Abstract
The Marek's disease virus (MDV) gene encoding a homologue to the ICP4 protein of herpes simplex virus has been mapped to BamHI fragment A based on the physical map of the MDV genome (Fukuchi et al., 1984). The gene lies completely within the inverted repeat flanking the unique short region of the genome. The complete nucleotide sequence of the MDV ICP4 gene has been determined. The coding region is 4245 nucleotides long and has an overall G + C content of 52%. The MDV ICP4 protein is predicted to have a structure similar to that of ICP4-like proteins of other herpesviruses in that it has five distinct regions, the second and fourth of which are highly conserved. In addition, the protein contains the characteristic run of serine residues located toward its amino terminus. The MDV ICP4 gene is expressed in MDV-infected chicken embryo fibroblasts.
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