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. 1984 Jul 27;225(4660):421-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.6204380.

Sequence of the envelope glycoprotein gene of type II human T lymphotropic virus

J Sodroski, R Patarca, D Perkins, D Briggs, T H Lee, M Essex, J Coligan, F Wong-Staal, R C Gallo, W A Haseltine

Sequence of the envelope glycoprotein gene of type II human T lymphotropic virus

J Sodroski et al. Science. .

Abstract

The sequence of the envelope glycoprotein gene of type II human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is presented. The predicted amino acid sequence is similar to that of the corresponding protein of HTLV type I, in that the proteins share the same amino acids at 336 of 488 residues, and 68 of the 152 differences are of a conservative nature. The overall structural similarity of these proteins provides an explanation for the antigenic cross-reactivity observed among diverse members of the HTLV retrovirus family by procedures that assay for the viral envelope glycoprotein, for example, membrane immunofluorescence.

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