| Literature DB >> 8389936 |
J G Neilan1, Z Lu, C L Afonso, G F Kutish, M D Sussman, D L Rock.
Abstract
An open reading frame, LMW5-HL, in the African swine fever virus genome displays a high degree of similarity to the proto-oncogene bcl-2 and, to a lesser degree, the Epstein-Barr virus gene BHRF1. A highly conserved central region is found in all three proteins. LMW5-HL encodes a protein of 18 kDa that is present in infected porcine macrophages at both early and late times postinfection. The similarity of LMW5-HL to bcl-2 and BHRF1 suggests a role for it in cell maintenance during productive or persistent viral infection.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1993 PMID: 8389936 PMCID: PMC237812
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103