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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2011

Sequence variation in the herpes simplex virus U(S)1 ocular virulence determinant.

Aaron W Kolb, Timothy R Schmidt, David W Dyer, Curtis R Brandt

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aaron W KolbDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Timothy R Schmidt
David W Dyer
Curtis R Brandt
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

USE OF 16S RIBOSOMAL DNA SEQUENCING TO EVALUATE NGUP20RR015564 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI GILLASPY, ALLISON · 2000 to 2009
$18.5M
UW Vision Research Core - Administrative CoreP30EY016665 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ROBERT W NICKELLS · 2005 to 2026
$12.6M
VIRUS SPECIFIC FACTORS OF HSV TO CORNEAL DISEASER01EY007336 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BRANDT, CURTIS R · 1987 to 2008
$1.8M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR-015564NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR015564NEI NIH HHS EY07336NEI NIH HHS P30 EY016665NEI NIH HHS R01 EY007336PHS HHS P2PRRR016478
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) U(S)1 gene encodes host-range and ocular virulence determinants. Mutations in U(S)1 affecting virulence are known in strain OD4, but the genomic variation across several strains is not known. The goal was to determine the degree of sequence variation in the gene from several ocular HSV isolates.

methodsThe U(S)1 gene from six ocular HSV-1 isolates, as well as strains KOS and F, were sequenced, and bioinformatics analyses were applied to the data.

resultsStrains 17, F, CJ394, and CJ311 had identical amino acid sequences. With the other strains, most of the variability was concentrated in the amino-terminal third of the protein. MEME analysis identified a 63-residue core sequence (motif 1) present in all α-herpesvirus U(S)1 homologs that were located in a region identified as structured. Ten amino acids were absolutely conserved in all the α-herpesvirus U(S)1 homologs and were all located in the central core. Consensus-binding motifs for cyclin-dependent kinases and pocket proteins were also identified.

conclusionsThese results suggest that significant sequence variation exists in the U(S)1 gene, that the α22 protein contains a conserved central core region with structurally variable regions at the amino- and carboxyl termini, that 10 amino acids are conserved in α-herpes U(S)1 homologs, and that additional host proteins may interact with the HSV-1 U(S)1 and U(S)1.5 proteins. This information will be valuable in designing further studies on structure-function relationships and on the role these play in host-range determination and keratitis.

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MutationAnimalsCells, CulturedCorneal StromaDisease Models, AnimalHerpesvirus 1, HumanKeratitis, HerpeticMiceRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNAVirulenceRNA, Viral

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PMID21519032
PMCPMC3175936
OpenAlexW2093842528

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