No crucial amino acid changes in the predicted histo blood group antigen-binding sites of norovirus genotype GII.4 capsid between non-secretors and secretors origin might suggest an alternative route of infection or existence of coincidental molecules

J Med Microbiol. 2015 Dec;64(12):1544-1547. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000178. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Authors

Tomoko Yoda¹, Yasuhiko Suzuki², Ikuko Aoyama¹, Kenji Yamazaki¹, Shuji Nakata³, Kazuo Takahashi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nakamichi 1-3-69, Higashinari-ku, Osaka City, Japan.
² Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoononsis Control and Hokkaido University, Global Station for Zoonosis, Sapporo, Japan.
³ Nakata Pediatric Clinic, Shiraishi medical building 2F, Nangoudoori 1-1-1, Shiraishi-ku, Sapporo, Japan 003-0023.

PMID: 26432289
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000178

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Binding Sites
Blood Group Antigens / immunology
Blood Group Antigens / metabolism
Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology
Caliciviridae Infections / immunology
Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
Capsid Proteins / chemistry
Capsid Proteins / genetics
Capsid Proteins / metabolism*
Child
Disease Susceptibility / immunology*
Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
Gastroenteritis / immunology
Gastroenteritis / virology*
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Norovirus / genetics
Norovirus / metabolism*
Protein Binding

Substances

Blood Group Antigens
Capsid Proteins

Associated data

GENBANK/AB663684
GENBANK/AB663685
GENBANK/AB663686
GENBANK/AB663687
GENBANK/AB665364
GENBANK/AB974408