The genome of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 encodes 40 proteins incorporated in mature virions

J Gen Virol. 2010 Feb;91(Pt 2):452-62. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.015198-0. Epub 2009 Oct 21.

Abstract

Koi herpesvirus, also known as cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), is the aetiological agent of an emerging and mortal disease in common and koi carp. CyHV-3 virions present the characteristic morphology of other members of the order Herpesvirales, being composed of an envelope, a capsid containing the genome and a tegument. This study identified CyHV-3 structural proteins and the corresponding encoding genes using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry-based proteomic approaches. In addition, exponentially modified protein abundance index analyses were used to estimate the relative abundance of the identified proteins in CyHV-3 virions. These analyses resulted in the identification of 40 structural proteins, which were classified based on bioinformatic analyses as capsid (three), envelope (13), tegument (two) and unclassified (22) structural proteins. Finally, a search for host proteins in purified CyHV-3 virions indicated the potential incorporation of up to 18 distinct cellular proteins. The identification of the proteins incorporated into CyHV-3 virions and determination of the viral genes encoding these proteins are key milestones for further fundamental and applied research on this virus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carps / virology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • DNA Virus Infections / genetics
  • DNA Virus Infections / metabolism
  • DNA Virus Infections / veterinary*
  • DNA Virus Infections / virology
  • Fish Diseases / genetics
  • Fish Diseases / metabolism
  • Fish Diseases / virology*
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Viral Structural Proteins / chemistry
  • Viral Structural Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Structural Proteins / metabolism*
  • Virion / chemistry
  • Virion / genetics
  • Virion / isolation & purification
  • Virion / metabolism*
  • Viruses / genetics
  • Viruses / isolation & purification
  • Viruses / metabolism*

Substances

  • Viral Structural Proteins