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. 1993 Feb;67(2):1105–1109. doi: 10.1128/jvi.67.2.1105-1109.1993

The equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) UL3 gene, an ICP27 homolog, is necessary for full activation of gene expression directed by an EHV-1 late promoter.

R H Smith 1, Y Zhao 1, D J O'Callaghan 1
PMCID: PMC237469  PMID: 8380457

Abstract

We have previously reported that the equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) XbaI G restriction fragment (nucleotides 1436 to 7943 relative to the left terminus of the EHV-1 genome [Kentucky A strain]) is required in combination with the EHV-1 immediate-early (IE) gene to achieve significant activation of two representative EHV-1 late promoter-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) recombinants in transient expression assays. In this report, we demonstrate that the XbaI G-encoded UL3 gene (an ICP27 homolog) provides a trans-acting factor which acts (in combination with the EHV-1 IE gene product) to increase reporter gene expression directed by an EHV-1 late promoter-CAT recombinant plasmid. We show that cloned copies of UL3 can successfully substitute for the XbaI G fragment in CAT assays and that stop codon insertion within the UL3 open reading frame inhibits the ability of UL3 to activate reporter gene expression in trans.

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