Vaccine Against African Horse Sickness Virus

Abstract

The present invention provides vectors that contain and express in vivo the genes encoding VP2 and VP5 of African Horse Sickness Virus or an epitope thereof that elicits an immune response in a horse against African horse sickness virus, compositions comprising said vectors, methods of vaccination against African horse sickness virus, and kits for use with such methods and compositions.

Description

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

[0001] This application claims benefit of the U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/108,075 filed on Oct. 24, 2008, and of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/163,517 filed on Mar. 26, 2009.

[0002] The foregoing applications, and all documents cited therein or during their prosecution ("appln cited documents") and all documents cited or references in the appln cited documents, and all documents cited or referenced herein ("herein cited documents"), and all documents cited or referenced in herein cited documents, together with any manufacturer's instructions, descriptions, product specifications, and product sheets for any products mentioned herein or in any document incorporated by reference herein, are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and may be employed in the practice of the invention.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention relates to vaccination of a subject against African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV). In particular, the invention pertains to the construction and use of recombinant vectors containing and expressing, in a host, one or more immunogenic proteins of African Horse Sickness Virus. The invention further relates to immunological compositions or vaccines which induce an immune response directed to African Horse Sickness Virus. The invention further relates to such compositions or vaccines which confer protective immunity against infection by African Horse Sickness Virus.

[0004] Several publications are referenced in this application. Full citation to these documents is found at the end of the specification preceding the claims, and/or where the document is cited. These documents pertain to the field of this invention; and, each of the documents cited or referenced in this application ("herein cited documents"), and each document cited or referenced in herein cited documents, are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0005] African Horse Sickness (AHS) is a serious, often fatal, arthropod-borne viral disease of horses and mules (African Horse Sickness, The Merck Veterinary Manual). The mortality rate can be as high as 95% in some forms of this disease. Asymptomatic or mild infections can occur in horses, as well as zebras and donkeys, especially horses that were previously infected with a different serotype of the virus. Infected animals or vectors may carry the virus into AHS-free regions. Some authors speculate that climate change could increase the risk for spread of arthropod-borne diseases such as African Horse Sickness, as recently has occurred with related bluetongue virus (Wilson A et al., Parasitol. Res. 2008; 103:69-77). Culicoides imicola, the principal vector for this disease, has made incursions into North Africa and southern Europe. Potential arthropod vectors also exist throughout virtually all regions of the world, including much of the United States and the rest of the Americas.

[0006] African Horse Sickness results from infection with the African Horse Sickness Virus, a member of the genus Orbivirus in the family Reoviridae. To date, 9 serotypes of African Horse Sickness Virus are known. African Horse Sickness Virus serotype 9 is widespread in endemic regions, while serotypes 1 to 8 are found primarily in limited geographic areas. Serotype 9 has been responsible for the majority of African Horse Sickness outbreaks outside Africa. Serotype 4 caused one outbreak in Spain and Portugal between 1987 and 1990 (Lubroth J., Equine Pract. 1988; 10:26-33).

[0007] Initial research on African Horse Sickness Virus resulted in the development of mouse-brain attenuated modified live virus vaccine to African Horse Sickness Virus in the 1930's. These vaccines were refined and resulted in the development of a tissue culture attenuated modified live virus (MLV) vaccine in the 1960's.

[0008] Despite the efficacy of this vaccine, it has some inherent limitations including vaccine reactions (including death) in individual animals, varied immune response in individual animals, difficulty in immunizing young animals with passive maternal immunity, possibility of reversion to virulence of vaccine virus, and recombination of vaccine strains following vaccination with possible reversion to virulence (du Plessis M. et al. 1998, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 65: 321-329). There are also socio-economic implications with using the MLV vaccine. South Africa has a protocol that allows it to export horses to the European Union and a number of other countries. This protocol also makes it possible for horses from other countries to enter South Africa to compete in various events or stand at stud for a temporary period. The protocol is based on ensuring that horses are adequately vaccinated against African Horse Sickness Virus. Veterinary Authorities are aware of the possible dangers of using the MLV vaccine. Most of these problems would be greatly reduced by the development of alternate African Horse Sickness Virus vaccines.

[0009] The African Horse Sickness Virus genome is composed of ten double-stranded RNA segments (Oellermann, R. A. et al., 1970; Bremer, C. W. et al., 1976), which encode at least ten viral proteins. The genome segments are numbered 1-10 in order of their migration in PAGE. Seven of the viral proteins are structural and form the double-shelled virus particle. The outer capsid is composed of two major viral proteins, VP2 and VP5, which determine the antigenic variability of the African Horse Sickness Viruses, while the inner capsid is comprised of two major (VP3 and VP7) and three minor (VP1, VP4 and VP6) viral proteins (Lewis S A and Grubman M J, 1991); Martinez-Torrecuadrada J L et al., 1994); Bremer, C W, et al. 1990; Grubman, M. J. & Lewis, S. A., 1992). VP3 and VP7 are highly conserved among the nine serotypes (Oellermann et al., 1970; Bremer et al., 1990). At least three non-structural proteins, NS1, NS2 and NS3, have been identified (Huismans, H. & Els, H. J., 1979); van Staden, V. & Huismans, H., 1991); Mizukoshi, N. et al., 1992).

[0010] Recombinant canarypox viruses derived from attenuated viruses have been developed as vectors for the expression of heterologous viral genes. A number of these canarypox constructs have since been licensed as vaccines in many countries, including South Africa, the European Union and the United States of America for use in horses (Minke J M, et al., 2004a and b; Minke J M, et al., 2007; Siger L, et al. 2006) and other species (Poulet H, et al., 2003).

[0011] The fact that these vaccines only contain genes of the organism of interest makes them inherently safe (Minke J M, et al., 2004b). Furthermore, the onset of detectable neutralizing antibody is rapid even after a single dose of vaccine (Minke J M et al., 2004b). The inherent safety of such vaccines and the nature of the development of neutralizing antibody make such vaccines particularly attractive for use in epizootics (Minke J M et al., 2004a).

[0012] Previous studies have shown that horses develop neutralizing antibodies to AHS when they are inoculated with exogenously expressed VP2 and an appropriate adjuvant (Scanlen M, et al., 2002). Studies in sheep have shown that the neutralizing antibody response to Bluetongue Virus is enhanced by inoculation of sheep with virus-like particles in which VP2 and VP5 are co-expressed (Pearson L D, Roy P, 1993). A recombinant canarypox virus vaccine co-expressing the genes encoding for VP2 and VP5 outer capsid proteins of Bluetongue Virus has recently been shown to induce high levels of protection in sheep (Boone J D, et al., 2007).

[0013] It has not been shown that horses develop neutralizing antibodies to African Horse Sickness Virus when inoculated with a vector containing and co-expressing AHSV VP2 and VP5. It can thus be appreciated that the present invention fulfills a need in the art by providing a recombinant poxvirus including compositions and products therefrom, particularly ALVAC-based recombinants and compositions and products therefrom, especially such recombinants expressing AHSV VPs 2 and 5 or any combination thereof and compositions and products therefrom.

[0014] Citation or identification of any document in this application does not constitute an admission that such document is available as prior art to the present invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0015] An object of this invention can be any one or all of providing recombinant vectors or viruses as well as methods for making such recombinant vectors or viruses, and providing compositions and/or vaccines as well as methods for treatment and prophylaxis of infection by African Horse Sickness Virus.

[0016] The invention provides a recombinant vector, such as a recombinant virus, e.g., a recombinant poxvirus, that comprises and expresses at least one exogenous nucleic acid molecule, wherein the at least one exogenous nucleic acid molecule may comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding an immunogen or epitope of interest from an African Horse Sickness Virus especially a viral protein or portion thereof of an African Horse Sickness Virus.

[0017] The present invention further provides recombinant vectors wherein the African Horse Sickness Virus strain is 1, 2, 4, or 9.

[0018] The invention further provides immunological (or immunogenic), or vaccine compositions comprising such a virus or the expression product(s) of such a virus.

[0019] The invention further provides methods for inducing an immunological (or immunogenic) or protective response against African Horse Sickness Virus, as well as methods for preventing or treating African Horse Sickness Virus or disease state(s) caused by African Horse Sickness Virus, comprising administering the virus or an expression product of the virus, or a composition comprising the virus, or a composition comprising an expression product of the virus.

[0020] The invention also comprehends expression products from the virus as well as antibodies generated from the expression products or the expression thereof in vivo and uses for such products and antibodies, e.g., in diagnostic applications.

[0021] The invention further provides AHSV VP2 and VP5 polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding AHSV VP2 and VP5 polypeptides. The invention also provides a new AHS strain AHSV4-Jane.

[0022] These and other embodiments are described in, or are obvious from and encompassed by, the following Detailed Description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The following detailed description, given by way of example but not intended to limit the invention solely to the specific embodiments described, may best be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0024] FIG. 1 provides the construction scheme for pLHD3460.4, the C3 donor plasmid for generation of an ALVAC recombinant expressing synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:1) and synthetic AHSV-4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:2) proteins.

[0025] FIG. 2 provides the map and relevant SEQ ID NOs for pLHD3460.4 (pC3H6p synthetic AHSV-4-VP2/42Kp synthetic AHSV-4-VP5). pLHD3460.4=SEQ ID NO:6; AHSV-4 VP2 DNA (pLHD3460.4)--SEQ ID NO:4; AHSV-4 VP5 DNA (pLHD3460.4)--SEQ ID NO:5; predicted AA Seq. for AHSV-4 VP2 PRT (pLHD3460.4)--SEQ ID NO:1; predicted AA Seq. for AHSV-4 VP5 PRT (pLHD3460.4)=SEQ ID NO:2.

[0026] FIG. 3 provides the in vitro recombination scheme for vCP2377 (ALVAC C3H6p-synthetic AHSV-4-VP2/42Kp-synthetic AHSV-4-VP5).

[0027] FIG. 4 provides a theoretical restriction enzyme gel for the genomic DNA created in Vector NTI.

[0028] FIG. 5 provides the 0.8% agarose gel electrophoresis results of genomic DNA extraction of the P3 stock from vCP2377.6.1.1, followed by digestion with BamHI, HindIII or PstI.

[0029] FIG. 6 provides the Southern Blot analysis of vCP2377.6.1.1 using an AHSV-4-VP2 probe.

[0030] FIG. 7 provides Western blot results of the analysis of recombinant vCP2377 indicating the expression of the AHSV-4-VP5 protein.

[0031] FIG. 8 provides the immunoplaque results indicating 100% homogeneity of the vCP2377.6.1.1 population using mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb 10AE12 Passage 9 at a dilution of 1:100.

[0032] FIG. 9 provides a map of the primers used to amplify the C3R-AHSV insert-C3L fragment and the SEQ ID references for the recombinant vCP2377.6.1.1 sequences (SEQ ID NOs:17-21).

[0033] FIG. 10 shows the construction scheme for pCXL2415.1 (SEQ ID NO:22), the C3 donor plasmid for generation of an ALVAC recombinant expressing AHSV9-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:20) and AHSV9-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:21) proteins.

[0034] FIG. 11 provides the map and relevant SEQ ID NOs (18-21) for pCXL2415.1 (pALVAC C3 AHSV-9 H6 VP2 42K VP5).

[0035] FIG. 12 provides the in vitro recombination scheme for vCP2383 (ALVAC C3H6-synthetic AHSV9 VP2/42K-synthetic AHSV9 VP5).

[0036] FIG. 13 provides a theoretical restriction enzyme gel for the genomic DNA was created in Vector NTI.

[0037] FIG. 14 provides the 0.8% agarose gel electrophoresis results of genomic DNA extraction from vCP2383.3.1.1.1 and vCP2383.9.1.1.1, digested with BamH I, HindIII or XbaI.

[0038] FIG. 15 provides the Southern blot analysis of vCP2383 using an AHSV-4-VP5 probe.

[0039] FIG. 16 provides Western blot results of the analysis of recombinant vCP2383 indicating the expression of the AHSV9 VP5 protein.

[0040] FIG. 17 provides the immunoplaque results indicating 100% homogeneity of the vCP2383.3.1.1.1 population using mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb 10AE12 Passage 9 at a dilution of 1:100.

