title: The conserved open reading frame overlapping the thymidine kinase gene of different herpesviruses exists also in bovine herpesvirus 1.
abstract: Similar open reading frames (ORF) overlapping the thymidine kinase (TK) gene on the opposite strand or being close to it have been identified in 8 herpesviruses (Jacobson et al., 1989). Study of the DNA sequence of BHV-1 TK gene published by Mittal and Field (1989) and Kit and Kit (1986) revealed the existence of a similar ORF in this virus genome, too.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harrach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benkö
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D013937:Thymidine Kinase