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This study examined the genetic complexity of three equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) defective interfering particles (DIP) and found the DIP genomes to range from 5.9 kbp to 7.3 kbp in total size. Each DIP contains an identical 5′ end (∼1.9 kb) that harbors UL3 and UL4 genes that are 100% identical to those of the infectious virus. DIP2 and DIP3 contain a previously described unique IR4/UL5 (EICP22/EICP27) hybrid gene (Hyb1.0). The DIP1 genome, however, appears to be generated from a different recombination event which results in the formation of a new distinct hybrid ORF. The new ORF (Hyb2.0) is comprised of 684 bp from the 5′ end of IR4 fused to 45 bp from the 3′ terminus of UL5. In contrast to Hyb1.0, the UL5 sequences present in Hyb2.0 are not in-frame. Thus, the Hyb2.0 protein is comprised of 228 residues from IR4 linked to a sequence of 15 amino acids that result from a frameshifted reading of UL5 sequences. Western blot analysis confirmed that the Hyb2.0 ORF is expressed during persistent infection to produce a family of proteins that migrate at 36–42 kDa. Fluorescence microscopy revealed that both Hyb proteins display diffuse cytoplasmic localization patterns dissimilar to the nuclear localization patterns of both IR4 and UL5. Neither Hyb protein, however, disrupts the nuclear entry of the EHV-1 immediate-early, IR4, or UL5 proteins or cellular TATA box binding protein (TBP) previously shown to interact with both IR4 or UL5 in productive infection. DIP genomic segments (∼3.5–5.0 kbp) downstream of the 100% conserved origin of replication are highly variable among the three DIP genomes and contain large areas of repetitive sequences. The possibility that the non-coding sequences play a role in viral interference and/or persistent infection remains to be determined.
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Ebner, P.D., O’Callaghan, D.J. Genetic Complexity of EHV-1 Defective Interfering Particles and Identification of Novel IR4/UL5 Hybrid Proteins Produced During Persistent Infection. Virus Genes 32, 313–320 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-005-6916-y
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