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Zhao Y, Kong C, Wang Y. Multiple Comparison Analysis of Two New Genomic Sequences of ILTV Strains from China with Other Strains from Different Geographic Regions. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132747. [PMID: 26186451 PMCID: PMC4505947 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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To date, twenty complete genome sequences of ILTV strains have been published in GenBank, including one strain from China, and nineteen strains from Australian and the United States. To investigate the genomic information on ILTVs from different geographic regions, two additional individual complete genome sequences of WG and K317 strains from China were determined. The genomes of WG and K317 strains were 153,505 and 153,639 bp in length, respectively. Alignments performed on the amino acid sequences of the twelve glycoproteins showed that 13 out of 116 mutational sites were present only among the Chinese strain WG and the Australian strains SA2 and A20. The phylogenetic tree analysis suggested that the WG strain established close relationships with the Australian strain SA2. The recombination events were detected and confirmed in different subregions of the WG strain with the sequences of SA2 and K317 strains as parental. In this study, two new complete genome sequences of Chinese ILTV strains were used in comparative analysis with other complete genome sequences of ILTV strains from China, the United States, and Australia. The analysis of genome comparison, phylogenetic trees, and recombination events showed close relationships among the Chinese strain WG and the Australian strains SA2. The information of the two new complete genome sequences from China will help to facilitate the analysis of phylogenetic relationships and the molecular differences among ILTV strains from different geographic regions.
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- Yan Zhao
- Division of Avian Respiratory Disease Group, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Harbin, China
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- Division of Avian Respiratory Disease Group, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Harbin, China
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- Division of Avian Respiratory Disease Group, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Harbin, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Biologics, Harbin, China
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Tong GZ, Zhang SJ, Wang L, Qiu HJ, Wang YF, Wang M. Protection of chickens from infectious laryngotracheitis with a recombinant fowlpox virus expressing glycoprotein B of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Avian Pathol 2012; 30:143-8. [PMID: 19184888 DOI: 10.1080/03079450120044542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an economically important disease of chickens caused by a type I gallid herpesvirus, infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV). The vaccines currently available are modified live viruses, which are effective in preventing disease outbreaks. However, they have often been associated with a variety of adverse effects including spread of vaccine virus to non-vaccinates, inadequate attenuation, production of latently infected carriers, and increased virulence as a result of in vivo passage. In this study, a recombinant fowlpox virus expressing glycoprotein B (gB) of ILTV (rFPV-ILTVgB) was constructed. Protection of specific pathogen free (SPF) and commercial chickens from ILT with the rFPV-ILTVgB and commercial ILTV vaccine (Nobilis ILT) were compared after challenge with a lethal dose of virulent ILTV.Both the rFPV-ILTVgB- and the Nobilis ILT-vaccinated SPF chickens were completely protected from death, while 90% of the unvaccinated chickens died after challenge. The immunized commercial chickens were also 100% protected with rFPV-ILTVgB, compared with 85% protected with Nobilis ILT. The protective efficacy was also measured by the antibody response to ILTV gB, isolation of challenge virus and polymerase chain reaction amplification of the ILTV thymidine kinase gene after challenge. The results showed that rFPV-ILTVgB could be a potential safe vaccine to replace current modified live vaccines for preventing ILT.
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- G Z Tong
- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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Comparative full genome analysis of four infectious laryngotracheitis virus (Gallid herpesvirus-1) virulent isolates from the United States. Virus Genes 2011; 44:273-85. [PMID: 22173980 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-011-0696-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Gallid herpesvirus-1 (GaHV-1), commonly named infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) virus, causes the respiratory disease in chickens known as ILT. The molecular determinants associated with differences in pathogenicity of GaHV-1 strains are not completely understood, and a comparison of genomic sequences of isolates that belong to different genotypes could help identify genes involved in virulence. Dideoxy sequencing, 454 pyrosequencing and Illumina sequencing-by-synthesis were used to determine the nucleotide sequences of four genotypes of virulent strains from GaHV-1 groups I-VI. Three hundred and twenty-five open reading frames (ORFs) were compared with those of the recently sequenced genome of the Serva vaccine strain. Only four ORFs, ORF C, U(L)37, ICP4 and U(S)2 differed in amino acid (aa) lengths among the newly sequenced genomes. Genome sequence alignments were used to identify two regions (5' terminus and the unique short/repeat short junction) that contained deletions. Seventy-eight synonymous and 118 non-synonymous amino acid substitutions were identified with the examined ORFs. Exclusive to the genome of the Serva vaccine strain, seven non-synonymous mutations were identified in the predicted translation products of the genes encoding glycoproteins gB, gE, gL and gM and three non-structural proteins U(L)28 (DNA packaging protein), U(L)5 (helicase-primase) and the immediate early protein ICP4. Furthermore, our comparative sequence analysis of published and newly sequenced GaHV-1 isolates has provided evidence placing the cleavage/packaging site (a-like sequence) within the inverted repeats instead of its placement at the 3' end of the U(L) region as annotated in the GenBank's entries NC006623 and HQ630064.
