title: Glycoprotein 300 is encoded by gene 28 of equine herpesvirus type 1: a new family of herpesvirus membrane proteins?
abstract: A portion of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) gene 28, which is homologous to herpes simplex virus type 1 gene UL32, was expressed using a prokaryotic system to yield a fusion protein which reacted on Western blots with P19, a monoclonal antibody (MAb) that reacts with EHV-1 glycoprotein 300 (gp300), confirming that this gene encodes gp300. Hydrophobicity analysis showed that gp300 is a glycoprotein with multiple hydrophobic domains that might interact with, or span, the membrane several times. As such, it may represent the first member of a new family of herpesvirus glycoproteins to be identified as a virus structural component. Gp300 was also shown to be modified by palmitic acid residues, and a second MAb (1G12) directed against gp300 inhibited fusion between EHV-1-infected cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, U.K.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Bonass
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elton
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Halliburton
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Killington
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Meredith
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000494:pharmacology; D001483:Base Sequence; D002459:Cell Fusion / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D004861:Herpesvirus 1, Equid / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C069185:DNA cleavage and packaging proteins, Herpesvirus; C077966:glycoprotein 300, Equid herpesvirus 1