title: Sequence analysis of the bovine herpesvirus type 1 genes homologous to the DNA polymerase (UL30), the major DNA-binding protein (UL29) and ICP18.5 assembly protein (UL28) genes of herpes simplex virus.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of a 10.5 kb region (map position 0.332 to 0.410) of bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) was determined. This region contained three open reading frames (ORFs) homologous to herpes simplex virus DNA polymerase catalytic subunit (DNApol, UL30), major DNA-binding protein (MDBP, UL29) and ICP18.5 assembly protein (ICP18.5, UL28). The BHV-1 DNApol. MDBP and ICP18.5 ORFs were 1246, 1203 and 826 amino acids long with a calculated molecular mass of 134.2 kDa, 124.4 kDa and 86.9 kDa, respectively. They showed a high homology with alphaherpesvirus homologs despite large differences in the G + C content of the UL30-UL28 segment ranging from 44.4% for varicella zoster virus to 71.5% for BHV-1. Particularly well conserved among Alphaherpesvirinae are the putative functional domains of the DNApol and MDBP proteins which are discussed. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that BHV-1 clustered in the Varicellovirus genus with the animal D-type viruses. In this group, the BHV-1 position was shown to vary according to the investigated genes. Indeed, pseudorabies virus clustered with BHV-1 in the DNApol tree but with equine herpesvirus 1 in the ICP18.5 tree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlcek
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Paces
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: O'Hara
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Pastoret
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thiry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwyzer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000235:genetics*; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; D005814:Genes, Viral; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C045462:ICP8 protein, Simplexvirus; D014764:Viral Proteins; C069185:DNA cleavage and packaging proteins, Herpesvirus; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; C043417:DNA polymerase, Simplexvirus