AVM v1, released 02-OCT-22

A manually curated database of aerosol-transmitted virus mutations, human diseases, and drugs

Mutation detail:


Mutation site P653L
Virus Influenzavirus A H1N1
Mutation level Amino acid Level
Gene/protein/region type PA
Gene ID 23308128
Country UK
Mutation type nonsynonymous mutation
Genotype/subtype/clade -
Sample Human
Variants -
Viral reference sequence GQ166654.1
Drug/antibody/vaccine -
Transmissibility -
Transmission mechanism -
Pathogenicity -
Pathogenicity mechanism -
Immune escape mutation -
Immune escape mechanism -
RT-PCR primers probes -

Protein detail:


Protein name Polymerase PA
Uniprot protein ID C3W5X6
Protein length 716 amino acids
Protein description PA Plays an essential role in viral RNA transcription and replication by forming the heterotrimeric polymerase complex together with PB1 and PB2 subunits. The complex transcribes viral mRNAs by using a unique mechanism called cap-snatching. It consists in the hijacking and cleavage of host capped pre-mRNAs. These short capped RNAs are then used as primers for viral mRNAs. The PB2 subunit is responsible for the binding of the 5' cap of cellular pre-mRNAs which are subsequently cleaved after 10-13 nucleotides by the PA subunit that carries the endonuclease activity.

Literature information:


Pubmed ID 30352857
Clinical information No
Disease -
Published year 2018
Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Title The mechanism of resistance to favipiravir in influenza
Author Daniel H Goldhill,Aartjan J W Te Velthuis,Robert A Fletcher,Pinky Langat,Maria Zambon
Evidence Sanger sequencing of the PB1, PB2, and PA genes confirmed the presence of the K229R mutation in PB1 in all four clones and revealed the presence of an additional proline 653 to leucine mutation (P653L) in the PA subunit in all four clones.