title: Identification of the products of the equine herpesvirus type 4 gI and gE genes.
abstract: In order to identify the products of the equine herpesvirus type 4 (EHV-4) gI and gE genes, we have constructed recombinant vaccinia viruses containing the putative gI or gE genes. These recombinant viruses synthesized EHV-4 gI and gE with apparent molecular masses of 75 and 80kDa, respectively. Antibodies raised against both recombinant viruses detected a 75 kDa gI and a 95 kDa gE in EHV-4-infected cells. The results also suggest that the EHV-4 gI and gE would form a complex like in other herpesviruses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Damiani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D005814:Genes, Viral; D018140:Varicellovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C111845:glycoprotein I, Equine herpesvirus 4; C111846:glycoprotein e, Equid herpesvirus 4