Research Article

Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Variants and Genetic Diversity in the L1 Gene and Long Control Region of HPV16, HPV31, and HPV58 Found in North-East Brazil

Table 5

HPV31 L1 sequence variations at the genome and protein level and the putative biological function affected.

Genome PositionVariationAA changedProtein position (relative to HPV16 L1 gene)Number of isolatesBiological function

5926A/G1/4
5927T/C1/4
6025A/GT267AFG loop1/4MHC Class-I/HC Class-II
6091C/T1/4
6335G/A1/4
6357A/G1/4
6374C/T1/4
6379C/AT274NFG loop1/4B-cell/MHC Class-I
6593T/G1/4

(—) Synonymous variations with regard to the reference sequence J04353.1. T: threonine; N: asparagine; A: alanine.