Nucleotide sequence of a Guinea-Bissau-derived human immunodeficiency virus type 2 proviral clone (HIV-2CAM2).
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We report the complete nucleotide sequence of a human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) isolate from Guinea-Bissau (HIV-2CAM2). The genomic organization of HIV-2CAM2 is identical to that of other HIV-2 isolates but contains a stop codon in the pol gene. The deduced amino acid sequences of the viral proteins show variation of 20% in the gag, pol and vpx regions, and 25 to 45% in the tat, env and nef regions when compared to other isolates of HIV-2. This is greater than the variation observed between isolates of HIV-1.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of general virology
دوره 72 ( Pt 3) شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991