[0041] FIG. 18 provides a map of the primers used to amplify the entire C3L-H6 AHSV9 VP2-42K AHSV9 VP5-C3R fragment and the relevant SEQ ID NOs (27-31) for the recombinant vCP2383 sequences.

[0042] FIG. 19 provides the immunofluorescence results of anti-VP2 and anti-VP5 IFI from infected CEF cells.

[0043] FIGS. 20 A&B shows the results of western blot with infected and transfected CEF using anti-VP2 (A) and anti-VP5 (B).

[0044] FIG. 21 gives the results of the serum-virus neutralization test against AHSV-4 for 6 horses that were vaccinated using cpAHSV-4 (vCP2377). Results are shown for days 0, 28, and 42.

[0045] FIG. 22 shows the construction scheme for pJSY2247.2, the C3 donor plasmid for generation of an ALVAC recombinant expressing AHSV5-VP2 and VP5 proteins.

[0046] FIG. 23 provides the map and relevant SEQ ID NOs for pJSY2247.2 (pALVAC C3 AHSV5 H6 VP2 42K VP5) sequences.

[0047] FIG. 24 provides the in vitro recombination scheme for vCP2398 (ALVAC C3H6-synthetic AHSV5 VP2/42K-synthetic AHSV5 VP5).

[0048] FIG. 25 provides a theoretical restriction enzyme gel for the genomic vCP2398 DNA that was created in Vector NTI.

[0049] FIG. 26 provides an 0.8% agarose gel electrophoresis result of genomic DNA extraction from vCP2398.2.1.1 and 3.1.1, digested with BamHI, HindIII or PstI.

[0050] FIG. 27 provides the Southern blot analysis of vCP2398 using an AHSV5 VP2 specific probe.

[0051] FIG. 28 provides Western blot results of the analysis of recombinant vCP2398 indicating the expression of the AHSV5 VP5 protein.

[0052] FIG. 29 provides the immunoplaque results indicating 100% homogeneity of the vCP2383.2.1.1 population using mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb 10AE12 Passage at a dilution of 1:100.

[0053] FIG. 30 provides a map of the primers used to amplify the entire C3L-H6 AHSV5 VP2-42K AHSV5 VP5-C3R fragment for the recombinant vCP2398.

[0054] FIG. 31 provides 3 panels with AHSV challenge results from 8 vaccinated with vCP2377 (in part set forth by SEQ ID NO:17) and a control horse immunized with EIV-CP.

[0055] Panel A: Cycle threshold of qRT-PCR's for genes that encode AHSV NS2 and VP7 proteins (average of NS2 and VP7 profile shown). The presence of AHSV in the blood of the horse was determined by qRT-PCR assays that detect the individual genes encoding the VP7 and NS2 proteins of AHSV with samples being classified as positive if the fluorescence exceeded the threshold of 0.1 within a maximum of 40 cycles.

[0056] Panel B: Body temperature, IDEM

[0057] Panel C: Platelet count of 8 vaccinated with vCP2377 and an unvaccinated control horse after challenge with a virulent field strain of AHSV serotype 4.IDEM

[0058] FIG. 32 provides a chart that summarizes the SEQ ID NOs present in the sequence listing.

[0059] FIG. 33 provides a ClustalW alignment of AHSV-4/5/9 VP2 proteins (SEQ ID NOs:1, 44, 30).

[0060] FIG. 34 provides a ClustalW alignment of AHSV-4/5/9 VP5 proteins (SEQ ID NOs:2, 45, 31).

[0061] FIG. 35 provides a ClustalW alignment of synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 protein (SEQ ID NO:1) vs. the field isolate AHSV4 Jane Strain (SEQ ID NO:49). Percent identity is also indicated.

[0062] FIG. 36 provides a ClustalW alignment of synthetic AHSV-4-VP5 protein (SEQ ID NO:2) vs. the field isolate AHSV4 Jane Strain (SEQ ID NO:51). Percent identity is also indicated.

[0063] FIG. 37 provides a ClustalW alignment of synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 protein (SEQ ID NO:1) vs. multiple deposited AHSV-4-VP2 proteins (SEQ ID NOs:59-63). Percent identity table is provided.

[0064] FIG. 38 provides a ClustalW alignment of synthetic AHSV-4-VP5 protein (SEQ ID NO:2) vs. multiple deposited AHSV-4-VP5 proteins (SEQ ID NOs:52-58). Percent identity table is provided.

[0065] FIG. 39 provides a ClustalW alignment of codon-optimized AHSV4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:04) vs. field isolate AHSV4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:48). Percent identity is provided.

[0066] FIG. 40 provides a ClustalW alignment of codon-optimized AHSV4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:05) vs. field isolate AHSV4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:50). Percent identity is provided.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0067] It is noted that in this disclosure and particularly in the claims and/or paragraphs, terms such as "comprises", "comprised", "comprising" and the like can have the meaning attributed to it in U.S. patent law; e.g., they can mean "includes", "included", "including", and the like; and that terms such as "consisting essentially of" and "consists essentially of" have the meaning ascribed to them in U.S. patent law, e.g., they allow for elements not explicitly recited, but exclude elements that are found in the prior art or that affect a basic or novel characteristic of the invention.

[0068] Unless otherwise noted, technical terms are used according to conventional usage. Definitions of common terms in molecular biology may be found in Benjamin Lewin, Genes V. published by Oxford University Press, 1994 (ISBN 0-19-854287-9); Kendrew et al. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, published by Blackwell Science Ltd., 1994 (ISBN 0-632-02182-9); and Robert A. Meyers (ed.), Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: a Comprehensive Desk Reference, published by VCH Publishers, Inc., 1995 (ISBN 1-56081-569-8).

[0069] The singular terms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the word "or" is intended to include "and" unless the context clearly indicate otherwise. The word "or" means any one member of a particular list and also includes any combination of members of that list.

[0070] The target species or subject (host) includes animal and human. The animal as used herein may be selected from the group consisting of equine (e.g., horse), canine (e.g., dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals), feline (e.g., lions, tigers, domestic cats, wild cats, other big cats, and other felines including cheetahs and lynx), ovine (e.g., sheep), bovine (e.g., cattle), porcine (e.g., pig), avian (e.g., chicken, duck, goose, turkey, quail, pheasant, parrot, finches, hawk, crow, ostrich, emu and cassowary), primate (e.g., prosimian, tarsier, monkey, gibbon, ape), and fish. The term "animal" also includes an individual animal in all stages of development, including embryonic and fetal stages.

[0071] The terms "polypeptide" and "protein" are used interchangeably herein to refer to a polymer of consecutive amino acid residues.

[0072] The term "nucleic acid", "nucleotide", and "polynucleotide" refers to RNA or DNA and derivatives thereof, such as those containing modified backbones. It should be appreciated that the invention provides polynucleotides comprising sequences complementary to those described herein. Polynucleotides according to the invention can be prepared in different ways (e.g. by chemical synthesis, by gene cloning etc.) and can take various forms (e.g. linear or branched, single or double stranded, or a hybrid thereof, primers, probes etc.).

[0073] The term "gene" is used broadly to refer to any segment of polynucleotide associated with a biological function. Thus, genes or polynucleotides include introns and exons as in genomic sequence, or just the coding sequences as in cDNAs, such as an open reading frame (ORF), starting from the start codon (methionine codon) and ending with a termination signal (stop codon). Genes and polynucleotides can also include regions that regulate their expression, such as transcription initiation, translation and transcription termination. Thus, also included are promoters and ribosome binding regions (in general these regulatory elements lie approximately between 60 and 250 nucleotides upstream of the start codon of the coding sequence or gene; Doree S M et al.; Pandher K et al.; Chung J Y et al.), transcription terminators (in general the terminator is located within approximately 50 nucleotides downstream of the stop codon of the coding sequence or gene; Ward C K et al.). Gene or polynucleotide also refers to a nucleic acid fragment that expresses mRNA or functional RNA, or encodes a specific protein, and which includes regulatory sequences.

[0074] The term "immunogenic polypeptide" or "immunogenic fragment" as used herein refers to a polypeptide or a fragment of a polypeptide which comprises an allele-specific motif, an epitope or other sequence such that the polypeptide or the fragment will bind an MHC molecule and induce a cytotoxic T lymphocyte ("CTL") response, and/or a B cell response (for example, antibody production), and/or T-helper lymphocyte response, and/or a delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response against the antigen from which the immunogenic polypeptide or the immunogenic fragment is derived. A DTH response is an immune reaction in which T cell-dependent macrophage activation and inflammation cause tissue injury. A DTH reaction to the subcutaneous injection of antigen is often used as an assay for cell-mediated immunity.

[0075] By definition, an epitope is an antigenic determinant that is immunologically active in the sense that once administered to the host, it is able to evoke an immune response of the humoral (B cells) and/or cellular type (T cells). These are particular chemical groups or peptide sequences on a molecule that are antigenic. An antibody specifically binds a particular antigenic epitope on a polypeptide. Specific, non-limiting examples of an epitope include a tetra- to penta-peptide sequence in a polypeptide, a tri- to penta-glycoside sequence in a polysaccharide. In the animal most antigens will present several or even many antigenic determinants simultaneously. Such a polypeptide may also be qualified as an immunogenic polypeptide and the epitope may be identified as described further.

[0076] The term "purified" as used herein does not require absolute purity; rather, it is intended as a relative term. Thus, for example, a purified polypeptide preparation is one in which the polypeptide is more enriched than the polypeptide is in its natural environment. A polypeptide preparation is substantially purified such that the polypeptide represents several embodiments at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 98%, of the total polypeptide content of the preparation. The same applies to polynucleotides. The polypeptides disclosed herein can be purified by any of the means known in the art.

[0077] A recombinant polynucleotide is one that has a sequence that is not naturally occurring or has a sequence that is made by an artificial combination of two otherwise separated segments of sequence. This artificial combination is often accomplished by chemical synthesis or, more commonly, by the artificial manipulation of isolated segments of nucleic acids, for example, by genetic engineering techniques. In one embodiment, a recombinant polynucleotide encodes a fusion protein.

[0078] In one aspect, the present invention provides polypeptides from the African Horse Sickness Virus. In another aspect, the present invention provides a polypeptide having a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, or 63, and variant or fragment thereof.

[0079] As used herein, the term "African Horse Sickness Virus protein or African Horse Sickness Virus polypeptide (AHSV VP)" may include AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, NS3, and their homologs, fragments and variants.

[0080] Homologs of viral proteins from African Horse Sickness virus are intended to be within the scope of the present invention. As used herein, the term "homologs" includes orthologs, analogs and paralogs. The term "analogs" refers to two polynucleotides or polypeptides that have the same or similar function, but that have evolved separately in unrelated organisms. The term "orthologs" refers to two polynucleotides or polypeptides from different species, but that have evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation. Normally, orthologs encode polypeptides having the same or similar functions. The term "paralogs" refers to two polynucleotides or polypeptides that are related by duplication within a genome. Paralogs usually have different functions, but these functions may be related. Analogs, orthologs, and paralogs of a wild-type African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide can differ from the wild-type African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide by post-translational modifications, by amino acid sequence differences, or by both. In particular, homologs of the invention will generally exhibit at least 80-85%, 85-90%, 90-95%, or 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% sequence identity, with all or part of the wild-type African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide or polynucleotide sequences, and will exhibit a similar function.

[0081] In another aspect, the present invention provides an AHSV VP having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity to a polypeptide having a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, or 63.

[0082] In yet another aspect, the present invention provides fragments and variants of the AHSV VPs identified above (SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, or 63) which may readily be prepared by one of skill in the art using well-known molecular biology techniques.

[0083] Variants are homologous AHSV VPs having an amino acid sequence at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identity to the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, or 63.

[0084] Variants include allelic variants. The term "allelic variant" refers to a polynucleotide or a polypeptide containing polymorphisms that lead to changes in the amino acid sequences of a protein and that exist within a natural population (e.g., a virus species or variety). Such natural allelic variations can typically result in 1-5% variance in a polynucleotide or a polypeptide. Allelic variants can be identified by sequencing the nucleic acid sequence of interest in a number of different species, which can be readily carried out by using hybridization probes to identify the same gene genetic locus in those species. Any and all such nucleic acid variations and resulting amino acid polymorphisms or variations that are the result of natural allelic variation and that do not alter the functional activity of gene if interest, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

[0085] A variant is any polypeptide from African Horse Sickness virus, capable of inducing in animals, such as equines, vaccinated with this polypeptide a specific cell-based immune response characterized by secretion of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) upon stimulation by African Horse Sickness virus. Such IFN-gamma secretion may be demonstrated using in vitro methodology (i.e. QUANTIKINE® immunoassay from R&D Systems Inc. (catalog number# CAIF00); Djoba Siawaya J F et al.).

