RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Roy, P. A1 Hirasawa, T. A1 Fernandez, M. A1 Blinov, V. M. A1 Rodrique, Sanchez-Vixcain J. M.YR 1991 T1 The complete sequence of the group-specific antigen, VP7, of African horsesickness disease virus serotype 4 reveals a close relationship to bluetongue virus JF Journal of General Virology, VO 72 IS 6 SP 1237 OP 1241 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-72-6-1237 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2099, AB The complete sequence of the S7 RNA that codes for the major group-specific coat protein, VP7, of African horsesickness virus serotype 4 (AHSV-4) was determined from cDNA analyses and found to be 1179 nucleotides in length. One single open reading frame of 353 codons was observed defining a protein of M r 38107 with a net charge of -1.5 at neutral pH. Comparison of the AHSV-4 VP7 sequence with that of bluetongue virus serotype 10 revealed an overall similarity of 44%, with the amino- and carboxy-terminal regions exhibiting the greatest levels of homology. In addition, potential secondary structures of the terminal sequences of the S7 RNA segments of AHSV-4 and BTV serotypes 10, 13 and 17 are presented., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-72-6-1237