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Journal of Virology, October 2003, p. 10404-10413, Vol. 77, No. 19
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.19.10404-10413.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of the Rhesus Cytomegalovirus US28 Locus

M. E. T. Penfold,1* T. L. Schmidt,1 D. J. Dairaghi,1 P. A. Barry,2 and T. J. Schall1

ChemoCentryx, San Carlos, California 94070,1 Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 956162

Received 10 December 2002/ Accepted 7 July 2003

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) US28 (and the related open reading frame [ORF] US27) are G-protein-coupled receptor homologs believed to play a role in viral pathogenesis. In vitro, US28 has been shown to bind and internalize ligands, as well as activate intracellular signaling in response to certain chemokines, and to initiate the migration of smooth muscle cells to chemokine gradients. To assess the role of US28 in vivo, we examined the rhesus model and sequenced and characterized the rhesus CMV US28 locus. We found that rhesus CMV carries five tandem homologs of US28, all widely divergent from US28 and from each other. By reverse transcription-PCR and Northern analysis, we demonstrated expression of these ORFs in infected cells. With stable cell lines expressing these ORFs, we analyzed the homolog's binding and signaling characteristics across a wide range of chemokines and found one (RhUS28.5) to have a ligand binding profile similar to that of US28. In addition, we localized US28 and the rhesus CMV homolog RhUS28.5 to the envelope of infectious virions, suggesting a role in viral entry or cell tropism.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: ChemoCentryx, 1539 Industrial Rd., San Carlos, CA 94070. Phone: (650) 413-4824. Fax: (650) 632-2910. E-mail: mpenfold{at}chemocentryx.com.

Journal of Virology, October 2003, p. 10404-10413, Vol. 77, No. 19
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.19.10404-10413.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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