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Bagust TJ, Johnson MA. Avian infectious laryngotracheitis: Virus‐host interactions in relation to prospects for eradication. Avian Pathol 2007; 24:373-91. [DOI: 10.1080/03079459508419079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fuchs W, Veits J, Helferich D, Granzow H, Teifke JP, Mettenleiter TC. Molecular biology of avian infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Vet Res 2007; 38:261-79. [PMID: 17296156 DOI: 10.1051/vetres:200657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 10/19/2006] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) is an alphaherpesvirus that causes an economically important chicken disease, which results in delayed growth, reduced egg production, and also frequently in death of the animals. After acute infection of the upper respiratory tract, the virus can establish latency in the central nervous system, and subsequent reactivations can lead to infection of naive chickens. For prevention of ILT, conventionally attenuated live vaccines are available. However, these vaccine strains are genetically not characterized, and reversions to a virulent phenotype occur. Although molecular analyses of ILTV are hampered by the lack of an optimal cell culture system, the complete nucleotide sequence of the ILTV genome has recently been elucidated, and several ILTV recombinants lacking nonessential, but virulence determining genes have been constructed. Animal trials indicated that genetically engineered stable gene deletion mutants are safe alternatives to the current vaccine strains. Furthermore, since live ILTV vaccines are suitable for fast and inexpensive mass administration, they are promising as vectors for immunogenic proteins of other chicken pathogens. Thus, immunization with ILTV recombinants expressing avian influenza virus hemagglutinin was shown to protect chickens against ILT and fowl plague. Using monospecific antisera and monoclonal antibodies several virion proteins of ILTV have been identified and characterized. Since they include immunogenic envelope glycoproteins, these results can contribute to the improvement of virus diagnostics, and to the development of marker vaccines.
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- Walter Fuchs
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Boddenblick 5A, 17493 Greifswald - Insel Riems, Germany.
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Veits J, Köllner B, Teifke JP, Granzow H, Mettenleiter TC, Fuchs W. Isolation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against structural proteins of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Avian Dis 2003; 47:330-42. [PMID: 12887192 DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2003)047[0330:iacoma]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Thirteen infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV)-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were isolated after immunization of mice with purified infectious laryngotracheitis virions. On the basis of their reactions in western blot analyses of ILTV-infected cells, the MAbs were assigned to five different virus proteins or protein groups. Two of the viral target proteins could be identified after transient expression of cloned ILTV genes in eucaryotic cells. The MAbs of group II detected a 60-kD protein that was shown to be the ILTV homologue of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein (g)C. The MAbs of group I reacted with the positional homologue of HSV-1 gJ, which is encoded by the open reading frame (ORF) 5 gene within the unique short genome region of ILTV. The ORF 5 gene product of ILTV was previously described as a 60-kD glycoprotein (gp60), whereas multiple protein bands with apparent molecular masses of 85, 115, 160, and 200 kD were identified in the present study. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that both gC and gJ of ILTV are localized in the envelope of virus particles, whereas the 15-kD protein detected by the MAbs of group III presumably represents a tegument component. Immunofluorescence analyses of infected cells demonstrated that the epitopes of the gC- and gJ-specific MAbs are conserved in all tested ILTV isolates originating from different parts of the world and that these MAbs are also suitable for in situ antigen detection in tissues of ILTV-infected chickens. The remaining ILTV-specific MAbs recognized viral proteins of 22 kD (group IV) and 38 kD (group V) that were not further characterized up to now.
