title: Characterization of the bovine herpesvirus 1 homolog of the herpes simplex virus 1 UL24 open reading frame.
abstract: An open reading frame (ORF) of 293 codons which partially overlaps the bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) thymidine kinase (tk) ORF in a head-to-head orientation has been identified by nucleotide sequence analysis. The predicted amino acid sequence of this ORF exhibits an overall identity of 38.1% with that of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) UL24 ORF as well as an 80.7% identity with the 57-amino-acid consensus sequence found in the UL24-like ORFs of eight herpesviruses (Jacobson et al., J. Virol, 49, 947-959, 1989). We have therefore designated this BHV1 ORF as the homolog of the HSV1 UL24 ORF with which it also shares a common position and orientation relative to the tk ORF. The BHV1 UL24-like ORF is contained within a 5.2-kb RNA transcript initiating within the tk ORF and is the largest in a group of four 3'-coterminal transcripts. This transcript pattern closely resembles that observed in HSV1-infected cells where five transcripts, the two largest of which contain the UL24 ORF, appear to be 3'-coterminal. In contrast to HSV1 mutants with lesions in the UL24 ORF, a BHV1 deletion mutant which failed to produce detectable levels of the 5.2-kb transcript grew nearly as well as wild-type virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6049.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Whitbeck
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bello
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015870:Gene Expression; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; C086268:UL24 protein, Bovine herpesvirus; C086267:UL24 protein, Human herpesvirus 1; D014764:Viral Proteins