Research Topics

Genomes and Genes

Gene Symbol: UL40

Description: involved in nucleotide metabolism

Alias: involved in nucleotide metabolism, ribonucleotide reductase subunit 2

Species: Human herpesvirus 2

Colgrove R, Diaz F, Newman R, Saif S, Shea T, Young S, et al. Genomic sequences of a low passage herpes simplex virus 2 clinical isolate and its plaque-purified derivative strain. Virology. 2014;450-451:140-5 pubmed publisher

..Because HG52 virus is less virulent than other HSV-2 strains and may not be representative of wildtype HSV-2 strains, we propose that the HSV-2 SD90e genome serve as the new HSV-2 reference genome. ..
Kolb A, Larsen I, Cuellar J, Brandt C. Genomic, phylogenetic, and recombinational characterization of herpes simplex virus 2 strains. J Virol. 2015;89:6427-34 pubmed publisher