[0086] As used herein, the term "derivative" or "variant" refers to a polypeptide, or a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide, that has one or more conservative amino acid variations or other minor modifications such that (1) the corresponding polypeptide has substantially equivalent function when compared to the wild type polypeptide or (2) an antibody raised against the polypeptide is immunoreactive with the wild-type polypeptide. These variants or derivatives include polypeptides having minor modifications of the African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide primary amino acid sequences that may result in peptides which have substantially equivalent activity as compared to the unmodified counterpart polypeptide. Such modifications may be deliberate, as by site-directed mutagenesis, or may be spontaneous. The term "variant" further contemplates deletions, additions and substitutions to the sequence, so long as the polypeptide functions to produce an immunological response as defined herein.

[0087] An immunogenic fragment of an African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide includes at least 8, 10, 15, or 20 consecutive amino acids, at least 21 amino acids, at least 23 amino acids, at least 25 amino acids, or at least 30 amino acids of an African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide having a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, or variants thereof. In another embodiment, a fragment of an African Horse Sickness virus includes a specific antigenic epitope found on a full-length African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide.

[0088] Procedures to determine fragments of polypeptide and epitope such as, generating overlapping peptide libraries (Hemmer B. et al.), Pepscan (Geysen H. M. et al., 1984; Geysen H. M. et al., 1985; Van der Zee R. et al.; Geysen H. M.) and algorithms (De Groot A. et al.; Hoop T. et al.; Parker K. et al.), can be used in the practice of the invention, without undue experimentation. Generally, antibodies specifically bind a particular antigenic epitope. Specific, non-limiting examples of epitopes include a tetra- to penta-peptide sequence in a polypeptide, a tri- to penta-glycoside sequence in a polysaccharide. In animals most antigens will present several or even many antigenic determinants simultaneously. Preferably wherein the epitope is a protein fragment of a larger molecule it will have substantially the same immunological activity as the total protein.

[0089] In another aspect, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding an AHSV VP, such as a polynucleotide encoding an AHSV VP having a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63. In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity to a polypeptide having a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, or a conservative variant, an allelic variant, a homolog or an immunogenic fragment comprising at least eight or at east ten consecutive amino acids of one of these polypeptides, or a combination of these polypeptides.

[0090] In another aspect, the present invention provides a polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 22, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 48, 50, or a variant thereof. In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a polynucleotide having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity to one of a polynucleotide having a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 22, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 48, 50, or a variant thereof.

[0091] These polynucleotides may include DNA, cDNA, and RNA sequences that encode an AHSV VP. It is understood that all polynucleotides encoding an African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide are also included herein, as long as they encode a polypeptide with the recognized activity, such as the binding to an antibody that recognizes the polypeptide, the induction of an immune response to the polypeptide, or an effect on survival of African Horse Sickness when administered to a subject exposed to African Horse Sickness virus or who undergoes a decrease in a sign or a symptom of African Horse Sickness.

[0092] The polynucleotides of the disclosure include sequences that are degenerate as a result of the genetic code, e.g., optimized codon usage for a specific host. As used herein, "optimized" refers to a polynucleotide that is genetically engineered to increase its expression in a given species. To provide optimized polynucleotides coding for African Horse Sickness polypeptides, the DNA sequence of the African Horse Sickness virus protein gene can be modified to 1) comprise codons preferred by highly expressed genes in a particular species; 2) comprise an A+T or G+C content in nucleotide base composition to that substantially found in said species; 3) form an initiation sequence of said species; or 4) eliminate sequences that cause destabilization, inappropriate polyadenylation, degradation and termination of RNA, or that form secondary structure hairpins or RNA splice sites. Increased expression of African Horse Sickness protein in said species can be achieved by utilizing the distribution frequency of codon usage in eukaryotes and prokaryotes, or in a particular species. The term "frequency of preferred codon usage" refers to the preference exhibited by a specific host cell in usage of nucleotide codons to specify a given amino acid. There are 20 natural amino acids, most of which are specified by more than one codon. Therefore, all degenerate nucleotide sequences are included in the disclosure as long as the amino acid sequence of the African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence is functionally unchanged.

[0093] The sequence identity between two amino acid sequences may be established by the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) pairwise blast and the blosum62 matrix, using the standard parameters (see, e.g., the BLAST or BLASTX algorithm available on the "National Center for Biotechnology Information" (NCBI, Bethesda, Md., USA) server, as well as in Altschul et al.; and thus, this document speaks of using the algorithm or the BLAST or BLASTX and BLOSUM62 matrix by the term "blasts").

[0094] Sequence identity between two nucleotide sequences also may be determined using the "Align" program of Myers and Miller, ("Optimal Alignments in Linear Space", CABIOS 4, 11-17, 1988) and available at NCBI, as well as the same or other programs available via the Internet at sites thereon such as the NCBI site.

[0095] Alternatively or additionally, the term "identity", for instance, with respect to a nucleotide or amino acid sequence, may indicate a quantitative measure of homology between two sequences. The percent sequence homology may be calculated as: (N_ref-N_dif)*100/N_ref, wherein N_dif is the total number of non-identical residues in the two sequences when aligned and wherein N_ref is the number of residues in one of the sequences. Hence, the DNA sequence AGTCAGTC will have a sequence identity of 75% with the sequence AATCAATC (N_ref=8; N_dif=2).

[0096] Alternatively or additionally, "identity" with respect to sequences can refer to the number of positions with identical nucleotides or amino acids divided by the number of nucleotides or amino acids in the shorter of the two sequences wherein alignment of the two sequences can be determined in accordance with the Wilbur and Lipman algorithm (Wilbur and Lipman), for instance, using a window size of 20 nucleotides, a word length of 4 nucleotides, and a gap penalty of 4, and computer-assisted analysis and interpretation of the sequence data including alignment can be conveniently performed using commercially available programs (e.g., Intelligenetics® Suite, Intelligenetics Inc. CA). When RNA sequences are said to be similar, or have a degree of sequence identity or homology with DNA sequences, thymidine (T) in the DNA sequence is considered equal to uracil (U) in the RNA sequence. Thus, RNA sequences are within the scope of the invention and can be derived from DNA sequences, by thymidine (T) in the DNA sequence being considered equal to uracil (U) in RNA sequences.

[0097] The sequence identity or sequence similarity of two amino acid sequences, or the sequence identity between two nucleotide sequences can be determined using Vector NTI software package (Invitrogen, 1600 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad, Calif.).

[0098] The following documents provide algorithms for comparing the relative identity or homology of sequences, and additionally or alternatively with respect to the foregoing, the teachings in these references can be used for determining percent homology or identity: Needleman S B and Wunsch C D; Smith T F and Waterman M S; Smith T F, Waterman M S and Sadler J R; Feng D F and Dolittle R F; Higgins D G and Sharp P M; Thompson J D, Higgins D G and Gibson T J; and, Devereux J, Haeberlie P and Smithies O. And, without undue experimentation, the skilled artisan can consult with many other programs or references for determining percent homology.

[0099] The African Horse Sickness virus polynucleotides may include a recombinant DNA which is incorporated into a vector, into an autonomously replicating plasmid or virus, or into the genomic DNA of a prokaryote or eukaryote, or which exists as a separate molecule (for example, a cDNA) independent of other sequences.

[0100] Recombinant vectors disclosed herein may include a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide, a variant thereof or a fragment thereof. Recombinant vectors may include plasmids and viral vectors and may be used for in vitro or in vivo expression. Recombinant vectors may include further a signal peptide. Signal peptides are short peptide chain (3-60 amino acids long) that direct the post-translational transport of a protein (which are synthesized in the cytosol) to certain organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondrial matrix, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast, apoplast and peroxisome. The signal sequence may be the natural sequence from the African Horse Sickness virus protein or a peptide signal from a secreted protein e.g. the signal peptide from the tissue plasminogen activator protein (tPA), in particular the human tPA (S. Friezner Degen et al.; R. Rickles et al.; D. Berg. et al.), or the signal peptide from the Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), in particular the equine IGF1 (K. Otte et al.), the canine IGF1 (P. Delafontaine et al.), the feline IGF1 (WO03/022886), the bovine IGF1 (S. Lien et al.), the porcine IGF1 (M. Muller et al.), the chicken IGF1 (Y. Kajimoto et al.), the turkey IGF1 (GenBank accession number AF074980). The signal peptide from IGF1 may be natural or optimized which may be achieved by removing cryptic splice sites and/or by adapting the codon usage. Upon translation, the unprocessed polypeptide may be cleaved at a cleavage site to lead to the mature polypeptide. The cleavage site may be predicted using the method of Von Heijne (1986).

[0101] A plasmid may include a DNA transcription unit, for instance a nucleic acid sequence that permits it to replicate in a host cell, such as an origin of replication (prokaryotic or eukaryotic). A plasmid may also include one or more selectable marker genes and other genetic elements known in the art. Circular and linear forms of plasmids are encompassed in the present disclosure.

[0102] In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a vaccine composition or a pharmaceutical composition for inducing an immunological or protective response in a host animal inoculated with the composition. The composition includes a carrier or diluent or excipient and/or adjuvant, and a recombinant vector, such as a recombinant virus. The recombinant virus can be a modified recombinant virus; for instance, a recombinant of a virus that has inactivated therein (e.g., disrupted or deleted) virus-encoded genetic functions. A modified recombinant virus can have inactivated therein virus-encoded nonessential genetic functions; for instance, so that the recombinant virus has attenuated virulence and enhanced safety. The virus used in the composition according to the present invention is advantageously a poxvirus, such as a vaccinia virus or raccoonpox virus or preferably an avipox virus, e.g., a fowlpox virus or more preferably a canarypox virus; and more advantageously, an ALVAC virus. It is advantageous that the recombinant vector or recombinant virus have expression without replication in mammalian species. In another aspect, the present invention relates to recombinant vectors comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule encoding one or more African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) antigen(s). It further relates to vaccines or immunogenic compositions comprising an effective amount to elicit a protective immune response in a subject of a recombinant avipox vector comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule encoding one or more African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) antigen(s). It further relates to corresponding methods of vaccinating a subject against African Horse Sickness Virus.

[0103] The pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles or excipients of use are conventional. Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, by E. W. Martin, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 15th Edition (1975), describes compositions and formulations suitable for pharmaceutical delivery of the polypeptides, plasmids, viral vectors herein disclosed. In general, the nature of the vehicle or excipient will depend on the particular mode of administration being employed. For instance, parenteral formulations usually comprise injectable fluids that include pharmaceutically and physiologically acceptable fluids such as water, physiological saline, balanced salt solutions, aqueous dextrose, glycerol or the like as a vehicle. For solid compositions (for example, freeze-dried pastille, powder, pill, tablet, or capsule forms), conventional non-toxic solid vehicles or excipients can include, for example, pharmaceutical grades of mannitol, lactose, starch, or magnesium stearate. In addition to biologically neutral vehicles or excipients, immunogenic compositions to be administered can contain minor amounts of non-toxic auxiliary substances, such as wetting or emulsifying agents, preservatives, and pH buffering agents and the like, for example sodium acetate or sorbitan monolaurate.

[0104] The compositions or vaccines according to the instant invention may include vectors comprising one or more polynucleotide(s) encoding one or more AHSV VP(s) according to the present invention as described above.

[0105] Multiple insertions may be done in the same vector using different insertion sites or using the same insertion site. When the same insertion site is used, each polynucleotide insert, which may be any polynucleotide of the present invention aforementioned, may be inserted under the control of the same and/or different promoters. The insertion can be done tail-to-tail, head-to-head, tail-to-head, or head-to-tail. IRES elements (Internal Ribosome Entry Site, see EP 0803573) can also be used to separate and to express multiple inserts operably linked to the same and/or different promoters.

