title: Nucleotide sequence of the herpes simplex virus type-2 syn gene that causes cell fusion.
abstract: The nucleotide (nt) sequence of the entire coding region of the syn gene of Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is reported. The amino acid (aa) sequence deduced from the nt sequence has been compared to analogous Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) syn gene that causes cell fusion. The aa sequences are 82.8% homologous and contain a highly conserved region of 90 aa. These results identify some of the conserved regions in the coding sequences between the two types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DebRoy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002459:Cell Fusion; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins