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ArticleVirology journal2024

Highly homologous simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 genome in Japanese macaques: a large cohort study.

Kou Hiraga, Tomoya Kitamura, Madoka Kuramitsu, Megumi Murata, Kenta Tezuka, Kazu Okuma, Isao Hamaguchi, Hirofumi Akari, Takuo Mizukami

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Kou HiragaResearch Center for Biological Products in the Next Generation, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoya KitamuraResearch Center for Biological Products in the Next Generation, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Madoka KuramitsuResearch Center for Biological Products in the Next Generation, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. mkura@niid.go.jp.
Megumi MurataCenter for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan.
Kenta TezukaResearch Center for Biological Products in the Next Generation, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazu OkumaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Isao HamaguchiResearch Center for Biological Products in the Next Generation, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirofumi AkariCenter for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan. akari.hirofumi.5z@kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Takuo MizukamiResearch Center for Biological Products in the Next Generation, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP18fk0108059
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Abstract

backgroundSimian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (STLV-1) is a retrovirus closely related to human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). It has been shown that Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata, JMs) are one of the main hosts of STLV-1 and that a high percentage of JMs (up to 60%) are infected with STLV-1; however, the molecular epidemiology of STLV-1 in JMs has not been examined.

methodsIn this study, we analyzed full-length STLV-1 genome sequences obtained from 5 independent troops including a total of 68 JMs.

resultsThe overall nucleotide heterogeneity was 4.7%, and the heterogeneity among the troops was 2.1%, irrespective of the formation of distinct subclusters in each troop. Moreover, the heterogeneity within each troop was extremely low (>99% genome homology) compared with cases of STLV-1 in African non-human primates as well as humans. It was previously reported that frequent G-to-A single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) occur in HTLV-1 proviral genomes in both ATL patients and HTLV-1 carriers, and that a G-to-A hypermutation is associated with the cellular antiviral restriction factor, Apobec3G. Surprisingly, these SNVs were scarcely observed in the STLV-1 genomes in JMs.

conclusionsTaken together, these results indicate that STLV-1 genomes in JMs are highly homologous, at least in part due to the lack of Apobec3G-dependent G-to-A hypermutation.

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Genome, ViralMacaca fuscataSimian T-lymphotropic virus 1AnimalsCohort StudiesDeltaretrovirus InfectionsGenetic VariationHumansJapanMolecular EpidemiologyPhylogenySequence Analysis, DNAApobec3GGenome sequencingHTLV-1Japanese macaquesPhylogenySTLV-1

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PMCPMC11290215

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