title: Molecular comparison of VP3 from bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease viruses.
abstract: The complete nucleic acid sequence of gene 3 from epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer (EHD) virus serotype 1 was determined. The 2768 bp sequence encodes a single protein that contains 899 amino acids and has a molecular weight of 103 kDa. The predicted protein sequence has 94.7% identity with EHD virus serotype 2 and greater than 77% identity with the related bluetongue viruses serotypes 1, 10 and 17 VP3 proteins. The relevance of these data to studies of recombinant DNA diagnostics and genetic relatedness is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Research Service, Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory, Laramie, WY 82071.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000235:genetics*; D002213:Capsid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral