Cloning and sequencing of the gene for an enhancing factor from Pseudaletia separata entomopoxvirus

被引:27
作者
Hayakawa, T [1 ]
Xu, JH [1 ]
Hukuhara, T [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO UNIV AGR & TECHNOL,FAC AGR,TOKYO 183,JAPAN
关键词
insect virus; inclusion body; spindle; fusolin; glycoprotein;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(96)00297-1
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
An enhancing factor (EF) has been shown to increase the susceptibility of the armyworm, Pseudaletia separata, to this nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Using amino acid microsequencing data obtained from the purified EF protein, we cloned and sequenced the gene for EF. The deduced amino acid sequence exhibited a significant similarity to major spindle proteins, fusolins, whose function is unknown, from Heliothis armigera a, Choristoneura biennis and Melolontha melolontha entomopoxviruses.
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页码:269 / 270
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