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Table 1 Glycoproteins of BHV-1

From: BHV-1: New Molecular Approaches to Control a Common and Widespread Infection

Protein

Gene

Location

ID

MW

Gly

Function

Reference

gI = gB

UL27

env

E +

130 74 55 (101)

N

Heterodimer Binding to heparin-like factors Attachment, entry, fusion, cell to cell spread

72, 57

gII = gH

UL22

env

E −

108 (88)

N

Entry, cell-to-cell spread, egress

188, 189

gIII = gC

UL44

env

NE +

91 (54)

N, O

Hemagglutinin (virulence factor) Binding to heparin-like factors and to C3b

54, 57, 66, 190

gIV = gD

US6

env

CE +

71 (45)

N, 0

Binding to mannose-6-phosphate receptors Entry, cell-to-cell spread

57, 59, 52, 50, 51

gE

US8

env

NE +

92 (61)

N

Neuroinvasiveness

Fc receptor (with gI) Cell-to-cell spread

53, 154, 173, 179

gX = gG

US4

Secreted

NE −

(65)

N, O

Function unknown

191, 192

gK

UL53

env

? −

(35)

N

Syncytium formation

193

gI

US7

env

NE −

(40)

?

Neuroinvasiveness

Binding to Fc receptor (with gE) Cell-to-cell spread

49

gM

UL10

env

NE −

(43)

N

Spread in CNS, membrane penetration

194

gL

UL1

Secreted

E −

(17)

O

Conserved Entry, cell-to-cell spread

195

  1. CE, conditional essential (i.e., essential in some conditions only); E, essential; env, envelope; Gly, Glycosylation; ID, immunodominant; MW, molecular weight (unglycosylated MW, kDa); NE, nonessential; N, O, N-linked and O-linked glycans; UL, unique long; US, unique short.