Cloning and sequencing of a cDNA encoding the coat protein of a Korean isolate of cymbidium mosaic virus

The 3′-terminal nucleotide (nt) sequence of the coat protein (CP)-encoding gene of the Korean isolate of cymbidium mosaic potexvirus (CyMV-K) has been determined. The sequence contained a full-length ORF coding for the viral CP. It comprises 663 nt and a polypeptide chain of 220 amino acids with a M r of 23 718. The stop codon (TGA) is followed by a 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of 79 nt and a poly(A) tract. The putative polyadenylation signal, AATAAA motif, is found in the terminus of the 3′-UTR.