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. 2016 Jun 15;1(3):e00091-16. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00091-16

TABLE 2 .

List of recently captured host cell genes present in Proboscivirus genomesi

Gene/protein name Size (aa) Present in EEHV type(s) % identity to orthologuea
Normal functional role in host Other virus(es) in which found, % identity
Loxodonta Human
vGCNT1 (E4) 536 All EEHVsb 68 (58) 58 (68) Protein glycosyl BoHV4 (γ), 52 (68)
vFUT9 (E47) 387 EEHV1A, -1B, -5 46 (91) 41 (97) Protein glycosyl Mimiviruses
vOGT1 (E9A) 414 EEHV4A, -4B 53 (74) 50 (74) Protein glycosyl Nil
vECTL (E16D) 185 EEHV4A, -4B 48 (56) 39 (80) NK cell receptor MuHV8 (β), 31 (95); SMCMV (β); CrHV (γ); TorHV (α); ChHV(Scuta); cowpox and fowlpox viruses
vOX2-1c (E54) 295 EEHV1A, -1B, -5 83 (65) 67 (81) Cell-cell ligand, Ig-fam, two Ig domains, TM anchor (T-cell, MC-Mph) EqHV5 (γ) E11, 74 (68); MuHV8 (β), 65 (72); KSHV (γ) U14, 42 (61); HHV6 (β) U85; EBV (γ); frog HV1; Yaba poxvirus
vOX2-2d (E25) 260 EEHV1A, -1B, -5 28 (68) 30 (64) Same as above, two Ig domain, TM anchor EEHV1 E54, 32 (69); KSHV E14, 26 (88); HHV6 U85, 32 (38)
vOX2-3e (E24) 176 EEHV1A, -1B, -5 40 (39) 42 (46) Same as above, one Ig domain EqHV5 E11, 39 (39); acidic C-term
vOX2-4f (E23) 264 EEHV1A, -1B 30 (70) 32 (69) Same as above, two Ig domain, acidic C-term EEHV1 E54, 32 (69); EqHV5 E11, 20 (70)
vOX2-Vg (EE22A) 260 EEHV5 34 (70) 34 (68) Same as above, two Ig domain, TM anchor EEHV1 E54, 36 (71); EqHV5 E11, 36 (64); MuHV8 e127, 29 (75)
vOX2-Bh (E24B) 132 EEHV4A, -4B 41 (65) 40 (71) Same as above, one Ig domain EEHV1 E54, 38 (67); EqHV5 E11, 42 (65); EEHV5 EE22A, 38 (71)
vGPCR1 (δ1) (U51) 405 EEHV4 17 (51) (Mu) Serotonin R; opioid R; CCR1; MCMV, swinepox EqHV2 E1 17 (59); HCMV US28 16 (47); FeHV1 (α); HHV6
vGPCR1 (δ1) (U51) 376 EEHV1A, -1B, -5 20 (57) (Hu) Atyp Chem R4 (T-cell, MC-Mph); CCR11, Angio RII EqHV2 E1 28 (28); sheep, goat, fowlpox
vGPCR2 (δ2) (E12) 782 EEHV4 18 (38) Angiotensin RII, opioid R, CXCR1 somatostatin R
vGPCR2 (δ2) (E12) 608 EEHV1A, -1B, -5 23 (51) (Hu) CCR2; CCR1, -4, -5, -6, -9 MCMV M33, 21 (59); RCMV, HCMV, EqHV2, HTup
vRAIP3 (δ3) (E3) 315 All EEHVs (incl EEHV4) 22 (80) (Hu) Retinoic acid-induced protein 3 Multiple paralogues in 7xTM family, includes EEHV1 vGPCR3 to vGPCR8
vCXCL1 (E36A) 105 EEHV1A, -2, -5 Missing third Cys Chemokine ligand (inhibitory?) Some cytomegaloviruses, roseoloviruses; some rhadinoviruses
vCD48 (EE44A) 222 EEHV5 (-1A, -1B) (vIgFam) 32 (84) BLAST1, T-cell regulation Some strains of EEHV1; SMCMV, OMCMV; EqHV2 (γ), poxviruses
ORF-C (E34) 1,898 EEHV1A, -1B, -5 33 (10) FAM186 repeats
a

Amino acid identity (fractional length of protein with homology), both as percentages.

b

All EEHVs means EEHV1A, EEHV1B, EEHV4A, EEHV4B, EEHV5A, and EEHV6 at least.

c

Unspliced.

d

Exons 1, 2, and 3 of EEHV1.

e

Exons 4a, 4b, and 5 of EEHV1.

f

Exons 1, 2, and 5 of EEHV1.

g

Exons 1, 2, 3, and 4 of EEHV5.

h

Exons 1 and 2.

i

Abbreviations: incl, including; BLAST1, B-lymphocyte activation marker; Bo, bovine; Eq, equine; Hu, human; Mu, murine; MC-Mph, monocyte-macrophage; TM, transmembrane; Ig, immunoglobulin; term, terminal; MCMV, murine cytomegalovirus; SMCMV, squirrel monkey cytomegalovirus; CrHV, cricetid herpesvirus; TorHV, tortoise herpesvirus; ChHV, chimpanzee herpesvirus; FeHV1, feline herpesvirus 1; Angio, angiotensin; OMCMV, owl monkey cytomegalovirus; Atyp Chem, atypical chemokine; Htup, Herpesvirus tupaia.