title: The nucleotide sequence of the equine herpesvirus 4 gC gene homologue.
abstract: The genomic position of an equine herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) gene homologue of the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) gC gene was determined by Southern analysis and DNA sequencing. The gene lies within a 2-kbp Bg/II-EcoRI fragment mapping between 0.15 and 0.17 within the long unique component of the EHV-4 genome and is transcribed from right to left. Putative promoter elements were identified upstream of the 1455-bp open reading frame which encodes a 485-amino-acid protein of unglycosylated molecular weight 52,513. Computer-assisted analysis of the primary sequence predicts the protein possesses a domain structure characteristic of a type 1 integral membrane glycoprotein. Four domains were distinguished--(i) an N-terminal signal sequence, (ii) a large extracellular domain containing 11 putative N-linked glycosylation sites, (iii) a hydrophobic transmembrane domain, and (iv) a C-terminal charged domain. Comparison of the predicted amino acid sequence to that of other herpesvirus glycoproteins indicated identities of between 22 and 29% with HSV-1 gC, HSV-2 gC, VZV gpV, PRV gIII, BHV-1 gIII, and MDV A antigen and of 79% with EHV-1 gp13. A gene with no apparent homologue in HSV-1 or VZV maps immediately downstream of the EHV-4 gC gene homologue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicolson
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Onions
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015723:Gene Library; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D006736:Horses; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011487:Protein Conformation; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins