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pe38

Victor ID 5080
Gene Name pe38
Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) Bombyx mori NPV
NCBI Gene ID 1488760
NCBI Protein GI 9630952
Locus Tag Bmnpvgp136
Genbank Accession L33180
Protein Accession NP_047549
Taxonomy ID 271108
Gene Starting Position 122415
Gene Ending Position 123344
Gene Strand (Orientation) +
Protein Name PE38
Protein pI 8.54
Protein Weight 33824.25
Protein Length 309
Protein Note 36107 Da primary translation product
DNA Sequence
>gi|9630816:122415-123344 Bombyx mori NPV, complete genome
AATGCCAAGGGACACCAACAATCGCCGCCGCCACCGGTCTACGCCATATGAACGTCCTACGCTTGAAGAT
CTCCACAGACAGTTGGAAGACGCTTTGGAGAGGCGCTATCAAATGCGTAGAAGGCAGCGTCAAAACCGGC
TCCGCACCATACAAATAAAACAGCAGCGAATGATGGCGGAATTAAAGAAAGAGCCGGTAATTAATTTTAA
ATTTGAGTGCAGTGTGTGTTTCGAAACATATTCTCAACAATCTAACGATACTTGTCCTTTTTTGATTCCG
ACTACGTGCGACCACGGTTTTTGTTTCAAATGCGTCATCGATCTGCAAAGCAACGCGATGAATATTCCAC
ATTCAATTGTGTGCTGTCCATTGTGCAATACCCAGGTAAAAATGTGGCGTTCTTTAAAACCTAACGCTGT
TGTGACGTGTAAGTTTTACAAGAAAACTCAAGAAAGAGTTCCGGCCGTGCAGCAATATAAAAACATTATC
AAAGTGCTACAAGAACGGAGCGTGATTAGTGTCGAAAACAGCGACAACAATTGTGACATAAATATGGAGA
ATCAGGCAAAAATAGTTGCTTTGGAAGCTGAATTAAAGAACGAAAAAAATCACAGTGATCAAGTAACTTC
TGAAAACCGACAGCTAATAGAGGAAAATACTCGTCTCAACGAACAGGTTCAAGAATTGCAGCGTCAGGTG
AGGACATTGGCGCCGCAACGTGGCATTACGGTTAATCCGCAAATAGGCCGTGACGACCGTGCGCCAGCCG
AGCTGAACGAGCGTTTTCGCTCACTCGTCTATTCGACTATTTCAGAACTGTTTATTGAAAATCGCGTTCA
TAGTATTCAAAATTATGTTTATGCCGGAACTTCTGGTGCTGCTAGTTCATGTGATGTAAATGTTACTGTT
AATTTTGGGTTTGAAAATTA

Protein Sequence
>gi|9630952|ref|NP_047549.1| PE38 [Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus]
MPRDTNNRRRHRSTPYERPTLEDLHRQLEDALERRYQMRRRQRQNRLRTIQIKQQRMMAELKKEPVINFK
FECSVCFETYSQQSNDTCPFLIPTTCDHGFCFKCVIDLQSNAMNIPHSIVCCPLCNTQVKMWRSLKPNAV
VTCKFYKKTQERVPAVQQYKNIIKVLQERSVISVENSDNNCDINMENQAKIVALEAELKNEKNHSDQVTS
ENRQLIEENTRLNEQVQELQRQVRTLAPQRGITVNPQIGRDDRAPAELNERFRSLVYSTISELFIENRVH
SIQNYVYAGTSGAASSCDVNVTVNFGFEN

Molecule Role Virulence factor
Molecule Role Annotation a knockout virus, Delta pe38-E9/E9, in which the pe38 open reading frame was replaced with that of the green fluorescent protein. We compared mutant and wild-type (WT) viral replication in insect cell culture and virulence in Heliothis virescens larvae. Compared to WT, Delta pe38-E9/E9 budded virus (BV) production was delayed by at least 3 h, and BV yields were reduced over 99%. Similarly, Delta pe38-E9/E9 DNA synthesis levels were greatly reduced relative to those of WT, but onset of DNA replication was the same for both viruses. In bioassays, nearly sevenfold more Delta pe38-E9/E9 virus than WT virus was required to achieve an LD(50) when administered orally, but not hemocoelically. (Milks et al., 2003)
References
Milks et al., 2003: Milks ML, Washburn JO, Willis LG, Volkman LE, Theilmann DA. Deletion of pe38 attenuates AcMNPV genome replication, budded virus production, and virulence in heliothis virescens. Virology. 2003; 310(2); 224-234. [PubMed: 12781710].