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. 2001 Jan;14(1):129–149. doi: 10.1128/CMR.14.1.129-149.2001

TABLE 3.

HA cleavage site sequence of avian influenza virus isolates

Subtype Isolate Amino acid sequence a ←HA1 |  | HA2→
H5
Avirulent
 Most avirulent   P Q - - - - R E T R   G L
 Recent avirulent in United States   P Q - - - - R K T R   G L
 A/Chicken/Pennsylvania/1/83 (H5N2)   P Q - - - - K K K R   G L
Virulent
 A/Chicken/Scotland/59 (H5N1)   P Q - - - - R K K R   G L
 A/Tern/South Africa/61 (H5N3)   P Q R E T R R Q K R   G L
 A/Turkey/Ontario/7732/66 (H5N9)   P Q - - (R) R R K K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Pennsylvania/1370/83 (H5N2)   P Q - - - - K K K R   G L
 A/Turkey/Ireland/1378/85 (H5N8)   P Q - - R K R K K R   G L
 A/Turkey/England/50-92/91 (H5N1)   P Q - - R K R K T R   G L
 A/Chicken/Queretaro-19/95 (H5N2)   P Q - - R K R K T R   G L
 A/Chicken/Queretaro-20/95 (H5N2)   P Q R K R K R K T R   G L
 A/Chicken/Hong Kong/258/97 (H5N1)   P Q R E R R R K K R   G L
 A/Hong Kong/156/97 (H5N1)   P Q R E R R R K K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Italy/1487/97 (H5N2)   P Q - - R R R K K R   G L
H7
Avirulent P E X P - - - - K X R   G L
Virulent
 A/Chicken/Brescia/02 (H7N7) P E P S - K K R K K R   G L
 A/Fowl plague virus/Dutch/27 (H7N7) P E P P - K K R R K R   G L
 A/Fowl plague virus/Dobson/27 (H7N7) P E L P - K K R R K R   G L
 A/Fowl plague virus/Rostock/34 (H7N1) P E P S - K K R K K R   G L
 A/Fowl plague virus/Egypt/45 (H7N1)     F S - K K R R K R   G L
 A/Turkey/England/63 (H7N3) P E T P - - K R R R R   G L
 A/Chicken/Victoria/76 (H7N7) P E I P - K K R E K R   G L
 A/Turkey/England/199/79 (H7N7) clone 1 P E I P - K K R E K R   G L
 A/Turkey/England/199/79 (H7N7) clone 2 P E I P - - K K R K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Leipzig/79 (H7N7) P E I P - - K K K K R   G L
 A/Goose/Leipzig/137-8/79 (H7N7) P E I P - - K R K K R   G L
 A/Goose/Leipzig/187-7/79 (H7N7) P E I P K K K K K K R   G L
 A/Goose/Leipzig/192-7/79 (H7N7) P E I P - K K R K K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Victoria/85 (H7N7) P E I P - K K R E K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Victoria/92 (H7N3) P E I P - - K K K K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Queensland/95 (H7N3) P E I P - - R K R K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Pakistan/1369/95 (H7N2) P E I P - - K R R K R   G L
 A/Chicken/Pakistan/447-4/95 (H7N3) P E I P - K R K R K R   G L
a

Some clones have additional R (shown in parentheses).