Phylogenetic and 2D/3D Analysis of HCV 1a NS4A Gene/Protein in Pakistani Isolates

نویسندگان

  • Abrar Hussain
  • Muhammad Idrees
  • Muhammad Asif
  • Liaqat Ali
  • Mahmood Rasool
چکیده

BACKGROUND The nonstructural protein NS4A of hepatitis C virus is composed of 54 amino acids. This small size protein has vital role in many cellular functions. The most important reported function is being a cofactor of viral enzymes serine protease and helicase. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to analyze the phylogenetic variation, its impact in terms of translation and any functional change in protein structure at primary 2D/3D structure using computational tools from Pakistani patients isolates. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patient sera infected with Hepatitis C virus, genotype 1A, were obtained from Molecular Diagnostics lab, CEMB, University of the Punjab Lahore by using BD Vacutainer collection tubes (Becton Dickenson). RESULTS Phylogenetic analysis of the gene revealed that Pakistani 1a HCV strains are in the start of third cluster and there is a difference between inter Pakistani isolates at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. CONCLUSIONS Mutations were present in the central domain of NS4A (amino acids 21 - 34).

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دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015