Macaca arctoides gammaherpesvirus 1 (strain herpesvirus Macaca arctoides): virus sequence, phylogeny and characterisation of virus-transformed macaque and rabbit cell lines

In this study, the HVMA genome sequence (approx. 167 kbp), its organisation, and novel aspects of virus latency are presented. Ninety-one open reading frames were identified, of which 86 were non-repetitive. HVMA was identified as aLymphocryptovirus closely related to Epstein –Barr virus, suggesting the designation as 'Macaca arctoides gammaherpesvirus 1' (MarcGHV-1). In situ lysis gel and Southern blot hybridisation experiments revealed that the MAL-1 cell line contains episomal and linear DNA, whereas episomal DNA is predominantly present in HTRL. Integration of viral DNA into macaque and rabbit host cell genomes was demonstrated by fluorescence in situ hybridisation on chromosomal preparations. Analysis of next-generation sequencing data confirmed this finding. Approximately 400 r...

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