Identification of the products of the equine herpesvirus type 4 gI and gE genes

DAMIANI A., MATSUMURA T., JANG, H.-K., IZUMIYA, Y., MIKAMI T., TAKAHASHI E

ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY

SPRINGER WIEN

Lugar: Viena; Año: 2000 p. 1489 - 1496

0304-8608

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 80 kDa, 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.