[0106] In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an expression vector comprising one or more polynucleotide(s) aforementioned. The expression vector may be an in vivo expression vector, or an in vitro expression vector.

[0107] In one embodiment, the recombinant vector or virus may include one or more heterologous nucleic acid molecule(s) that encodes one or more African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) antigen(s), immunogens, including epitopes or fragments thereof. The recombinant vector or modified recombinant virus may include, e.g., within the virus genome, such as within a non-essential region of the virus genome, a heterologous DNA sequence that encodes an immunogenic protein, e.g., derived from African Horse Sickness Virus viral protein(s), e.g., AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, NS3 or any combination thereof, preferably AHSV VPs 2 and 5, (wherein the immunogenic protein can be an epitope of interest, e.g., an epitope of interest from a protein expressed by any one or more of AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, NS3, e.g., an epitope of interest from AHSV VPs 2 and/or 5). The vector or virus is advantageously a poxvirus, such as a vaccinia virus or preferably an avipox virus, e.g., a fowlpox virus or more preferably a canarypox virus; and more advantageously, an ALVAC virus.

[0108] In another embodiment, the heterologous nucleic acid molecule that encodes one or more African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) antigen(s), immunogens, including epitopes or fragments thereof, e.g., derived from African Horse Sickness Virus viral protein(s), e.g., AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, NS3 or any combination thereof, preferably AHSV VPs 2 and 5, (wherein the immunogenic protein can be an epitope of interest, e.g., an epitope of interest from a protein expressed by any one or more of AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, or NS3, e.g., an epitope of interest from AHSV VPs 2 and/or 5) is operably linked to a promoter sequence and optionally to an enhancer. In an advantageous embodiment, the promoter sequence is selected from the group consisting of H6 vaccinia promoter, I3L vaccinia promoter, 42K poxyiral promoter, 7.5K vaccinia promoter, and Pi vaccinia promoter. More advantageously, the promoter sequence is the H6 vaccinia promoter or the 42K poxyiral promoter. More preferably, VP2 is operably linked to the H6 vaccinia promoter and VP5 is operably linked to the 42K poxyiral promoter.

[0109] In another embodiment, the heterologous nucleic acid molecule that encodes one or more African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) antigen(s), immunogens, including epitopes or fragments thereof, e.g., derived from African Horse Sickness Virus viral protein(s), e.g., AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, NS3, or any combination thereof, preferably AHSV VPs 2 and 5, (wherein the immunogenic protein can be an epitope of interest, e.g., an epitope of interest from a protein expressed by any one or more of AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, or NS3, e.g., an epitope of interest from AHSV VPs 2 and/or 5) is inserted into a vector comprising an insertion loci where in said loci comprise C5 and/or C6 and/or C3, and wherein the flanking sequences of the C6, C5 and/or C3 insertion loci promote homologous recombination of the African Horse Sickness Virus antigens with the cognate insertion locus.

[0110] In another embodiment, the heterologous nucleic acid molecule that encodes one or more African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) antigen(s), immunogens, including epitopes or fragments thereof, e.g., derived from African Horse Sickness Virus viral protein(s), e.g., AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, NS3, or any combination thereof, preferably AHSV VPs 2 and 5, (wherein the immunogenic protein can be an epitope of interest, e.g., an epitope of interest from a protein expressed by any one or more of AHSV VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, NS1, VP5, VP6, VP7, NS2, or NS3, e.g., an epitope of interest from AHSV VPs 2 and/or 5) is inserted into a vector comprising an insertion loci where in said loci comprise C5 and/or C6 and/or C3, and wherein the flanking sequences of the C6, C5 and/or C3 insertion loci promote homologous recombination of the African Horse Sickness Virus antigens with the cognate insertion locus further wherein the flanking sequences comprise C3L and C3R open reading frames of avipox.

[0111] In another embodiment, the avipox vector is vCP2377 or vCP2383 or vCP2398.

[0112] The practice of the present invention will employ, unless otherwise indicated, conventional techniques of molecular biology, microbiology, bacteriology, recombinant DNA technology, and immunology, which are within the skill of the art. Such techniques are explained fully in the literature. See, e.g., Sambrook, et al. (1989); 1985); (M. J. Gait ed. 1984); (B. D. Hames & S. J. Higgins eds. 1984); (R. K. Freshney ed. 1986); (IRL press, 1986); Perbal, B., (1984); t (D. M. Weir and C. C. Blackwell eds., 1986.

[0113] In one aspect, the present invention provides a recombinant vector, e.g., virus such as a recombinant poxvirus containing therein a DNA sequence from African Horse Sickness Virus, e.g., in the virus (such as poxvirus) genome, advantageously a non-essential region of the virus, e.g., poxvirus genome. The poxvirus can be a vaccinia virus such as a NYVAC or NYVAC-based virus; and, the poxvirus is advantageously an avipox virus, such as fowlpox virus, especially an attenuated fowlpox virus, e.g., TROVAC, or a canarypox virus, preferably an attenuated canarypox virus, such as ALVAC. However, the vector in the invention may be any suitable recombinant virus or viral vector, such as a poxvirus (e.g., vaccinia virus, avipox virus, canarypox virus, fowlpox virus, raccoonpox virus, swinepox virus, etc.), adenovirus (e.g., canine adenovirus), herpesvirus, baculovirus, retrovirus, etc. (as in documents incorporated herein by reference); or the vector may be a plasmid.

[0114] The recombinant virus can be a modified recombinant virus; for instance, a recombinant of a virus that has inactivated therein (e.g., disrupted or deleted) virus-encoded genetic functions. A modified recombinant virus can have inactivated therein virus-encoded nonessential genetic functions; for instance, so that the recombinant virus has attenuated virulence and enhanced safety. The virus used in the composition according to the present invention is advantageously a poxvirus, such as a vaccinia virus or preferably an avipox virus, e.g., a fowlpox virus or more preferably a canarypox virus; and more advantageously, an ALVAC virus. It is advantageous that the recombinant vector or recombinant virus have expression without replication in mammalian species.

[0115] In one particular embodiment the viral vector is a poxvirus, e.g. a vaccinia virus or an attenuated vaccinia virus, (for instance, MVA, a modified Ankara strain obtained after more than 570 passages of the Ankara vaccine strain on chicken embryo fibroblasts; see Stickl & Hochstein-Mintzel, Munch. Med. Wschr., 1971, 113, 1149-1153; Sutter et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 1992, 89, 10847-10851; available as ATCC VR-1508; or NYVAC, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,494,807, for instance, Examples 1 to 6 and et seq of U.S. Pat. No. 5,494,807 which discuss the construction of NYVAC, as well as variations of NYVAC with additional ORFs deleted from the Copenhagen strain vaccinia virus genome, as well as the insertion of heterologous coding nucleic acid molecules into sites of this recombinant, and also, the use of matched promoters; see also WO96/40241), an avipox virus or an attenuated avipox virus (e.g., canarypox, fowlpox, dovepox, pigeonpox, quailpox, ALVAC or TROVAC; see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,505,941, 5,494,807), swinepox, raccoonpox, camelpox, or myxomatosis virus.

[0116] Recombinant poxviruses can be constructed in two steps known in the art and analogous to the methods for creating synthetic recombinants of poxviruses such as the vaccinia virus and avipox virus described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,769,330; 4,722,848; 4,603,112; 5,110,587; 5,174,993; 5,494,807; 5,942,235, and 5,505,941, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. Alternatively, methods for making and/or administering a vector or recombinants or plasmid for expression of gene products of genes of the invention either in vivo or in vitro can be any desired method, e.g., a method which is by or analogous to the methods disclosed in, or disclosed in documents cited in: U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,130,066, 5,494,807, 5,514,375, 5,744,140, 5,744,141, 5,756,103, 5,762,938, 5,766,599, 5,990,091, 6,004,777, 6,130,066, 6,497,883, 6,464,984, 6,451,770, 6,391,314, 6,387,376, 6,376,473, 6,368,603, 6,348,196, 6,306,400, 6,228,846, 6,221,362, 6,217,883, 6,207,166, 6,207,165, 6,159,477, 6,153,199, 6,090,393, 6,074,649, 6,045,803, 6,033,670, 6,485,729, 6,103,526, 6,224,882, 6,312,682, 6,312,683, 6,348,450, 4,603,112; 4,769,330; 5,174,993; 5,505,941; 5,338,683; 5,494,807; 4,394,448; 4,722,848; 4,745,051; 4,769,331; 5,591,639; 5,589,466; 4,945,050; 5,677,178; 5,591,439; 5,552,143; 5,580,859; WO 94/16716; WO 96/39491; WO91/11525; WO 98/33510; WO 90/01543; EP 0 370 573; EP 265785; (Paoletti 1996); (Moss 1996); Richardson (Ed) (1995); (Smith, Summers et al. 1983); (Pennock, Shoemaker et al. 1984); (Roizman 1996); (Andreansky, He et al. 1996); (Robertson, Ooka et al. 1996); (Frolov, Hoffman et al. 1996); (Kitson, Burke et al. 1991); (Ballay, Levrero et al. 1985); (Graham 1990); (Prevec, Schneider et al. 1989); (Feigner, Kumar et al. 1994); (Ulmer, Donnelly et al. 1993); (McClements, Armstrong et al. 1996); (Ju, Edelstein et al. 1998); and (Robinson and Torres 1997).

[0117] Elements for the expression of the polynucleotide or polynucleotides are advantageously present in an inventive vector. In minimum manner, this comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of an initiation codon (ATG), a stop codon and a promoter, and optionally also a polyadenylation sequence for certain vectors such as plasmid and certain viral vectors, e.g., viral vectors other than poxviruses. When the polynucleotide encodes a protein fragment, e.g., advantageously, in the vector, an ATG is placed at 5' of the reading frame and a stop codon is placed at 3'. Other elements for controlling expression may be present, such as enhancer sequences, stabilizing sequences and signal sequences permitting the secretion of the protein.

[0118] Patent applications WO 90/11092, WO 93/19183, WO 94/21797 and WO 95/20660 have made use of the recently developed technique of polynucleotide vaccines. It is known that these vaccines use a plasmid capable of expressing, in the host cells, the antigen inserted into the plasmid. All routes of administration have been proposed (intraperitoneal, intravenous, intramuscular, transcutaneous, intradermal, mucosal and the like). Various means of vaccination can also be used, such as DNA deposited at the surface of gold particles and projected so as to penetrate into the animal's skin (Tang et al., 1992) and liquid jet injectors which make it possible to transfect the skin, muscle, fatty tissues as well as the mammary tissues (Furth et al., 1992). (See also U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,846,946, 5,620,896, 5,643,578, 5,580,589, 5,589,466, 5,693,622, and 5,703,055; Ulmer, J. B., et al., 1993; Robinson et al., 1997; Luke et al. 1997; Norman et al. 1997; Bourne et al., 1996; and, note that generally a plasmid for a vaccine or immunological composition can comprise DNA encoding an antigen operatively linked to regulatory sequences which control expression or expression and secretion of the antigen from a host cell, e.g., a mammalian cell; for instance, from upstream to downstream, DNA for a promoter, DNA for a eukaryotic leader peptide for secretion, DNA for the antigen, and DNA encoding a terminator.)

[0119] According to another embodiment of the invention, the poxvirus vector is a canarypox virus or a fowlpox virus vector, advantageously an attenuated canarypox virus or fowlpox virus. In this regard, reference is made to the canarypox available from the ATCC under access number VR-111. Attenuated canarypox viruses are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,756,103 (ALVAC) and WO01/05934. Numerous fowlpox virus vaccination strains are also available, e.g. the DIFTOSEC CT strain marketed by MERIAL and the NOBILIS VARIOLE vaccine marketed by INTERVET; and, reference is also made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,599 which pertains to the attenuated fowlpox strain TROVAC.

[0120] When the expression vector is a vaccinia virus, insertion site or sites for the polynucleotide or polynucleotides to be expressed can be at the thymidine kinase (TK) gene or insertion site, the hemagglutinin (HA) gene or insertion site, the region encoding the inclusion body of the A type (ATI); see also documents cited herein, especially those pertaining to vaccinia virus. In the case of canarypox, the insertion site or sites can be ORF(s) C3, C5 and/or C6; see also documents cited herein, especially those pertaining to canarypox virus. In the case of fowlpox, the insertion site or sites can be ORFs F7 and/or F8; see also documents cited herein, especially those pertaining to fowlpox virus. The insertion site or sites for MVA virus area can be as in various publications, including Carroll M. W. et al., Vaccine, 1997, 15 (4), 387-394; Stittelaar K. J. et al., J. Virol., 2000, 74 (9), 4236-4243; Sutter G. et al., 1994, Vaccine, 12 (11), 1032-1040; and, in this regard it is also noted that the complete MVA genome is described in Antoine G., Virology, 1998, 244, 365-396, which enables the skilled artisan to use other insertion sites or other promoters.

[0121] In another embodiment of the present invention the polynucleotide to be expressed is inserted under the control of a specific poxvirus promoter, e.g., the vaccinia promoter 7.5 kDa (Cochran et al., J. Virology, 1985, 54, 30-35), the vaccinia promoter I3L (Riviere et al., J. Virology, 1992, 66, 3424-3434), the vaccinia promoter HA (Shida, Virology, 1986, 150, 451-457), the cowpox promoter ATI (Funahashi et al., J. Gen. Virol., 1988, 69, 35-47), the vaccinia promoter H6 (Taylor J. et al., Vaccine, 1988, 6, 504-508; Guo P. et al. J. Virol., 1989, 63, 4189-4198; Perkus M. et al., J. Virol., 1989, 63, 3829-3836), inter alia.

[0122] In another embodiment the viral vector is an adenovirus, such as a human adenovirus (HAV) or a canine adenovirus (CAV).

[0123] The recombinant viral vector-based vaccine may be combined with fMLP (N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine; U.S. Pat. No. 6,017,537) and/or CARBOMER adjuvant (Pharmeuropa Vol.)

[0124] In another embodiment the viral vector may be, but is not limited to, an adenovirus of humans, porcines, opines, bovines, or avians. For the human adenovirus, in particular a serotype 5 adenovirus, rendered incompetent for replication by a deletion in the E1 region of the viral genome, in particular from about nucleotide 459 to about nucleotide 3510 by reference to the sequence of the hAd5 disclosed in GenBank under the accession number M73260 and in the referenced publication J. Chroboczek et al Virol. 1992, 186, 280-285. The deleted adenovirus is propagated in E1-expressing 293 (F. Graham et al J. Gen. Virol. 1977, 36, 59-72) or PER cells, in particular PER.C6 (F. Falloux et al Human Gene Therapy 1998, 9, 1909-1917). The human adenovirus can be deleted in the E3 region, in particular from about nucleotide 28592 to about nucleotide 30470. The deletion in the E1 region can be done in combination with a deletion in the E3 region (see, e.g. J. Shriver et al. Nature, 2002, 415, 331-335, F. Graham et al Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 0.7: Gene Transfer and Expression Protocols Edited by E. Murray, The Human Press Inc, 1991, p 109-128; Y. Ilan et al Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1997, 94, 2587-2592; U.S. Pat. No. 6,133,028; U.S. Pat. No. 6,692,956; S. Tripathy et al Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1994, 91, 11557-11561; B. Tapnell Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 1993, 12, 185-199; X. Danthinne et al Gene Therapy 2000, 7, 1707-1714; K. Berkner Bio Techniques 1988, 6, 616-629; K. Berkner et al Nucl. Acid Res. 1983, 11, 6003-6020; C. Chavier et al J. Virol. 1996, 70, 4805-4810). The insertion sites can be the E1 and/or E3 loci (region) eventually after a partial or complete deletion of the E1 and/or E3 regions. When the expression vector is an adenovirus, the polynucleotide to be expressed may be inserted under the control of a promoter functional in eukaryotic cells, such as a strong promoter, such as a cytomegalovirus immediate-early gene promoter (CMV-IE promoter), in particular the enhancer/promoter region from about nucleotide -734 to about nucleotide +7 in M. Boshart et al Cell 1985, 41, 521-530 or the enhancer/promoter region from the pCI vector from Promega Corp. The CMV-IE promoter is advantageously of murine or human origin. The promoter of the elongation factor 1α can also be used. A muscle specific promoter can also be used (X. Li et al Nat. Biotechnol. 1999, 17, 241-245). Strong promoters are also discussed herein in relation to plasmid vectors. In one embodiment, a splicing sequence can be located downstream of the enhancer/promoter region. For example, the intron 1 isolated from the CMV-IE gene (R. Stenberg et al J. Virol. 1984, 49, 190), the intron isolated from the rabbit or human β-globin gene, in particular the intron 2 from the β-globin gene, the intron isolated from the immunoglobulin gene, a splicing sequence from the SV40 early gene or the chimeric intron sequence isolated from the pCI vector from Promega Corp. comprising the human β-globin gene donor sequence fused to the mouse immunoglobulin acceptor sequence (from about nucleotide 890 to about nucleotide 1022 in Genbank under the accession number CVU47120). A poly(A) sequence and terminator sequence can be inserted downstream the polynucleotide to be expressed, e.g. a bovine growth hormone releasing hormone gene, in particular from about nucleotide 2339 to about nucleotide 2550 in Genbank under the accession number BOVGHRH (AF242855), a rabbit β-globin gene or a SV40 late gene polyadenylation signal.

[0125] In another embodiment the viral vector is a canine adenovirus, in particular a CAV-2 (see, e.g. L. Fischer et al. Vaccine, 2002, 20, 3485-3497; U.S. Pat. No. 5,529,780; U.S. Pat. No. 5,688,920; PCT Application No. WO95/14102). For CAV, the insertion sites can be in the E3 region and/or in the region located between the E4 region and the right ITR region (see U.S. Pat. No. 6,090,393; U.S. Pat. No. 6,156,567). In one embodiment the insert is under the control of a promoter, such as a cytomegalovirus immediate-early gene promoter (CMV-IE promoter) or a promoter already described for a human adenovirus vector. A poly(A) sequence and terminator sequence can be inserted downstream the polynucleotide to be expressed, e.g. a bovine growth hormone gene or a rabbit β-globin gene polyadenylation signal.

[0126] In another particular embodiment the viral vector is a herpesvirus such as an equine herpesvirus (EHV1-5), a porcine herpesvirus (PRV), a canine herpesvirus (CHV) or a feline herpesvirus (FHV). The insertion sites may be in the thymidine kinase gene, in the ORF3, or in the UL43 ORF (for CHV see U.S. Pat. No. 6,159,477). In one embodiment the polynucleotide to be expressed is inserted under the control of a promoter functional in eukaryotic cells, advantageously a CMV-IE promoter (murine or human). A poly(A) sequence and terminator sequence can be inserted downstream the polynucleotide to be expressed, e.g. bovine growth hormone or a rabbit β-globin gene polyadenylation signal.

[0127] More generally, the present invention encompasses in vivo expression vectors including any plasmid (EP-A2-1001025; Chaudhuri P.) containing and expressing in vivo in a host the polynucleotide or gene of African Horse Sickness virus polypeptide, variant thereof or fragment thereof and elements necessary for its in vivo expression.

[0128] According to a yet further embodiment of the invention, the expression vector is a plasmid vector or a DNA plasmid vector, in particular an in vivo expression vector. In a specific, non-limiting example, the pVR1020 or 1012 plasmid (VICAL Inc.; Luke C. et al., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1997, 175, 91-97; Hartikka J. et al., Human Gene Therapy, 1996, 7, 1205-1217, see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,846,946 and 6,451,769) can be utilized as a vector for the insertion of a polynucleotide sequence. The pVR1020 plasmid is derived from pVR1012 and contains the human tPA signal sequence. In one embodiment the human tPA signal comprises from amino acid M(1) to amino acid S(23) in Genbank under the accession number HUMTPA14. In another specific, non-limiting example, the plasmid utilized as a vector for the insertion of a polynucleotide sequence can contain the signal peptide sequence of equine IGF1 from amino acid M(24) to amino acid A(48) in Genbank under the accession number U28070. Additional information on DNA plasmids which may be consulted or employed in the practice are found, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,852,705; 6,818,628; 6,586,412; 6,576,243; 6,558,674; 6,464,984; 6,451,770; 6,376,473 and 6,221,362.

[0129] As used herein, the term "plasmid" may include any DNA transcription unit comprising a polynucleotide according to the invention and the elements necessary for its in vivo expression in a cell or cells of the desired host or target; and, in this regard, it is noted that a supercoiled or non-supercoiled, circular plasmid, as well as a linear form, are intended to be within the scope of the invention. The plasmids may also comprise other transcription-regulating elements such as, for example, stabilizing sequences of the intron type. In several embodiments, the plasmids may include the first intron of CMV-IE (WO 89/01036), the intron II of the rabbit beta-globin gene (van Ooyen et al.), the signal sequence of the protein encoded by the tissue plasminogen activator (tPA; Montgomery et al.), and/or a polyadenylation signal (polyA), in particular the polyA of the bovine growth hormone (bGH) gene (U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,458) or the polyA of the rabbit beta-globin gene or of SV40 virus.

[0130] Each plasmid comprises or contains or consists essentially of, in addition to the polynucleotide encoding an AHSV antigen, epitope or immunogen, optionally fused with a heterologous peptide sequence, variant, analog or fragment, operably linked to a promoter or under the control of a promoter or dependent upon a promoter. In general, it is advantageous to employ a strong promoter functional in eukaryotic cells. The preferred strong promoter is the immediate early cytomegalovirus promoter (CMV-IE) of human or murine origin, or optionally having another origin such as the rat or guinea pig. The CMV-IE promoter can comprise the actual promoter part, which may or may not be associated with the enhancer part. Reference can be made to EP-A-260 148, EP-A-323 597, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,168,062, 5,385,839, and 4,968,615, as well as to PCT Application No WO87/03905. The CMV-IE promoter is advantageously a human CMV-IE (Boshart M. et al., Cell., 1985, 41, 521-530) or murine CMV-IE. A strong cellular promoter that may be usefully employed in the practice of the invention is the promoter of a gene of the cytoskeleton, such as the desmin promoter (Kwissa M. et al.), or the actin promoter (Miyazaki J. et al.). Functional sub fragments of these promoters, i.e., portions of these promoters that maintain adequate promoter activity, are included within the present invention, e.g. truncated CMV-IE promoters according to WO 98/00166 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,156,567 and may be used in the practice of the invention. A promoter useful in the practice of the invention consequently may include derivatives and/or sub fragments of a full-length promoter that maintain adequate promoter activity and hence function as a promoter, and which may advantageously have promoter activity that is substantially similar to that of the actual or full-length promoter from which the derivative or sub fragment is derived, e.g., akin to the activity of the truncated CMV-IE promoters of U.S. Pat. No. 6,156,567 in comparison to the activity of full-length CMV-IE promoters. Thus, a CMV-IE promoter in the practice of the invention may comprise or consist essentially of or consist of the promoter portion of the full-length promoter and/or the enhancer portion of the full-length promoter, as well as derivatives and/or sub fragments thereof.

[0131] In more general terms, the promoter has either a viral or a cellular origin. A strong viral promoter other than CMV-IE that may be usefully employed in the practice of the invention is the early/late promoter of the SV40 virus or the LTR promoter of the Rous sarcoma virus. A strong cellular promoter that may be usefully employed in the practice of the invention is the promoter of a gene of the cytoskeleton, such as e.g. the desmin promoter (Kwissa M. et al., Vaccine, 2000, 18, 2337-2344), or the actin promoter (Miyazaki J. et al., Gene, 1989, 79, 269-277).

[0132] Functional sub fragments of these promoters, i.e., portions of these promoters that maintain an adequate promoting activity, are included within the present invention, e.g. truncated CMV-IE promoters according to PCT Application No. WO98/00166 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,156,567 can be used in the practice of the invention. A promoter in the practice of the invention consequently includes derivatives and sub fragments of a full-length promoter that maintain an adequate promoting activity and hence function as a promoter, preferably promoting activity substantially similar to that of the actual or full-length promoter from which the derivative or sub fragment is derived, e.g., akin to the activity of the truncated CMV-IE promoters of U.S. Pat. No. 6,156,567 to the activity of full-length CMV-IE promoters. Thus, a CMV-IE promoter in the practice of the invention can comprise or consist essentially of or consist of the promoter portion of the full-length promoter and/or the enhancer portion of the full-length promoter, as well as derivatives and sub fragments.

