Author
Reddy, Sanjay | |
SUI, D - USDA ADOL EAST LANSING | |
WU, P - USDA ADOL EAST LANSING MI | |
QIN, A - USDA ADOL EAST LANISNG MI | |
Lee, Lucy |
Submitted to: World Poultry Congress Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 8/20/2000 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Marek's disease virus (MDV), a member of the alpha-herpesvirus family, is the etiological agent of Marek's disease. DNA sequence analysis revealed a gene encoding the major capsid protein (MCP) in the BamHI C and F fragments. Identification was based on extensive amino acid homology with MCP of other herpesviruses. MCPs play an important role in viral capsid structure and assembly. We describe here a 4053 base pair fragment of MDV encoding a putative MCP of 1351 amino acids with a relative molecular weight of 150 kDa. MDV MCP showed extensive homology to six distantly related herpesviruses. Data on the characterization of MCP will be discussed. |