Quasispecies Changes with Distinctive Point Mutations in the Hepatitis C Virus Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES) Derived from PBMCs and Plasma
Joint Authors
Mercuri, Luca
Thomson, Emma C.
Hughes, Joseph
Karayiannis, Peter
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The 5’ untranslated region (UTR) of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome contains the internal ribosome entry site (IRES), a highly conserved RNA structure essential for cap-independent translation of the viral polyprotein.
HCV, apart from the liver, is thought to be associated with lymphocyte subpopulations of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), in lymph nodes and brain tissue.
In this study, RT-PCR, cloning, and sequence analysis were employed to investigate the quasispecies nature of the 5’UTR following extraction of viral RNA from PBMCs and plasma of HCV infected individuals.
The nucleotide variation between IRES-derived sequences from PBMCs and plasma indicated the existence of polymorphic sites within the IRES.
HCV isolates had divergent variants with unique mutations particularly at positions 107, 204, and 243 of the IRES.
Most of the PBMC-derived sequences contained an A-A-A variant at these positions.
The mutations associated with the IRESes suggested the presence of unique quasispecies populations in PBMCs compared with plasma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mercuri, Luca& Thomson, Emma C.& Hughes, Joseph& Karayiannis, Peter. 2018. Quasispecies Changes with Distinctive Point Mutations in the Hepatitis C Virus Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES) Derived from PBMCs and Plasma. Advances in Virology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123055
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mercuri, Luca…[et al.]. Quasispecies Changes with Distinctive Point Mutations in the Hepatitis C Virus Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES) Derived from PBMCs and Plasma. Advances in Virology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123055
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mercuri, Luca& Thomson, Emma C.& Hughes, Joseph& Karayiannis, Peter. Quasispecies Changes with Distinctive Point Mutations in the Hepatitis C Virus Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES) Derived from PBMCs and Plasma. Advances in Virology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123055
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1123055