[0133] Preferably, the plasmids comprise or consist essentially of other expression control elements. It is particularly advantageous to incorporate stabilizing sequence(s), e.g., intron sequence(s), preferably the first intron of the hCMV-IE (PCT Application No. WO89/01036), the intron II of the rabbit β-globin gene (van Ooyen et al., Science, 1979, 206, 337-344).

[0134] As to the polyadenylation signal (polyA) for the plasmids and viral vectors other than poxviruses, use can more be made of the poly(A) signal of the bovine growth hormone (bGH) gene (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,458), or the poly(A) signal of the rabbit β-globin gene or the poly(A) signal of the SV40 virus.

[0135] According to another embodiment of the invention, the expression vectors are expression vectors used for the in vitro expression of proteins in an appropriate cell system. The expressed proteins can be harvested in or from the culture supernatant after, or not after secretion (if there is no secretion a cell lysis typically occurs or is performed), optionally concentrated by concentration methods such as ultrafiltration and/or purified by purification means, such as affinity, ion exchange or gel filtration-type chromatography methods.

[0136] Isolation and purification of recombinantly expressed polypeptide may be carried out by conventional means including preparative chromatography (for example, size exclusion, ion exchange, affinity), selective precipitation and ultra-filtration. Examples of state of the art techniques that can be used, but not limited to, may be found in "Protein Purification Applications", Second Edition, edited by Simon Roe and available at Oxford University Press. Such a recombinantly expressed polypeptide is part of the present disclosure. The methods for production of any polypeptide according to the present invention as described above are also encompassed, in particular the use of a recombinant expression vector comprising a polynucleotide according to the disclosure and of a host cell.

[0137] The vaccines containing recombinant viral vectors according to the invention may be freeze-dried, advantageously with a stabilizer. Freeze-drying can be done according to well-known standard freeze-drying procedures. The pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable stabilizers may be carbohydrates (e.g. sorbitol, mannitol, lactose, sucrose, glucose, dextran, trehalose), sodium glutamate (Tsvetkov T et al.; Israeli E et al.), proteins such as peptone, albumin, lactalbumin or casein, protein containing agents such as skimmed milk (Mills C K et al.; Wolff E et al.), and buffers (e.g. phosphate buffer, alkaline metal phosphate buffer). An adjuvant may be used to make soluble the freeze-dried preparations.

[0138] Any composition or vaccine according to the invention can also advantageously contain one or more adjuvant.

[0139] The plasmid-based vaccines may be formulated with cationic lipids, advantageously with DMRIE(N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-2,3-bis(tetradecyloxy)-1-propanammo- nium; WO96/34109), or in association with a neutral lipid, for example DOPE (dioleoyl-phosphatidyl-ethanolamine; Behr J. P.) to form DMRIE-DOPE. In one embodiment, the mixture is made extemporaneously, and before its administration it is advantageous to wait about 10 min to about 60 min, for example, about 30 min, for the appropriate complexation of the mixture. When DOPE is used, the molar ratio of DMRIE/DOPE can be from 95/5 to 5/95 and is advantageously 1/1. The weight ratio plasmid/DMRIE or DMRIE-DOPE adjuvant is, for example, from 50/1 to 1/10, from 10/1 to 1/5 or from 1/1 to 1/2.

[0140] Optionally a cytokine may be added to the composition, especially GM-CSF or cytokines inducing Th1 (e.g. IL12). These cytokines can be added to the composition as a plasmid encoding the cytokine protein. In one embodiment, the cytokines are from canine origin, e.g. canine GM-CSF which gene sequence has been deposited at the GenBank database (accession number S49738). This sequence can be used to create said plasmid in a manner similar to what was made in WO 00/77210.

[0141] A "host cell" denotes a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell that has been genetically altered, or is capable of being genetically altered by administration of an exogenous polynucleotide, such as a recombinant plasmid or vector. When referring to genetically altered cells, the term refers both to the originally altered cell and to the progeny thereof. Advantageous host cells include, but are not limited to, baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells, colon carcinoma (Caco-2) cells, COS7 cells, MCF-7 cells, MCF-10A cells, Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) lines, mink lung (Mv1Lu) cells, MRC-5 cells, U937 cells and VERO cells. Polynucleotides comprising a desired sequence can be inserted into a suitable cloning or expression vector, and the vector in turn can be introduced into a suitable host cell for replication and amplification. Polynucleotides can be introduced into host cells by any means known in the art. The vectors containing the polynucleotides of interest can be introduced into the host cell by any of a number of appropriate means, including direct uptake, endocytosis, transfection, f-mating, electroporation, transfection employing calcium chloride, rubidium chloride, calcium phosphate, DEAE-dextran, or other substances; microprojectile bombardment; lipofection; and infection (where the vector is infectious, for instance, a retroviral vector). The choice of introducing vectors or polynucleotides will often depend on features of the host cell.

[0142] The polynucleotide vaccines may use both naked DNAs and DNAs formulated, for example, inside liposomes or cationic lipids or with CpG's.

[0143] Nucleic acids which differ from native African Horse Sickness Virus nucleic acids due to degeneracy in the genetic code are also within the scope of the invention. For example, a number of amino acids are designated by more than one triplet. Codons that specify the same amino acid, or synonyms (for example, CAU and CAC are synonyms for histidine) may result in "silent" mutations which do not affect the amino acid sequence of the protein. DNA sequence variations that lead to changes in the amino acid sequences of the subject African Horse Sickness Virus proteins encoded by the recombinant vectors of the present invention are also encompassed by the present invention. Any and all such nucleotide variations and resulting amino acid variations are within the scope of this invention.

[0144] It is also possible to modify the structure of the subject African Horse Sickness Virus polypeptides encoded by the recombinant vectors of the present invention for such purposes as enhancing therapeutic or prophylactic efficacy (e.g., increasing immunogenicity of the polypeptide). Such modified polypeptides, when designed to retain at least one activity of the naturally-occurring form of the protein, are considered functional equivalents of the African Horse Sickness Virus polypeptides described in more detail herein. Such modified polypeptides can be produced, for instance, by amino acid substitution, deletion, or addition.

[0145] For instance, it is reasonable to expect, for example, that an isolated replacement of a leucine with an isoleucine or valine, an aspartate with a glutamate, a threonine with a serine, or a similar replacement of an amino acid with a structurally related amino acid (i.e., conservative mutations) will not have a major effect on the biological activity of the resulting molecule. Conservative replacements are those that take place within a family of amino acids that are related in their side chains. Genetically encoded amino acids can be divided into four families: (1) acidic=aspartate, glutamate; (2) basic=lysine, arginine, histidine; (3) nonpolar=alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan; and (4) uncharged polar=glycine, asparagine, glutamine, cysteine, serine, threonine, tyrosine. Phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine are sometimes classified jointly as aromatic amino acids. In similar fashion, the amino acid repertoire can be grouped as (1) acidic=aspartate, glutamate; (2) basic=lysine, arginine histidine, (3) aliphatic=glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, serine, threonine, with serine and threonine optionally be grouped separately as aliphatic-hydroxyl; (4) aromatic=phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan; (5) amide=asparagine, glutamine; and (6) sulfur-containing=cysteine and methionine. (see, for example, Biochemistry, 2nd ed., Ed. by L. Stryer, W.H. Freeman and Co., 1981). Whether a change in the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide results in a functional homolog can be readily determined by assessing the ability of the variant polypeptide to produce a response in cells in a fashion similar to the wild-type protein.

[0146] As to epitopes of interest, reference is made to Kendrew, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (Blackwell Science Ltd., 1995) and Sambrook, et al. 1982. An epitope of interest is an immunologically relevant region of an immunogen or immunologically active fragment thereof, e.g., from a pathogen or toxin of veterinary or human interest, e.g., African Horse Sickness Virus. One skilled in the art can determine an epitope or immunodominant region of a peptide or polypeptide and ergo the coding DNA therefore from the knowledge of the amino acid and corresponding DNA sequences of the peptide or polypeptide, as well as from the nature of particular amino acids (e.g., size, charge, etc.) and the codon dictionary, without undue experimentation.

[0147] The DNA sequence preferably encodes at least regions of the peptide that generate an antibody response or a T cell response. One method to determine T and B cell epitopes involves epitope mapping. The protein of interest is synthesized in short overlapping peptides (PEPSCAN). The individual peptides are then tested for their ability to bind to an antibody elicited by the native protein or to induce T cell or B cell activation. Janis Kuby, (1992).

[0148] Another method for determining an epitope of interest is to choose the regions of the protein that are hydrophilic. Hydrophilic residues are often on the surface of the protein and are therefore often the regions of the protein which are accessible to the antibody. Janis Kuby, (1992). Still another method for choosing an epitope of interest which can generate a T cell response is to identify from the protein sequence potential HLA anchor binding motifs which are peptide sequences which are known to be likely to bind to the MHC molecule.

[0149] The peptide which is a putative epitope of interest, to generate a T cell response, should be presented in a MHC complex. The peptide preferably contains appropriate anchor motifs for binding to the MHC molecules, and should bind with high enough affinity to generate an immune response.

[0150] Some guidelines in determining whether a protein is an epitope of interest which will stimulate a T cell response, include: Peptide length--the peptide should be at least 8 or 9 amino acids long to fit into the MHC class I complex and at least 13-25 amino acids long to fit into a class II MHC complex. This length is a minimum for the peptide to bind to the MHC complex. It is preferred for the peptides to be longer than these lengths because cells may cut the expressed peptides. The peptide should contain an appropriate anchor motif which will enable it to bind to the various class I or class II molecules with high enough specificity to generate an immune response (See Bocchia, M. et al.; Englehard, V H, (1994)). This can be done, without undue experimentation, by comparing the sequence of the protein of interest with published structures of peptides associated with the MHC molecules.

[0151] Further, the skilled artisan can ascertain an epitope of interest by comparing the protein sequence with sequences listed in the protein data base.

[0152] Even further, another method is simply to generate or express portions of a protein of interest, generate monoclonal antibodies to those portions of the protein of interest, and then ascertain whether those antibodies inhibit growth in vitro of the pathogen from which the from which the protein was derived. The skilled artisan can use the other guidelines set forth in this disclosure and in the art for generating or expressing portions of a protein of interest for analysis as to whether antibodies thereto inhibit growth in vitro.

[0153] In further embodiments, the invention provides a recombinant vector comprising one ore more nucleic acid(s) encoding one or more African Horse Sickness Virus protein, e.g., VP2 and or VP5, which has been modified from its native form to overcome an immunodominant non-neutralizing epitope. Immunodominant non-neutralizing epitopes act as decoys against neutralizing epitopes, for example, by directing an immune response away from a neutralizing epitope. Immunodominant non-neutralizing epitopes may be found in immunogenic proteins of pathogens, such as African Horse Sickness Virus.

[0154] The present invention encompasses recombinant vectors and modified recombinant viruses comprising nucleic acids encoding one or more African Horse Sickness Virus proteins that have been modified from their native form, e.g., by deletion(s) and/or insertion(s) and/or substitution of amino acid residue(s) in the native sequence.

[0155] As to "immunogenic composition", "immunological composition" and "vaccine", an immunological composition containing the vector (or an expression product thereof) elicits an immunological response--local or systemic. The response can, but need not be protective. An immunogenic composition containing the inventive recombinant or vector (or an expression product thereof) likewise elicits a local or systemic immunological response which can, but need not be, protective. A vaccine composition elicits a local or systemic protective response. Accordingly, the terms "immunological composition" and "immunogenic composition" include a "vaccine composition" (as the two former terms can be protective compositions). The invention comprehends immunological, immunogenic or vaccine compositions.

[0156] According to the present invention, the recombinant vector, e.g., virus such as poxvirus, expresses gene products of the foreign African Horse Sickness Virus gene(s) or nucleic acid molecule(s). Specific viral proteins of African Horse Sickness Virus or specific nucleic acid molecules encoding epitope(s) from specific African Horse Sickness Virus viral proteins is/are inserted into the recombinant vector e.g., virus such as poxvirus vector, and the resulting vector, e.g., recombinant virus such as poxvirus, is used to infect an animal or express the product(s) in vitro for administration to the animal. Expression in the animal of African Horse Sickness Virus gene products results in an immune response in the animal to African Horse Sickness Virus. Thus, the recombinant vector, e.g., virus such as recombinant poxvirus of the present invention may be used in an immunological composition or vaccine to provide a means to induce an immune response.

