Identification of the gp67 gene of a baculovirus pathogenic to the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana multinucleocapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus
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- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Virology
- Vol. 75 (7) , 1811-1813
- https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-75-7-1811
Abstract
The baculovirus gp67 gene encodes a pH-dependent membrane fusion protein and has been identified in both Autographa californica multinucleocapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) and Orygia pseudotsugata MNPV (OpMNPV). We have identified a homologous gene in the spruce budworm virus, Choristoneura fumiferana MNPV (CfMNPV). The CfMNPV gp67 gene is 79% identical to AcMNPV gp67 at the level of nucleotide sequence and 82% identical at the level of predicted amino acid sequence. As with OpMNPV and AcMNPV gp67, the CfMNPV gp67 protein is found exclusively in the budded virus phenotype of the baculovirus.Keywords
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