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- Jutta Veits
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institutes, Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals, Boddenblick 5A, D-17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Chang PC, Chen KT, Shien JH, Shieh HK. Expression of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus Glycoproteins in Escherichia coli and Their Application in Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Avian Dis 2002; 46:570-80. [PMID: 12243520 DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[0570:eoilvg]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Three glycoproteins of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV), gC, gE, and gp60, were expressed in Escherichia coli as fusion proteins with a 6-histidine tag at their amino termini. The proteins expressed, designated as r-gC, r-gp60, and r-gE, all retain their antigenicity, as revealed by Western blot with chicken antiserum against ILTV. However, only r-gp60 and r-gE, but not r-gC, were found to be soluble. The soluble r-gp60 and r-gE were purified by a nickel column and then used as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antigen for detecting ILTV-specific antibodies. The diagnostic potential of r-gE and r-gp60 ELISA was assessed with the use of sera prepared from vaccinated or unvaccinated chickens of either specific-pathogen-free (SPF) or field origins. The result shows that r-gp60 and r-gE ELISA could discriminate vaccinated SPF chickens from unvaccinated ones 2 wk postvaccination. Moreover, r-gp60 and r-gE ELISA could also discriminate vaccinated field flocks from unvaccinated ones. This result indicates that r-gp60 and r-gE might serve as an alternative ELISA antigen for detecting ILTV-specific antibodies. Moreover, r-gp60 or r-gE ELISA might play an important role in the eradication of infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) in the future when the gp60- or gE-deleted marker vaccine of ILT is available.
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- Poa-Chun Chang
- Institute of Veterinary Microbiology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Huang Q, Mat-Arip Y, Guo P. Sequencing of a 5.5-kb DNA fragment and identification of a gene coding for a subunit of the helicase/primase complex of avian laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV). Virus Genes 1998; 15:119-21. [PMID: 9421876 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007958807339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The nucleotide sequence of a 5,520-bp EcoRI restriction fragment of avian infectious laryngotracheitis (ILTV) DNA was reported and submitted to GeneBank with an accession number of AF001078. Computer prediction revealed one large potential open reading frame (ORF) with sequence similar to one subunit of the DNA helicase-primase complex of alpha-herpesviruses. The DNA helicase/primase complex of HSV-1 consists of three sub-units with molecular weights of 12,000, 97,000 and 70,000, encoded by genes UL52, UL5 and UL8, respectively. This enzyme complex is essential for herpesvirus DNA replication. The UL52 and UL5-equivalent genes of ILTV have been reported previously (Fuchs, W. and Mettenleiter, T.C.; J Gen Virol, 1996, 77: 2221-2229; Johnson, M.A. et. al., Arch Virol, 1995, 14: 623-634). Amino acid sequence comparison and homology search revealed that this ORF shares sequence similarity of the UL8-equivalent gene of alpha-herpesviruses, that is, the ORF 52 of vericura-zoster virus (VZV), the ORF 54 of equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1), as well as the equivalent gene of bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) and canine herpesvirus (Vlcek, C. et al., Virology, 1995, 210: 100-108; Remond, M. et al., J Gen Virol, 1996, 77: 37-48).
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- Q Huang
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Norais N, Tang D, Kaur S, Chamberlain SH, Masiarz FR, Burke RL, Marcus F. Disulfide bonds of herpes simplex virus type 2 glycoprotein gB. J Virol 1996; 70:7379-87. [PMID: 8892856 PMCID: PMC190805 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.11.7379-7387.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Glycoprotein B (gB) is the most highly conserved envelope glycoprotein of herpesviruses. The gB protein is required for virus infectivity and cell penetration. Recombinant forms of gB being used for the development of subunit vaccines are able to induce virus-neutralizing antibodies and protective efficacy in animal models. To gain structural information about the protein, we have determined the location of the disulfide bonds of a 696-amino-acid residue truncated, recombinant form of herpes simplex virus type 2 glycoprotein gB (HSV gB2t) produced by expression in Chinese hamster ovary cells. The purified protein, which contains virtually the entire extracellular domain of herpes simplex virus type 2 gB, was digested with trypsin under nonreducing conditions, and peptides were isolated by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The peptides were characterized by using mass spectrometry and amino acid sequence analysis. The conditions of cleavage (4 M urea, pH 7) induced partial carbamylation of the N termini of the peptides, and each disulfide peptide was found with two or three different HPLC retention times (peptides with and without carbamylation of either one or both N termini). The 10 cysteines of the molecule were found to be involved in disulfide bridges. These bonds were located between Cys-89 (C1) and Cys-548 (C8), Cys-106 (C2) and Cys-504 (C7), Cys-180 (C3) and Cys-244 (C4), Cys-337 (C5) and Cys-385 (C6), and Cys-571 (C9) and Cys-608 (C10). These disulfide bonds are anticipated to be similar in the corresponding gBs from other herpesviruses because the 10 cysteines listed above are always conserved in the corresponding protein sequences.
