title: An HCMV reading frame which has similarity with both the V and C regions of the TCR gamma chain.
abstract: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a member of the herpes virus family and is characterized by widespread infection, latency, persistence and reactivation and is a serious pathogen particularly of immunosuppressed patients. Previously HCMV was shown to encode a glycoprotein homologous to the MHC class I antigens. We report here that HCMV may encode another glycoprotein similar to another sub-group of the Ig superfamily. This putative glycoprotein gene shows similarity to both the constant and variable regions of the human T cell receptor gamma chain (TCR gamma). The level of homology is low but may be of interest as the predicted gene might have some role in virus infection or immune evasion.
authors.affiliation: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barrell
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D014764:Viral Proteins