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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Complete Genome Sequences of Human Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotype V Isolates in Korea Reveal Genotype-Specific Amino Acid Signatures.

Seung-Rye Cho, Ye-Ji Lee, Myung Guk Han, Heui Man Kim

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Seung-Rye ChoDivision of Viral Diseases, Department of Laboratory Diagnosis and Analysis, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongju-si 28159, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1635-4837
Ye-Ji LeeDivision of Viral Diseases, Department of Laboratory Diagnosis and Analysis, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongju-si 28159, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5018-0877
Myung Guk HanDivision of Viral Diseases, Department of Laboratory Diagnosis and Analysis, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongju-si 28159, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3543-1826
Heui Man KimDivision of Viral Diseases, Department of Laboratory Diagnosis and Analysis, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongju-si 28159, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2908-6437

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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 6331-301-210-13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic flavivirus causing severe neurological disease across Asia, and genotype V (GV) is now predominant in Korea. Despite frequent detection of GV in mosquitoes, human-derived complete genome data remain scarce. To elucidate the molecular and antigenic characteristics of human GV infections, cerebrospinal fluid samples from unvaccinated patients positive for JEV RNA during 2018-2023 were subjected to virus isolation in LLC-MK2 cells (rhesus monkey kidney-derived epithelial cell line). Three human GV isolates (K18P80, K23P84, K23P88) were successfully obtained and their complete open reading frames (~10.3 kb) sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis with representative JEV strains (GI-GV) revealed that these isolates form a distinct lineage, clustering into two domestic clades (Clade I and II), suggesting endemic circulation and local evolution in Korea. Sequence identities with GIII-based vaccine strains were low (79% nucleotide, 91.1% amino acid), with notable divergence in nonstructural regions. Three consistent E protein substitutions (Q52E, S156T, D292E) near antigenic epitopes indicate possible immune escape. Additional clade-defining substitutions in NS3 (L31F) and NS5 (K269R, M330I) were shared with mosquito isolates, supporting human-vector molecular continuity. These findings provide fundamental genomic evidence of human JEV GV in Korea and highlight the need for genotype-specific surveillance and next-generation vaccine evaluation.

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Encephalitis, JapaneseEncephalitis Virus, JapaneseGenome, ViralAnimalsGenotypeHumansPhylogenyRepublic of KoreaRNA, ViralWhole Genome SequencingRNA, Viralamino-acid signaturecerebrospinal fluiddual cladesgenotype VJapanese encephalitis virusmosquito lineages

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PMCPMC12735970

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