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- N Norais
- Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California 94608, USA
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Norais N, Hall JA, Gross L, Tang D, Kaur S, Chamberlain SH, Burke RL, Marcus F. Evidence for a phosphorylation site in cytomegalovirus glycoprotein gB. J Virol 1996; 70:5716-9. [PMID: 8764095 PMCID: PMC190541 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.8.5716-5719.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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As part of our vaccine program, we have purified a recombinant form of human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B that is able to induce high titers of virus-neutralizing antibodies. The isolated protein was found to be phosphorylated at a serine residue in position -7 from the C terminus of the protein. The corresponding synthetic peptide, HLKDSDEEENV, was an efficient in vitro substrate of casein kinase II.
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- N Norais
- Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California 94608, USA
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Laquerre S, Person S, Glorioso JC. Glycoprotein B of herpes simplex virus type 1 oligomerizes through the intermolecular interaction of a 28-amino-acid domain. J Virol 1996; 70:1640-50. [PMID: 8627685 PMCID: PMC189988 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.3.1640-1650.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein B (gB) is an envelope component that plays an essential role in virus infection. The biologically active form of gB is an oligomer that contributes to the process of viral envelope fusion with the cell surface membrane, resulting in viral penetration and initiation of the replication cycle. In previous studies, two discontinuous sites for oligomer formation were identified: a nonessential upstream site located between residues 93 and 282 and an essential downstream site located between residues 596 and 711. In this study, in vitro-transcribed and -translated gB test molecules were used to characterize the more active essential membrane-proximal domain. A series of gB test polypeptides mutated in this downstream oligomerization domain were assayed for their abilities to form oligomers with a mutant gB capture polypeptide containing the analogous wild-type domain. Detection of oligomers was achieved by coimmunoprecipitation of two gB mutant molecules by using a monoclonal antibody specific for a hemagglutinin epitope tag introduced into the coding sequence of the capture polypeptide. Analysis of the immune-precipitated products by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis demonstrated that the downstream oligomerization domain resided within residues 626 to 676. This region was further resolved into two segments, residues 626 to 653 and 653 to 675, each of which was independently sufficient to form oligomers. However, residues 626 to 653 provided for a stronger interaction between gB monomers. Moreover, this stretch of 28 amino acids was shown to form oligomers when introduced into the carboxy-terminal region of gB monomers lacking this domain at the normal site, thus indicating that this domain was functionally independent of its natural location within the gB molecule. Further analysis of the sequence within residues 596 to 653 by using mutant test polypeptides altered in individual amino acids revealed that cysteines 9 and 10 located at positions 596 and 633, respectively, were not required for oligomer formation but contributed to dimer formation and/or stabilization. The results of this study suggest that oligomerization of gB monomers is induced by interactions between contiguous residues localized within the ectodomain near the site of molecule insertion into the viral envelope membrane.
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- S Laquerre
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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Johnson MA, Tyack SG. Molecular evolution of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV; gallid herpesvirus 1): an ancient example of the Alphaherpesviridae? Vet Microbiol 1995; 46:221-31. [PMID: 8545960 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(95)00086-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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An analysis of two essential genes of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV), glycoprotein D (gD) and the immediate early gene, herpes simplex virus homologue ICP27, was performed with the equivalent gene homologues from several alphaherpesviruses. Amino acid (aa) sequence analysis revealed that these ILTV genes shared limited homology to other alphaherpesvirus equivalents and were distinct from the two other avian herpesviruses, Marek's disease virus (MDV) and herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT). Simplex and varicella group viruses are clearly separate from the avian group. The amino acid sequences of these ILTV genes will be presented with comparisons to the homologues from other alphaherpes viruses, contributing further evidence of the evolution of this group of viruses from a common progenitor and that ILTV could be an ancient example of the Alphaherpesvirinae.
