title: Characterization of the feline herpesvirus type 1 immediate early gene expression.
abstract: We analyzed the mechanism for feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) immediate early (IE) gene expression. We demonstrated that (i) the transcription initiation site of the FHV-1 IE transcript lies in the putative FHV-1 ICP4 binding site, (ii) the FHV-1 IE transcript is spliced to remove 906 bp intron from the leader region, (iii) cis-acting elements of the FHV-1 IE promoter map both down- and upstream of the transcription initiation site, and (iv) a deletion of a 58 bp sequence which includes the putative FHV-1 ICP4 binding site in the IE promoter resulted in significant induction of promoter activity by a FHV-1 IE gene product although the FHV-1 IE gene product slightly stimulates the FHV-1 IE promoter, indicating that the FHV-1 IE gene product down-regulates its own promoter via the region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsubota
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohya
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D018138:Alphaherpesvirinae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002415:Cats; D002460:Cell Line; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017931:DNA Primers; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D017781:Genes, Immediate-Early; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase