title: Genomic location of bovid herpesvirus type 2 nucleotide sequences homologous to five herpes simplex virus type 1 genes.
abstract: The location of nucleotide sequences within the bovid herpesvirus 1 (BHV-2) genome homologous to herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) DNA were investigated. BHV-2 DNA was digested with restriction endonucleases and blotted to nitrocellulose paper. The blots were then probed with plasmids containing HSV-1 genes for thymidine kinase (TK), the major DNA binding protein (ICP8), the major capsid protein (VP5) and genes for HSV-1 glycoproteins gB, gD, and gC. Except for HSV-1 gC, each HSV-1 gene tested hybridized to BHV-2 nucleotide sequences that were located either on both sides of a restriction endonuclease cleavage site, within a small restriction endonuclease fragment, or to an area common to two overlapping restriction fragments. Thus, we were able to localize BHV-2 nucleotide sequences homologous to the HSV-1 ICP8 gene between 0.38 and 0.41 map units (m.u.), and BHV-2 nucleotide sequences homologous to the HSV-1 VP5 gene between 0.24 and 0.27 m.u. In addition, BHV-2 nucleotide sequences homologous to HSV-1 genes for TK, gB and gD were found to lie on both sides of restriction endonuclease cleavage sites at 0.30, 0.35, and 0.94 m.u., respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile 3668822.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: d'Offay
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D001911:Herpesvirus 2, Bovine / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010957:Plasmids; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000235:genetics; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C045462:ICP8 protein, Simplexvirus; C442523:VP5 protein, Herpes simplex virus type 1; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C040495:glycoprotein B, Simplexvirus; C039447:glycoprotein D, Human herpesvirus 1; D013937:Thymidine Kinase