Nucleotide sequence of the major DNA-binding protein gene of herpes simplex virus type 2 and a comparison with the type 1.
The nucleotide sequence of a region encompassing about 5,200 base pairs (bp) of the left side of the origin of replication in the long unique region of the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) has been determined. This region contained the major DNA-binding protein or the infected-cell protein 8 (ICP 8) gene and 5'-part of the counterpart of HSV-1 ICP 18.5 gene. A comparison of the nucleotide sequence of the ICP8 gene between HSV-1 and HSV-2 showed an 89.8% homology. A primer extension analysis for the HSV-2 ICP 8 mRNA showed that the major transcriptional start site was mapped at 315 bp upstream of the initiation codon. A comparison of the predicted functional amino acid sequence of the ICP 8 between HSV-1 and HSV-2 revealed a striking homology (97.2%), the value of which was the highest among those of the other polypeptides encoded by HSV-1 and HSV-2. Some domains, which were shown to be required for the nuclear function, the binding to single-stranded DNA and the nuclear localization were well conserved. In addition, the nucleotide and the functional amino acid sequences of a part of the HSV-2 counterpart of the HSV-1 ICP 18.5 gene were also compared, demonstrating an 88.4% and 95.9% homology, respectively.
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000378:metabolism; D005814:Genes, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014709:Vero Cells; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C045462:ICP8 protein, Simplexvirus; D014764:Viral Proteins; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C029312:GGTACC-specific type II deoxyribonucleases