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- M A Johnson
- CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Animal Health Research Laboratory, Parkville Vic, Australia
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Johnson MA, Prideaux CT, Kongsuwan K, Tyack SG, Sheppard M. ICP27 immediate early gene, glycoprotein K (gK) and DNA helicase homologues of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (gallid herpesvirus 1) SA-2 strain. Arch Virol 1995; 140:623-34. [PMID: 7794109 DOI: 10.1007/bf01309954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A 4.8 kilobase segment located at the left-terminal in the unique long (UL) region of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) SA-2 strain contained three open reading frames (ORFs). The first of 421 amino acids (aa) was located at map units 0.065 to 0.07, and its predicted 48 kiloDaltons (kDa) protein product has significant homology to the immediate early regulatory protein ICP27 (UL54) of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ORF4 and to equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) ORF5. The zinc finger conserved in the C-terminal of the proteins from HSV-1, VZV and EHV-1, is poorly conserved in ILTV homologue. The second ORF of 336 aa, located at map units 0.075 to 0.08, has a predicted molecular weight (MW) of 38 kDa with significant homology to glycoprotein K (gK) of HSV-1 (UL53), ORF5 of VZV and ORF6 of EHV-1. ILTV gK has features characteristic of a membrane-bound glycoprotein. The 3' region of a third ORF was located at map units 0.08 to 0.095. Translation of the sequence revealed significant homology to the 3'-region of the DNA helicase-primase complex protein (UL52) of HSV-1, ORF6 of VZV and ORF 7 of EHV-1. Northern blot analyses were used to characterize the ILTV ICP27, gK and DNA helicase mRNAs. The data revealed that ILTV ICP27 is an immediate early gene that encodes a 1.6 kb mRNA, ILTV gK encodes a late transcript of 1.8 kb, while ILTV DNA helicase encodes a late transcript of 3.7 kb.
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- M A Johnson
- CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Animal Health Research Laboratory, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Kongsuwan K, Prideaux CT, Johnson MA, Sheppard M, Rhodes S. Nucleotide sequence analysis of an infectious laryngotracheitis virus gene corresponding to the US3 of HSV-1 and a unique gene encoding a 67 kDa protein. Arch Virol 1995; 140:27-39. [PMID: 7646347 DOI: 10.1007/bf01309721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The DNA sequence of 4005 nucleotides from the Kpnl O and part of Kpnl K fragments in the short unique region of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) was determined. The sequence contained two complete and one partial open reading frames (ORFs). The partial ORF was open at the 5' end of the sequence and represented the NH2-terminal 118 amino acids (aa) of a polypeptide. Its partial predicted protein product exhibited significant homology to the US2 gene product of HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) and it homologs in other herpesviruses. ORF 2 is 471 aa long and could encode a protein of 53.8 kDa which shared aa homology with the protein kinases encoded by HSV-1 US3 and its gene homologs. Analysis of the ORF 2 aa sequence revealed domains characteristic of protein-serine/threonine (S/T) kinases of cellular and viral origin. The ORF 3 encoded a predicted protein of 601 aa (M(r) 67.5 kDa) which exhibited limited homology (18% overall identity) with the UL47 protein (major tegument protein) of HSV-1. Northern (RNA) blot hybridization and metabolic inhibitors were used to characterize the ILTV protein kinase and the 67K mRNAs. The data revealed that protein kinase is a gamma-1 gene encoding a 1.6 mRNa, while the 67K ORF is a gamma-2 gene encoding a 2 kb mRNA.
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- K Kongsuwan
- CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Animal Health Research Laboratory, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Kongsuwan K, Johnson MA, Prideaux CT, Sheppard M. Use of lambda gt11 and monoclonal antibodies to map the gene for the 60,000 dalton glycoprotein of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Virus Genes 1993; 7:297-303. [PMID: 8279128 DOI: 10.1007/bf01702590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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To localize the gene encoding the 60 kD glycoprotein (gp60) of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV), a library of the ILTV genome was constructed in the lambda gt11 expression vector. Twelve recombinant bacteriophages expressing gp60 epitopes as fusion products with beta-galactosidase were detected by immunoscreening with monoclonal antibodies specific for gp60. The ILTV DNA sequence contained in one of these recombinants lambda 24-4 was used as a hybridization probe for mapping the insert sequence on the viral genome. The gene for the gp60 was located at map unit 0.72-0.77 in the unique long region (UL) of the ILTV genome. The DNA sequence of the 1.2 kb insert of lambda 24-4 containing the gp60 epitope was determined. The majority of deduced gp60 amino acid sequence has no homology with any of the known alphaherpesvirus glycoproteins.
