Non coding extremities of the seven influenza virus type C vRNA segments: effect on transcription and replication by the type C and type A polymerase complexes

Table 1 Sequences of the 3' and 5' NC regions of the genomic segments of C/JHB/1/66 virus.

Segment	3' end non coding sequence^a
PB2	UCGUCUUCGUC UCC UAACCUU(UAC)
PB1	UCGUCUUCGUC UCC UAA(UAC)
P3	UCGUCUUCGUC CCC UAGGCUU(UAC)
HEF	UCGUCUUCGUC CCC CAAUUAU(UAC)
NP	UCGUCUUCGUC CUC UAAACCAAAAGUUUU(UAC)
M	UCGUCUUCGUC CCC UGAAAAUUUGU(UAC)
NS	UCGUCUUCGUC CCC AUGAAAAAGUUU(UAC)
	5' end non coding sequence^a
PB2	AGCAGUAGCAAG AGG AUUU(UU A)
PB1	AGCAGUAGCAAG AGG AUUUUUU CAUUUAAUGGAAUAACAAAAAUAUGUGCAAGUAGGAGGAAAGGGUUUAACAGCCCCUCC(UCA)
P3	AGCAGUAGCAAG GGG AUUUUUU CUUAUAAUGA(UCA)
HEF	AGCAGUAGCAAG GGG AUUUUU GUUUUUUAUAAAACUGUACAAAAUAUUGACCAACACAUUAUCCAUUUUUCAAAAUUGUCUCAA(UCA)
NP	AGCAGUAGCAAG GAG AUUUUU GAAUUAUAUAUAGCAAUACAACAGUUGAUCAUAAAAUGUGCGAUGAAUUUAAUCUGACUUUAAUUUUCUCCAGGAAUGUUG(CUA)
M	AGCAGUAGCAAG GGG AUUUUUU CAAGGUAA(UUA)
NS ^b	AGCAG G AGCAAG GGG UUUUUU AACUUUGGAAUAACAACUUAAAACAA(UUA)

^a in bold: conserved sequences; in parentheses, start and stop codons; in italic, poly U.
^b underlined, variation in the conserved 5' non coding region for the NS segment.

ISSN: 1743-422X