Molecular Properties of the Matrixprotein(M) Gene of the Lapinized Rinderpest Virus.

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The nucleotide sequence of the matrixprotein (M) gene of the lapinized rinderpest virus (RPV-L) was determined. The fulllength cDNA of the RPV-L M gene is composed of 1460 base pairs and is supposed to contain an open reading frame of 1005 nucleotides encoding on M protein of 335 amino acids. The homology of the predicted amino acid among congeneric morbilliviruses such as RPV Kabete 'O' strain (wild strain of RPV), RPV RBOK strain (vaccine strain of RPV for cattle), measles virus (MV), and canine distemper virus (CDV), is approximately 94%, 93%, 87% and 77%, respectively. In the present study, all coding regions of the RPV-L strain have been determined. KEY WORDS: lapinized strain, M gene, rinderpest virus.

Equatorial waves in the lower stratosphere. II: Annual and interannual variability

“…Kelvin wave activity at 50 hPa reaches a maximum as the zonal flow is changing from easterly to westerly in agreement with many previous studies (e.g. Kousky and Wallace 1971;Maruyama 1991;Shiotani and Horinouchi 1993;Shiotani et al 1997;Canziani and Holton 1998). This peak in Kelvin wave activity at the transition between easterlies and westerlies was accurately modelled by Shiotani and Horinouchi (1993).…”

“…Kousky and Wallace 1971;Maruyama 1991;Shiotani and Horinouchi 1993;Shiotani et al 1997;Canziani and Holton 1998). This peak in Kelvin wave activity at the transition between easterlies and westerlies was accurately modelled by Shiotani and Horinouchi (1993). Their model was based on the fact that the radiative damping of a wave, per unit vertical distance propagated, is inversely proportional to the wave's vertical group velocity.…”

Lower‐stratospheric Rossby wave trains in the southern hemisphere: A case‐study for late winter of 1997

“…Presumably, the wave activity injected from the troposphere was strong enough to reach into the lower-stratospheric PNJ, despite the lack of a well-organized local waveguide. The aforementioned change in the lowerstratospheric waveguide structure that occurred in July may be associated with the poleward and downward shift of the PNJ core, as shown by Shiotani and Hirota (1985). The shift, however, cannot be con rmed in our study, due to the lack of upper-stratospheric data in the NCEP/NCAR re-analyses.…”

Genetic characterization of the Korean LATC06 rinderpest vaccine strain

“…While the RBOK strain, which is the vaccine strain most commonly used in the Middle East, India, and Africa, has been subjected to full genomic sequencing and phylogenic analysis [3,4], the L and LA strains from Japan have only been partially sequenced [5][6][7][8][9][10]. In this article, we describe the results of full-length genome-sequencing analysis of the attenuated LATC06 rinderpest vaccine strain.…”

“…In Korea, rinderpest virus L stain was obtained from Japan in the 1930s and subsequently passaged several hundreds or thousands of times in rabbit-to-rabbit and chick embryos. The LATC06 strain, used to produce sufficient rinderpest vaccine doses for emergency purposes in Korea, was generated by several hundred passages in Vero cells of the LA strain since the end of 1990.While the RBOK strain, which is the vaccine strain most commonly used in the Middle East, India, and Africa, has been subjected to full genomic sequencing and phylogenic analysis [3,4], the L and LA strains from Japan have only been partially sequenced [5][6][7][8][9][10]. In this article, we describe the results of full-length genome-sequencing analysis of the attenuated LATC06 rinderpest vaccine strain.…”