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- K Kongsuwan
- CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Animal Health Research Laboratory, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Scholz E, Welniak E, Nyholm T, Guo P. An avian hepatoma cell line for the cultivation of infectious laryngotracheitis virus and for the expression of foreign genes with a mammalian promoter. J Virol Methods 1993; 43:273-86. [PMID: 8408442 DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(93)90146-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) is the causative agent of a highly infectious upper respiratory tract disease in chickens. Vaccine development and basic studies on ILTV have been hampered by the lack of a cell line for the cultivation of this herpesvirus which was identified in 1930. Four different avian cell lines were tested for their suitability to propagate ILTV. Here we report the successful growth of ILTV with a chemically-induced avian hepatoma cell line, while retrovirus transformed cell lines derived from permissive primary cells, were found to be non-permissive for ILTV. After multiple passaging of ILTV in the hepatoma cells, the virus could be grown up to a titre of 1 x 10(7) EID50 per ml with a replication cycle comparable to that in primary hepatocytes. Methods of plaque assay, DNA-transfection, and expression of a reporter gene were established. The gene coding for the bacterial beta-galactosidase gene under the control of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate-early promotor was transiently expressed, indicating that a mammalian herpesvirus promotor was recognized by this avian cell line. Infectious ILTV virions were produced after transfecting this cell-line with purified ILTV DNA. The results indicated that the cell line is suitable for the construction of recombinant ILTV and for the molecular biological study of this important avian pathogen.
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- E Scholz
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Purdue Cancer Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Rapp M, Messerle M, Bühler B, Tannheimer M, Keil GM, Koszinowski UH. Identification of the murine cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B gene and its expression by recombinant vaccinia virus. J Virol 1992; 66:4399-406. [PMID: 1318410 PMCID: PMC241247 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.66.7.4399-4406.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The gene encoding glycoprotein B (gB) of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) strain Smith was identified, sequenced, and expressed by recombinant vaccinia virus. The gB gene was found adjacent to the polymerase gene, as it is in the genome of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). The open reading frame consists of 2,784 nucleotides capable of encoding a protein of 928 amino acids. Comparison with gB homologs of other herpesviruses revealed a high degree of homology. The similarity between the MCMV gB and the HCMV gB is most prominent, since 45% of the amino acids are identical. In addition, all cysteine residues are at homologous positions, indicating a similar tertiary structure of the two proteins. In contrast to HCMV, the MCMV gB mRNA is a true late transcript. A recombinant vaccinia virus expressing the MCMV gB gene has been constructed (Vac-gB). Antibodies raised against the Vac-gB recombinant precipitated proteins of 130, 105, and 52 kDa from MCMV-infected cells. The identity of the MCMV gB with the major envelope glycoprotein of MCMV described by Loh et al. was shown (L. C. Loh, N. Balachandran, and L. F. Qualtiere, Virology 166:206-216, 1988). Immunization of mice with the Vac-gB recombinant gave rise to neutralizing antibodies.
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- M Rapp
- Department of Virology, University of Ulm, Germany
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Maeda K, Horimoto T, Norimine J, Kawaguchi Y, Tomonaga K, Niikura M, Kai C, Takahashi E, Mikami T. Identification and nucleotide sequence of a gene in feline herpesvirus type 1 homologous to the herpes simplex virus gene encoding the glycoprotein B. Arch Virol 1992; 127:387-97. [PMID: 1333759 DOI: 10.1007/bf01309602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The nucleotide sequence of the glycoprotein B (gB) homologous gene of feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) was determined. The gene was found to be located within a 9.6 kbp SalI fragment by Southern-blot hybridization with a probe derived from the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) gB DNA sequence. Furthermore, the predominant portion of the coding sequences was mapped to a 1.9 kbp Hin cII-EcoRI and its flanking 2.7 kbp Eco RI-Eco RI subfragments in the 9.6 kbp SalI fragment. The entire nucleotide sequence revealed that the FHV-1 gB homologous gene is capable of encoding a polypeptide of 948 amino acids. The predicted precursor polypeptide derived from this open reading frame could have a calculated M(r) of 106 kDa in unglycosylated form and contains ten potential N-linked glycosylation sites and a probable internal proteolytic cleavage site. By Northern-blot analysis using portions of the open reading frame as a probe, 3.9 and 3.3 kb RNA transcripts were identified in FHV-1 infected cells. The alignment of the amino acid sequence of the FHV-1 gB homologue with those of 14 other herpesviruses revealed that 10 cysteine residues were completely conserved. Meanwhile, when evolutionary trees were generated among these herpesvirus gB counterparts, the FHV-1 gB homologous nucleotide sequence seems to be closely related to equine herpesvirus type 4 and its amino acid sequence to pseudorabies virus.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan
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York JJ, Fahey KJ. Vaccination with affinity‐purified glycoproteins protects chickens against infectious laryngotracheitis herpesvirus. Avian Pathol 1991; 20:693-704. [DOI: 10.1080/03079459108418808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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