Research Article

Phylogenetic Analysis of Hemagglutinin Genes of H9N2 Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Chickens in Shandong, China, between 1998 and 2013

Table 3

Amino acid sequence at the cleavage site and receptor-binding site of HA.

Strain abbreviationLeft edgeReceptor-binding sites (RBS)Right edgeCleavage site
SD/6/96224–22998153155183190194195134–138
NGQQGRPWTNALYGTSKAPARSSRGLF

SD/WF/98+++++T++++
SD/B1/98+++++T++++
SD/JN/99 NGLQGR++++++++PSRSSRGLF
SD/LW/99 +++++V++++
SD/241/01 +++++V++++
SD/3/01 NGMQGR++++V++++
SD/244/02++++++++++
SD/BZ02/02+++++T++++
SD/2/03 ++++++++++
SD/S2/05 NGLQGR+++++++++
SD/JN5/05 +++++V++++
SD/JN4/05 +++++V++++
SD/ZC820/06++++++++++
SD/YB06/06+++++T++++
SD/LX414/07+++++V++++
SD/LX331/07 ++++++++++
SD/LX327/07+++++T++++
SD/SD0014/08+++++T++++
SD/1/08+++++V++++
SD/LX316/08+++++V++++
SD/BD/09 +++++V++++
SD/SG2/09 +++++T++++
SD/SG1/09 +++++T++++
SD/YT1/10 ++++++++++
SD/YT2/10 ++++++++++
SD/YT4/10 ++++++++++
SD/BD1/11 +++++V++++
SD/YT15/11 ++++++++++
SD/YT1/11 NGLMGR++++V++++
SD/YS/12 NGLQGR++++V++++
SD/WF4/12 NGLMGR++++V++++
SD/P6/12 +++++V++++
SD/HK1/13 +++++V++++
SD/LC1/13 ++++++++++
SD/LC2/13 +++++T++++

Note. Plus signs (+) indicate identical site.