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. 2016 Jul 6;8(7):187. doi: 10.3390/v8070187

Table 1.

Recombinant Ranaviruses.

Virus ORF Predicted Function Mutant Phenotype Reporter Marker Reference
FV3
26R eIF2α homologue antagonist of PKR; IFNs; increased apoptosis; reduced pathogenesis EGFP-puromycin resistance [44]
82R ICP-18 increased apoptosis; increased induction of type I IFN; reduced pathogenesis EGFP-puromycin resistance
52L β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase homolog tbd; reduced pathogenesis EGFP-puromycin resistance [52]
64R caspase activation & recruitment domain-containing (CARD) protein IFNs; increased apoptosis; reduced pathogenesis EGFP-puromycin resistance
ATV
57R eIF2α homologue antagonist of PKZ; reduced pathogenesis neomycin resistance [27]
11R unknown essential gene GFP-neomycin resistance [37]
25R RNase III degrades RNA GFP-neomycin resistance
40L CARD-containing gene tbd; see FV3 above GFP-neomycin resistance
53R Unknown—essential essential gene GFP-neomycin resistance
54R unknown tbd GFP-neomycin resistance
RGV
53R viral envelope protein green virus EGFP [56]
92R thymidine kinase (TK) non-essential EGFP
53R viral envelope protein required for viral production; reduced growth when not expressed IPTG inducible; EGFP [60]
2L viral envelope protein required for viral production; reduced growth when not expressed IPTG inducible; EGFP [61]
92R67R TK and deoxyuridine triphosphatase (dUTPase, DUT) EGFP/RFP [57]
ESV
114L dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) non-essential EGFP-neomycin resistance [58]
STIV
VP55 viral envelope protein green virus EGFP-VP55 fusion [43]

tbd = to be determined; IFNs = interferon sensitivity; “ =same reference as above.