CGC(R) 3.07 CCG(P) 5.87
ACC(T) 3.04 ACC(T) 3.92
CUC(L) 2.95 GAG(E) 3.92
CAG(Q) 2.90 GCU(A) 3.64
GUU(V) 2.65 AUA(I) 2.94
GUC(V) 2.37 GCG(A) 2.94
GAU(D) 2.37 GAU(D) 2.52
UUU(F) 2.35 AGU(S) 2.38
    Least frequent ACG(T) 0.68 CGA(R) 0.14
UCA(S) 0.67 UCG(S) 0.00
AGU(S) 0.62 UAC(Y) 0.00
AUA(I) 0.53 AAU(N) 0.00
GUA(V) 0.49 AAA(K) 0.00
AGC(S) 0.45 AAG(K) 0.00
AAA(K) 0.44 UGU(C) 0.00
CAA(Q) 0.41 UGC(C) 0.00
UUA(L) 0.35 UGG(W) 0.00
AGA(R) 0.24 CGC(R) 0.00
CGA(R) 0.20 AGA(R) 0.00
GGA(G) 0.19 GGA(G) 0.00
Genotype 3
    Most frequent GAG(E) 4.42 CCC(P) 9.05
GCC(A) 4.35 CCU(P) 7.15
GCU(A) 3.22 CCA(P) 7.04
GGC(G) 3.21 CCG(P) 6.59
CAG(Q) 2.76 GCC(A) 4.58
GUU(V) 2.67 UCU(S) 4.13
CUU(L) 2.48 GCU(A) 3.91
UUU(F) 2.47 GAG(E) 3.35
CCU(P) 2.43 AGU(S) 2.79
GAU(D) 2.41 UCC(S) 2.57
GUG(V) 2.21 ACC(T) 2.46
CGU(R) 2.16 ACA(T) 2.46
    Least frequent UCA(S) 0.87 AUG(M) 0.22
CUA(L) 0.86 AAU(N) 0.22
AGG(R) 0.77 AAA(K) 0.22
AAA(K) 0.74 UAC(Y) 0.11
UCG(S) 0.73 CAU(H) 0.11
AGU(S) 0.67 CAA(Q) 0.11
CAA(Q) 0.61 UGU(C) 0.11
AGC(S) 0.60 CGG(R) 0.11
CGA(R) 0.52 AGA(R) 0.11
GUA(V) 0.46 CAC(H) 0.00
GGA(G) 0.44 UGC(C) 0.00
AGA(R) 0.39 CGA(R) 0.00
Genotype 4
    Most frequent GAG(E) 4.40 CCC(P) 7.13
GCC(A) 3.73 CCA(P) 6.42
GCU(A) 3.29 CCU(P) 5.83
CUU(L) 3.08 CCG(P) 4.88
GGC(G) 3.02 GCU(A) 4.76
GUU(V) 2.87 UCU(S) 4.40
CAG(Q) 2.75 GUG(V) 3.92
UUU(F) 2.66 GAU(D) 3.45
GAU(D) 2.57 GCC(A) 3.33
CCU(P) 2.41 GUU(V) 3.21
GGU(G) 2.25 GAG(E) 2.85
GUC(V) 2.21 GGC(G) 2.62
    Least frequent UCG(S) 0.88 ACG(T) 0.24
ACG(T) 0.84 CAU(H) 0.24
CUA(L) 0.83 AAA(K) 0.24
AGC(S) 0.76 GGA(G) 0.24
AGG(R) 0.75 AAC(N) 0.12
GUA(V) 0.63 AAG(K) 0.12
CGA(R) 0.62 UAU(Y) 0.00
AGU(S) 0.60 UAC(Y) 0.00
UUA(L) 0.57 UGG(W) 0.00
CAA(Q) 0.57 CGA(R) 0.00
GGA(G) 0.36 AGA(R) 0.00
AGA(R) 0.17 AGG(R) 0.00
Avian
    Most frequent GAG(E) 3.66 CCG(P) 6.86
GUG(V) 3.61 CCA(P) 5.26
GCC(A) 3.41 CCU(P) 5.03
CAG(Q) 3.20 CCC(P) 4.58
GAU(D) 3.19 GCA(A) 4.58
GUU(V) 3.06 GAG(E) 3.89
GGG(G) 2.53 GGU(G) 3.66
GAC(D) 2.51 GGC(G) 3.66
UUG(L) 2.41 CAG(Q) 3.43
GCU(A) 2.38 GCU(A) 3.20
GCG(A) 2.34 GCC(A) 3.20
GGC(G) 2.31 CGC(R) 2.75
    Least frequent AGG(R) 0.84 AAG(K) 0.46
CUC(L) 0.83 UGU(C) 0.46
AUC(I) 0.75 AGG(R) 0.46
UCC(S) 0.75 GUG(V) 0.23
UCG(S) 0.72 ACA(T) 0.23
CAA(Q) 0.71 UGC(C) 0.23
CGA(R) 0.69 AGU(S) 0.23
AGC(S) 0.68 AGA(R) 0.23
AGU(S) 0.66 UUU(F) 0.00
UCA(S) 0.64 UAU(Y) 0.00
GGA(G) 0.33 UAC(Y) 0.00
AGA(R) 0.28 UGG(W) 0.00
Rubivirus
    Most frequent GCC(A) 7.80 CCC(P) 10.38
CGC(R) 6.58 CCG(P) 10.21
GGC(G) 4.90 GCC(A) 8.15
CUC(L) 4.55 GCG(A) 7.79
GAG(E) 4.52 GAC(D) 7.70
GAC(D) 4.48 CGC(R) 6.45
GCG(A) 4.37 GGC(G) 4.12
CCC(P) 3.78 CCA(P) 3.49
ACC(T) 3.22 AGC(S) 2.78
GUC(V) 3.13 GCA(A) 2.51
UGC(C) 2.99 GUC(V) 2.42
CAC(H) 2.80 GAG(E) 2.33
    Least frequent UAU(Y) 0.34 CAU(H) 0.09
ACA(T) 0.33 UUU(F) 0.00
UUU(F) 0.31 UUC(F) 0.00
AGG(R) 0.30 UUA(L) 0.00
GGA(G) 0.29 AUA(I) 0.00
UCU(S) 0.26 AUG(M) 0.00
UCA(S) 0.25 UAU(Y) 0.00
UGU(C) 0.24 AAA(K) 0.00
AGA(R) 0.24 UGU(C) 0.00
CUA(L) 0.23 UGG(W) 0.00
UUA(L) 0.13 AGA(R) 0.00
AUA(I) 0.12 GGA(G) 0.00
a

The table lists codons, the amino acid (aa) encoded by the codon (in parentheses), and frequency of use (as a percentage). Codons are listed from most to least frequent. The space in the table separates the 12 most frequently and the 12 least frequently used codons for each genotype. Termination codons have been removed from the table.