Identification and sequence analysis of the Marek's disease virus serotype 2 homologous genes of the herpes simplex virus type 1 UL25, UL26 and UL26.5 genes.
We identified and determined the nucleotide sequence of Marek's disease virus serotype 2 (MDV2) UL25, UL26 and UL26.5 homologous genes of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The UL25, UL26 and UL26.5 genes of HSV-1 encode virion proteins (UL25 and UL26.5) and serine protease (UL26). The deduced amino acid sequences of the three proteins show a high degree of homology to counterparts of HSV-1. By northern blot analyses we found that four transcripts whose sizes are 4.9, 3.9, 2.0 and 1.3 kb are transcribed from the domains of MDV2 genome containing the three genes. This is the first report dealing with UL25, UL26 and UL26.5 homologues of HSV-1 in MDV serotypes.
Kato
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Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
Jang
H K
HK
Izumiya
Y
Y
Cai
J S
JS
Tsushima
Y
Y
Miyazawa
T
T
Kai
C
C
Mikami
T
T
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D008381:Herpesvirus 2, Gallid / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D012703:Serotyping; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
D004279:DNA, Viral; C054582:ICP35 protein, Human herpesvirus 1; D014764:Viral Proteins; C079287:scaffold protein, Herpes simplex virus-1; C069185:DNA cleavage and packaging proteins, Herpesvirus; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases