Antigenic and Structural Conservation of Herpesvirus DNA-binding Proteins

• Published in: Journal of general virology Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 409 - 419
• Main Authors: Littler, Edward, Yeo, Jane, Killington, R. A, Purifoy, Dorothy J. M, Powell, Kenneth L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Soc General Microbiol 01.10.1981
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; antigenic characteristics; Carrier Proteins - analysis; Carrier Proteins - immunology; Cross Reactions; DNA-binding protein; DNA-Binding Proteins; Epitopes; Herpesviridae - analysis; Herpesviridae - immunology; herpesvirus; Herpesvirus 1, Equid - analysis; Herpesvirus 1, Suid - analysis; isolation; Peptides - analysis; Simplexvirus - analysis; Viral Proteins - analysis; Viral Proteins - immunology

Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K. Previously, we have shown a common antigen of several herpesviruses (pseudorabies virus, equine abortion virus and bovine mammillitis virus) to be antigenically related to the major DNA-binding proteins of herpes simplex virus type...