DNA sequence and amino acid sequence encoding the human rotavirus major outer capsid glycoprotein

An isolated nucleic acid encoding the major outer capsid glycoprotein of human serotype 2 rotavirus wherein said nucleic acid comprises the nucleotide sequence:

• ______________________________________ 5'-GGCTTTAAAAACGAGAATTTCCGT CTGGCTAGCGGTTAGCTCTTTTTA.sup.48 ATG TAT GGT ATT GAA TAT ACC ACA ATT CTG ACC ATT TTG.sup.87 ATA TCT ATC ATA TTA TTG AAT TAT ATA TTA AAA ACT.sup.123 ATA ACT AAT ACG ATG GAC TAC ATA ATT TTC AGG TTT TTA.sup.162 CTA CTC ATT GCT TTA ATA TCA CCA TTT GTA AGG ACA.sup.198 CAA AAT TAT GGC ATG TAT TTA CCA ATA ACG GGA TCA CTA.sup.237 GAC GCT GTA TAT ACG AAT TCT ACT AGT GGA GAG CCA.sup.273 TTT TTA ACT TCG ACG CTG TGT TTA TAC TAT CCA GCA GAA.sup.312 GCT AAA AAT GAG ATT TCA GAT GAT GAA TGG GAA AAT.sup.348 ACT TTA TCA CAA TTA TTT TTA ACT AAA GGA TGG CCA ATT.sup.387 GGA TCA GTT TAT TTT AAA GAC TAC AAT GAT ATT AAT.sup.423 ACA TTT TCT GTG AAT CCA CAA CTA TAT TGT GAT TAT AAT.sup.462 GTA GTA TTG ATG AGA TAT GAC AAT ACA TCT GAA TTA.sup.498 GAT GCA TCA GAG TTA GCA GAT CTT ATA TTG AAT GAA TGG.sup.537 CTG TGC AAT CCT ATG GAT ATA TCG CTT TAC TAT TAT.sup. 573 CAA CAA AGT AGC GAA TCA AAT AAA TGG ATA TCG ATG GGA.sup.612 ACA GAC TGC ACG GTA AAA GTT TGT CCA CTC AAT ACA.sup.648 CAA ACC CTA GGG ATT GGA TGC AAA ACT ACG GAT GTA AAC.sup.687 ACA TTT GAG ATT GTT GCG TCG TCT GAA AAA TTA GTA.sup.723 ATT ACT GAC GTT CTA AAT GGT GTT AAC CAT AAC ATA AAT.sup.762 ATT TCA ATA AAT ACG TGC ACT ATA CGC AAC TGT AAT.sup.798 AAA TTA GGA CCA CGA GAA AAT GTT GCT ATA ATT GAA GTT.sup.837 GGT GGA CCG AAC GCA TTA GAT ATC ACT GCT GAT CCA.sup.873 ACA ACA GTC CCA CAA GTT CAA AGA ATC ATG CGA ATA AAT.sup.912 TGG AAA AAA TGG TGG CAA GTA TTT TAT ACA GTA GTT.sup.948 GAC TAT ATT AAC CAA GTT ATA CAA GTC ATG TCC AAA CGA.sup.987 TCA AGA TCA TTA GAC GCA GGT GCT TTT TAT TAT AGA.sup.1023 ATT TAG ATATAGATTTGGTCAGATTTGTATGATGTGACC-3'.sup.1062. ______________________________________