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Journal of Virology, October 2003, p. 10339-10347, Vol. 77, No. 19
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.19.10339-10347.2003

Genome of Bovine Herpesvirus 5

G. Delhon,1,2 M. P. Moraes,3 Z. Lu,1 C. L. Afonso,1 E. F. Flores,4 R. Weiblen,4 G. F. Kutish,1 and D. L. Rock1*

Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Greenport, New York 11944,1 Area of Virology, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, 1427 Buenos Aires, Argentina,2 Veterinary Department, University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil 36571-000,3 Veterinary Department, University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil 97105-9004

Received 16 April 2003/ Accepted 2 July 2003

Here we present the complete genomic sequence of bovine herpesvirus 5 (BHV-5), an alphaherpesvirus responsible for fatal meningoencephalitis in cattle. The 138,390-bp genome encodes 70 putative proteins and resembles the {alpha}2 subgroup of herpesviruses in genomic organization and gene content. BHV-5 is very similar to BHV-1, the etiological agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, as reflected by the high level of amino acid identity in their protein repertoires (average, 82%). The highest similarity to BHV-1 products (>=95% amino acid identity) is found in proteins involved in viral DNA replication and processing (UL5, UL15, UL29, and UL39) and in virion proteins (UL14, UL19, UL48, and US6). Among the least conserved (<=75%) are the homologues of immediate-early (IE) proteins BICP0, BICP4, and BICP22, the three proteins being longer in BHV-5 than in BHV-1. The structure of the BHV-5 latency-related (LR) region departs markedly from that of BHV-1 in both coding and transcriptional regulatory regions. Given the potential significance of IE genes and the LR region in virus-neuron interactions, it is likely these differences contribute to BHV-5 neuropathogenicity.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Plum Island Animal Disease Center, P.O. Box 848, Greenport, NY 11944-0848. Phone: (631) 323-3330. Fax: (631) 323-3044. E-mail: drock{at}cshore.com.

Journal of Virology, October 2003, p. 10339-10347, Vol. 77, No. 19
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.19.10339-10347.2003




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