[0157] The administration procedure for a recombinant vector, e.g., recombinant virus such as recombinant poxvirus-AHSV or expression product thereof, as well as for compositions of the invention such as immunological or vaccine compositions or therapeutic compositions (e.g., compositions containing the recombinant vector or recombinant virus such as poxvirus or the expression product therefrom), can be via a parenteral route (intradermal, intramuscular or subcutaneous). Such an administration enables a systemic immune response, or humoral or cell-mediated responses.

[0158] The vector or recombinant virus-AHSV, e.g., poxvirus-AHSV, or expression product thereof, or composition containing such an expression product and/or vector or virus, can be administered to horses of any age or sex; for instance, to elicit an immunological response against African Horse Sickness Virus, e.g., to thereby prevent African Horse Sickness Virus and/or other pathologic sequelae associated with African Horse Sickness Virus. Advantageously, the vector or recombinant virus-AHSV, e.g., poxvirus-AHSV, or expression product thereof, or composition containing such an expression product and/or vector or virus, is administered to horses, including a newborn and/or to a pregnant mare to confer active immunity during gestation and/or passive immunity to the newborn through maternal antibodies. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides for inoculation of a female horse (e.g., mare) with a composition comprising an immunogen from African Horse Sickness Virus or an epitope of interest from such an immunogen, e.g., an immunogen from AHSV VP2 and/or VP5 and/or an epitope of interest expressed by any one or more of these VPs or combinations of VPs, and/or with a vector expressing such an immunogen or epitope of interest. The inoculation can be prior to breeding; and/or prior to serving; and/or during gestation (or pregnancy), and/or prior to the perinatal period; and/or repeatedly over a lifetime. Advantageously, at least one inoculation is done before serving. It is also advantageously followed by an inoculation to be performed during gestation, e.g., at about mid-gestation (at about 5-6 months of gestation) and/or at the end of gestation (or at about 10-11 months of gestation). Thus, an advantageous regimen is an inoculation before serving and a booster inoculation during gestation. Thereafter, there can be reinoculation before each serving and/or during gestation at about mid-gestation (at about 5-6 months of gestation) and/or at the end of gestation (or at about 10-11 months of gestation). Preferably, reinoculation can be during gestation only. In another preferred embodiment, foals, such as foals from vaccinated females (e.g., inoculated as herein discussed), are inoculated within the first months of life, e.g., inoculation at three and/or four, and/or four and/or five, and five and/or six and six months of life. Even more advantageous, such foals are then boosted two (2) to eight (8) weeks later (after being first inoculated). Thus, both offspring, as well as the female horse (e.g., mare) can be administered compositions of the invention and/or can be the subject of performance of methods of the invention. Inoculations can be in the doses as herein described. With respect to the administration of poxvirus or virus compositions and maternal immunity, reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,338,683.

[0159] With respect to dosages, routes of administration, formulations, adjuvants, and uses for recombinant viruses and expression products there of, compositions of the invention may be used for parenteral or mucosal administration, preferably by intradermal, subcutaneous or intramuscular routes. When mucosal administration is used, it is possible to use oral, ocular or nasal routes. The invention in yet a further aspect relates to the product of expression of the inventive recombinant or vector, e.g., virus, for instance, recombinant poxvirus, and uses therefore, such as to form an immunological or vaccine compositions for treatment, prevention, diagnosis or testing; and, to DNA from the recombinant or inventive virus, e.g., poxvirus, which is useful in constructing DNA probes and PCR primers.

[0160] The inventive recombinant vector or virus-AHSV (e.g., poxvirus-AHSV recombinants) immunological or vaccine compositions or therapeutic compositions, can be prepared in accordance with standard techniques well known to those skilled in the pharmaceutical or veterinary art. Such compositions can be administered in dosages and by techniques well known to those skilled in the veterinary arts taking into consideration such factors as the age, sex, weight, and the route of administration. The compositions can be administered alone, or can be co-administered or sequentially administered with compositions, e.g., with "other" immunological composition, or attenuated, inactivated, recombinant vaccine or therapeutic compositions thereby providing multivalent or "cocktail" or combination compositions of the invention and methods employing them. The composition may contain combinations of the African Horse Sickness Virus component (e.g., recombinant vector such as a plasmid or virus or poxvirus expressing an African Horse Sickness Virus immunogen or epitope of interest and/or African Horse Sickness Virus immunogen or epitope of interest) and one or more unrelated equine pathogen vaccines (e.g., epitope(s) of interest, immunogen(s) and/or recombinant vector or virus such as a recombinant virus, e.g., recombinant poxvirus expressing such epitope(s) or immunogen(s)) such as one or more immunogen or epitope of interest from one or more equine bacterial and/or viral pathogen(s), e.g., an epitope of interest or immunogen from one or more of: equine herpes virus (EHV), equine influenza virus (EIV), West Nile Virus (WNV) in horses, Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE), Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE), and Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE), tetanus, rabies, and Potomac horse fever +EPM. Again, the ingredients and manner (sequential or co-administration) of administration, as well as dosages can be determined taking into consideration such factors as the age, sex, weight, and, the route of administration. In this regard, reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,843,456, incorporated herein by reference, and directed to rabies compositions and combination compositions and uses thereof.

[0161] Examples of compositions of the invention include liquid preparations for mucosal administration, e.g., oral, nasal, ocular, etc., administration such as suspensions and, preparations for parenteral, subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular (e.g., injectable administration) such as sterile suspensions or emulsions. In such compositions the recombinant poxvirus or immunogens may be in admixture with a suitable carrier, diluent, or excipient such as sterile water, physiological saline, or the like. The compositions can also be lyophilized or frozen. The compositions can contain auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, adjuvants, preservatives, and the like, depending upon the route of administration and the preparation desired.

[0162] The compositions can contain at least one adjuvant compound chosen from aluminum hydroxide, a metabolizable oil, comprising terpene hydrocarbons and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer, the polymers of acrylic or methacrylic acid, the copolymers of maleic anhydride and alkenyl derivative and Immune-stimulating Complex Matrix (ISCOM) comprising glycosides of QUIL A, cholesterol, antigen, and/or phospholipids.

[0163] The preferred adjuvant compounds are the polymers of acrylic or methacrylic acid which are cross-linked, especially with polyalkenyl ethers of sugars or polyalcohols. These compounds are known by the term CARBOMER (Pharmeuropa Vol. 8, No. 2, June 1996). Persons skilled in the art can also refer to U.S. Pat. No. 2,909,462 (incorporated herein by reference) which describes such acrylic polymers cross-linked with a polyhydroxylated compound having at least 3 hydroxyl groups, preferably not more than 8, the hydrogen atoms of at least three hydroxyls being replaced by unsaturated aliphatic radicals having at least 2 carbon atoms. The preferred radicals are those containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, e.g. vinyls, allyls and other ethylenically unsaturated groups. The unsaturated radicals may themselves contain other substituents, such as methyl. The products sold under the name CARBOPOL® (BF Goodrich, Ohio, USA) are particularly appropriate. They are cross-linked with allyl sucrose or with allyl pentaerythritol. Among them, there may be mentioned CARBOPOL® 974P, 934P and 971P.

[0164] Among the copolymers of maleic anhydride and alkenyl derivative, the copolymers EMA® (Monsanto) which are copolymers of maleic anhydride and ethylene, linear or cross-linked, for example cross-linked with divinyl ether, are preferred. Reference may be made to J. Fields et al., 1960, incorporated herein by reference.

[0165] From the point of view of their structure, the polymers of acrylic or methacrylic acid and the copolymers EMA® are preferably formed of basic units of the following formula:

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[0166] in which:

[0167] R₁ and R₂, which are identical or different, represent H or CH₃

[0168] x=0 or 1, preferably x=1

[0169] y=1 or 2, with x+y=2

[0170] For the copolymers EMA®, x=0 and y=2. For the carbomers, x=y=1.

[0171] The dissolution of these polymers in water leads to an acid solution which will be neutralized, preferably to physiological pH, in order to give the adjuvant solution into which the vaccine itself will be incorporated. The carboxyl groups of the polymer are then partly in COO.sup.- form.

[0172] Preferably, a solution of adjuvant according to the invention, especially of carbomer, is prepared in distilled water, preferably in the presence of sodium chloride, the solution obtained being at acidic pH. This stock solution is diluted by adding it to the desired quantity (for obtaining the desired final concentration), or a substantial part thereof, of water charged with NaCl, preferably physiological saline (NaCl 9 g/l) all at once in several portions with concomitant or subsequent neutralization (pH 7.3 to 7.4), preferably with NaOH. This solution at physiological pH will be used as it is for mixing with the vaccine, which may be especially stored in freeze-dried, liquid or frozen form.

[0173] The polymer concentration in the final vaccine composition will be 0.01% to 2% w/v, more particularly 0.06 to 1% w/v, preferably 0.1 to 0.6% w/v.

[0174] The compositions of the invention can also be formulated as oil in water or as water in oil in water emulsions, e.g. as in V. Ganne et al. (1994).

[0175] Standard texts, such as "REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE", 17th edition, 1985, incorporated herein by reference, may be consulted to prepare suitable preparations, without undue experimentation.

[0176] Compositions in forms for various administration routes are envisioned by the invention. And again, the effective dosage and route of administration are determined by known factors, such as age, sex, weight, and other screening procedures which are known and do not require undue experimentation. Dosages of each active agent can be as in herein cited documents (or documents referenced or cited in herein cited documents).

[0177] Recombinant vectors can be administered in a suitable amount to obtain in vivo expression corresponding to the dosages described herein and/or in herein cited documents. For instance, suitable ranges for viral suspensions can be determined empirically. The viral vector or recombinant in the invention can be administered to a horse or infected or transfected into cells in an amount of about at least 10³ pfu; more preferably about 10⁴ pfu to about 10¹⁰ pfu, e.g., about 10⁵ pfu to about 10⁹ pfu, for instance about 10⁶ pfu to about 10⁸ pfu, per dose, for example, per 2 mL dose. And, if more than one gene product is expressed by more than one recombinant, each recombinant can be administered in these amounts; or, each recombinant can be administered such that there is, in combination, a sum of recombinants comprising these amounts. In recombinant vector compositions employed in the invention, dosages can be as described in documents cited herein or as described herein or as in documents referenced or cited in herein cited documents. For instance, suitable quantities of each DNA in recombinant vector compositions can be 1 μg to 2 mg, preferably 50 μg to 1 mg. Documents cited herein (or documents cited or referenced in herein cited documents) regarding DNA vectors may be consulted by the skilled artisan to ascertain other suitable dosages for recombinant DNA vector compositions of the invention, without undue experimentation.

[0178] However, the dosage of the composition(s), concentration of components therein and timing of administering the composition(s), which elicit a suitable immunological response, can be determined by methods such as by antibody titrations of sera, e.g., by ELISA and/or seroneutralization assay analysis and/or by vaccination challenge evaluation in horse. Such determinations do not require undue experimentation from the knowledge of the skilled artisan, this disclosure and the documents cited herein. And, the time for sequential administrations can be likewise ascertained with methods ascertainable from this disclosure, and the knowledge in the art, without undue experimentation.

[0179] The African Horse Sickness Virus immunogen or epitope of interest can be obtained from any of the nine serotypes of African Horse Sickness Virus or can be obtained from in vitro recombinant expression of African Horse Sickness Virus gene(s) or portions thereof. Methods for making and/or using vectors (or recombinants) for expression and uses of expression products and products therefrom (such as antibodies) can be by or analogous to the methods disclosed in herein cited documents and documents referenced or cited in herein cited documents.

[0180] Suitable dosages can also be based upon the examples below.

[0181] The invention in a particular aspect is directed to recombinant poxviruses containing therein a DNA sequence from African Horse Sickness Virus, advantageously in a nonessential region of the poxvirus genome. The recombinant poxviruses express gene products of the foreign African Horse Sickness Virus gene. In particular, VP2 and VP5 genes encoding African Horse Sickness Virus viral proteins were isolated, characterized and inserted into ALVAC (canarypox vector) recombinants.

