Table II.
Comparative analysis of the sequences of HSV-1 SYMP and ASYMP CD8+ T cell gB epitopes between the strains of HSV-1 and HSV-2 and across other human herpes viruses
| Virus | Strain | gB17–25 | gB161–169 | gB183–191 | gB286–294 | gB342–350 | gB343–351 | gB441–449 | gB447–455 | gB561–569 | gB675–683 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV-1 | 17 | ALLGLTLGV | TMYYKDVTV | GIFEDRAPV | FVLATGDFV | NLLTTPKFT | LLTTPKFTV | YLANGGFLI | FLIAYQPLL | RMLGDVMAV | TMLEDHEFV |
| HSV-2 | 333 | ALVVGALVA | TMYYKDVTV | GIFEDRAPV | FVLATGDFV | NLLTTPKFT | LLTTPKFTV | YLATGGFLI | FLIAYQPLL | RMLGDVMAV | TMLEDHEFV |
| VZV | Dumas | YRRNLRFRR | TVYYKDVIV | NRYADRVPI | FGLSTGDII | NFLVTPHLT | FLVTPHLTV | YLARGGFVV | FVVVFQPLL | RILGDVISV | TLLKDREFM |
| EBV | B95-8 | VVLLAALAC | RSYTKIVTN | NRHEEKFSV | FVTTTGQTV | AFLDKGTYT | FLDKGTYTL | FITSGGLLL | LLLAWLPLT | KRLGDVISV | SLIENIDFA |
| CMV | AD169 | VCVNLCIVC | RVYQKVLTF | GSNTEYVAP | FATSTGDVV | AFLERADSV | FLERADSVI | FETSGGLVV | LVVFWQGIK | RFMGDVLGL | DPLENTDFR |
The amino acid residues that are conserved across other human herpesviruses are shown in bold.