[0182] One embodiment of the invention relates to a new AHSV strain, namely AHSV4-Jane Strain.

[0183] Having thus described in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the invention defined by the above paragraphs is not to be limited to particular details set forth in the above description as many apparent variations thereof are possible without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

[0184] The invention will now be further described by way of the following non-limiting examples.

EXAMPLES

[0185] Without further elaboration, it is believed that one skilled in the art can, using the preceding descriptions, practice the present invention to its fullest extent. The following detailed examples are to be construed as merely illustrative, and not limitations of the preceding disclosure in any way whatsoever. Those skilled in the art will promptly recognize appropriate variations from the procedures both as to reactants and as to reaction conditions and techniques.

[0186] Construction of DNA inserts, plasmids and recombinant viral vectors was carried out using the standard molecular biology techniques described by J. Sambrook et al. (Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989). All the restriction fragments used for the present invention were isolated using the "Geneclean" kit (BIO 101 Inc., La Jolla, Calif.).

Example 1

Construction of the Canarypox Recombinant Viral Vectors

[0187] Synthetic genes encoding the VP2 and VP5 proteins of African Horse Sickness Virus were used in the construction of a recombinant canarypox virus vector. Briefly, the L2 and M5 gene segments that respectively encode VP2 and VP5 of African Horse Sickness Virus serotypes 4, 5 and 9 were amplified by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and sequenced using a protocol previously described by Bonneau K R, Mullens B A, (2001) Bonneau K R, et al. (1999).

[0188] The sequences of the L2/VP2 (SEQ ID NO:48) and M5/VP5 (SEQ ID NO:50) genes of a virulent field isolate of AHSV-4 (hereinafter referred to as "the AHSV4 Jane Strain") were compared to the published sequences of the same genes of other strains of AHS serotype 4 available at GenBank, and optimized synthetic sequences were then derived using GeneOptimizer® software (Geneart GmbH) for chemical synthesis of an array of oligonucleotides that encompass each individual gene. The oligonucleotides were assembled using a PCR-based strategy to generate the complete, full length synthetic VP2 and VP5 coding sequences. The synthetic genes encoding VP2 and VP5 were then subcloned into the canarypox virus vector to produce the AHSV-canarypox virus recombinant (AHSV-CP), essentially as previously described for the recombinant canarypox virus vectored West Nile virus (WNV-CP) vaccine (Minke J M, et al. 2004a).

[0189] Briefly, the synthetic gene encoding VP2 of AHSV-4 (SEQ ID NO:4) was subcloned into a canarypox C3 insertion vector (plasmid containing a vaccinia virus H6 promoter and the flanking arms of the canarypox C3 locus) to generate an expression cassette containing the VP2 (SEQ ID NO:4) gene under the control of the H6 promoter. Subsequently, an expression cassette containing the synthetic VP5 gene (SEQ ID NO:5) under the control of entomopoxvirus Amsacta moorei 42K promoter was constructed and cloned into H6-VP2 donor plasmid. The resultant insertion plasmid contained two expression cassettes, the VP2 gene (SEQ ID NO:4) under the control of the H6 promoter and the VP5 gene (SEQ ID NO:5) under the control of the 42K promoter, in a head-to-tail orientation.

[0190] To generate the AHSV-CP virus recombinant, the insertion plasmid was transfected into primary chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) cells that were subsequently infected with canarypox virus. After 24 hours, the transfected-infected cells were harvested, sonicated and used for recombinant virus screening (Piccini A, et al. (1987)). The recombinant plaques were screened by in situ plaque lift hybridization method (Sambrook et al., 1982) using an AHSV-specific probe. After 4 sequential rounds of plaque purification, the recombinant confirmed by hybridization to be 100% positive for the African Horse Sickness Virus insert was amplified and used to prepare vaccine stocks that were stored at -80° C.

Example 2

Construction of the pLHD3460.4 Donor Plasmid Expressing the H6 Promoter-Driven Synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 and the 42K Promoter-Driven Synthetic AHSV-4-VP5

[0191] FIG. 1 shows the construction scheme for pLHD3460.4 (SEQ ID NO:6), the C3 donor plasmid for generation of the ALVAC recombinant expressing AHSV-4-VP2 and AHSV-4-VP5 viral proteins. The genes encoding AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:4) and AHSV-4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:5) are synthetic with codon optimization for expression in mammalian cells. The synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:4) gene was placed under the control of vaccinia pC3H6p promoter and the synthetic AHSV-4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:5) gene was placed under the control of vaccinia 42K promoter. The plasmid contains also a gene conferring ampicillin resistance.

[0192] The plasmid containing synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 gene was digested with BamHI and NruI. The resulting 3.2 Kb AHSV-4-VP2 insert was isolated and cloned into the BamHI/NruI sites of a shuttle vector prepared from pJY1107.5 (pF8 AIV H7N2 HA) to create pLHD3410.9 (pF8 H6p AHSV-4-VP2), which contains the NruI site of H6 promoter and the full length AHSV-4-VP2 followed by the XhoI site.

[0193] pLHD3410.9 was digested again with NruI and XhoI, and a 3.2 Kb DNA fragment comprising 3' NruI of the H6 promoter and the full-length AHSV-4-VP2 gene was isolated and cloned into the NruI/XhoI sites of an ALVAC C3 donor plasmid prepared from pJY1738.2 (pC3 H6p CPV-VP2) to create pLHD3426.1, an ALVAC C3 donor plasmid containing the H6p-AHSV-4-VP2 expression cassette.

[0194] An expression cassette 42Kp-AHSV-4-VP5 flanked by the SpeI site was PCR amplified using the plasmid containing AHSV-4-VP5 as the template and a pair of primers 13599.JY (SEQ ID NO:7) and 13600.JY (SEQ ID NO:8). Primer 13599.JY (SEQ ID NO:7) comprises the SpeI site and the sequence of 42K promoter followed by the 5' sequence of VP5. Primer 13600.JY (SEQ ID NO:8) consists of the 3' sequence of VP5 followed by T5NT and SpeI site. The amplified expression cassette was then cloned into pCR2.1, a TOPO vector, to create pCR2.1 42Kp AHSV-4-VP5, which was confirmed to contain the correct sequence.

[0195] Plasmid pCR2.1 AHSV-4-VP5 was digested with SpeI, and the 42Kp-VP5 expressing cassette was then isolated and cloned into the SpeI site of plasmid pLHD3426.1 to create an ALVAC C3 donor plasmid containing the double expression cassettes H6p-AHSV-4-VP2/42Kp-VP5 (pLHD3460.4), which was sequenced and confirmed to contain the correct sequences at set forth by SEQ ID NO:6.

[0196] The primers for amplification of 42Kp-AHSV-4-VP5 expressing cassette were as follows:

TABLE-US-00001 13599.JY (SEQ ID NO: 7) 5' TGACTAGTTCAAAATTGAAAATATATAATTACAATATAAAATGGGCAAGTTTACCAGCTTCCTGAAG SpeI 42Kp 13600.JY (SEQ ID NO: 8) 5' TTAACTAGTAGAAAAATCATCAGGCGATCTTCACGCCGTACAG SpeI T5NT

[0197] The predicted molecular weights were 124.3 kDa for AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:1), and 57 KDa for AHSV-4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:2). The isoelectric points were 6.75 for AHSV-4-VP2 and 5.8 for AHSV-4-VP5. Both viral proteins were expressed primarily in the cytoplasm.

Example 3

Construction of Recombinant Viral Vector vCP2377 (ALVAC C3H6p-Synthetic AHSV-4-VP2/42Kp-Synthetic AHSV-4-VP5)

[0198] To produce the vCP2377 recombinant viral vector, the donor plasmid, pLHD3460.4 (SEQ ID NO:6), and the parental virus, ALVAC (4.4×10¹⁰ pfu/mL), were recombined in vitro using primary chicken embryo fibroblast (primary CEF, or CEF) cells. FIG. 3 outlines this procedure. Plaque hybridization by AHSV-4-VP5 specific probe was used to confirm recombinant viral vector.

[0199] The in vitro recombination (IVR) was performed by transfection of primary CEF cells with NotI-linearized donor plasmid pLHD3460.4 (15 μg) using Fugene reagent (Roche, Palo Alto, Calif. 94304-1353). The transfected cells were subsequently infected with ALVAC (4.4×10¹⁰ pfu/mL) as the rescue virus at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 10. After 24 hours, the transfected-infected cells were harvested, sonicated and used for recombinant virus screening.

[0200] The recombinant plaques were screened based on the plaque lift hybridization method (Sambrook et al., 1982) using an AHSV-4-VP5 specific probe which was labeled with horseradish peroxidase according to the manufacturer's protocol (Amersham, Alpharetta, Ga. 30058, Cat #RPN3001). After 3 sequential rounds of plaque purification, the recombinant designated as vCP2377.6.1.1 (partial sequence given by SEQ ID NO:17) was generated and confirmed by hybridization as 100% positive for the AHSV insert and 100% negative for the empty C3 site.

[0201] Single plaques were selected from the final round of plaque purification, and expanded to obtain P1 (T-25 flask), P2 (T-75 flask) and P3 (roller bottle) stocks to amplify vCP2377.6.1.1. The recombinant was re-confirmed at the P2 level by hybridization and found to be 100% positive for the insert and 100% negative for the empty C3 loci. The infected cell culture fluid from the roller bottles was harvested and concentrated to produce the virus stock (3.2 mL of vCP2377.6.1.1 at 1.2×10¹⁰ pfu/mL). Mouse anti-BTV4-VP2 mAb and mouse anti-VP5 AHSV mAb 10AE12 Passage 9 (Martinez-Torrecuadrada, J et al., Virology 257, 449-459, 1999) were used for Western blot and Immunoplaque (FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, respectively).

[0202] The cells used for in vitro recombination were primary chicken embryo fibroblast (primary CEF) cells grown in 10% Fetal bovine serum (FBS) (JRH bioscience, Lenexa, Kans. 66215: γ-irradiated cat #12107, Lot#1L0232), Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) (Invitrogen/BRL/Gibco, Carlsbad, Calif., 92008-7321, cat #11960) supplemented with 4 mM Glutamine (Invitrogen/BRL/Gibco, Carlsbad, Calif., 92008-7321, cat #25030-081) and 1 mM Sodium Pyruvate (Invitrogen/BRL/Gibco cat #11360-070) in the presence of 1× antibiotics/antimycotics (P/S/A/A, Invitrogen/BRL/Gibco cat #15240-062). Fugene (Roche, Lot #181444). The final virus concentrates was re-suspended in 1 mM Tris, pH9.0.

Example 4

Analysis of Recombinant Viral Vector vCP2377 (ALVAC C3H6p-Synthetic AHSV-4-VP2/42Kp-synthetic AHSV-4-VP5)

[0203] The P3 stock was re-confirmed by hybridization, as 100% positive for the AHSV-4-VP2 and AHSV-4-VP5 inserts, and 100% negative for the empty C3 loci. A theoretical restriction map of the genomic DNA (FIG. 4) was created in Vector NTI (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). To perform the real-life experiment, genomic DNA was extracted from vCP2377.6.1.1 virus concentrates and digested with BamHI, HindIII or PstI, and separated by 0.8% agarose gel electrophoresis (FIG. 5). The results revealed the correct insertion of the foreign gene sequence.

[0204] Southern Blot:

[0205] The genomic DNA digested with BamHI, HindIII, or PstI was transferred to nylon membrane and Southern blot analysis was performed by probing with the AHSV-4-VP2 probe. Bands of expected sizes were observed, namely 16047 bp, 6971 bp BamHI, 20660 bp HindIII and 13658 bp, 4061 bp PstI. The results indicated the correct insertion of AHSV-4-VP2 and AHSV-4-VP5 into the C3 loci. (FIG. 6).

[0206] Expression Analysis:

[0207] Primary CEF cells were infected with the P3 stock of vCP2377.6.1.1 at a MOI of 10 and incubated at 37° C. for 24 hrs. The cells and culture supernatant were then harvested. Sample proteins were separated on a 10% SDS-PAGE gel, transferred to IMMOBILON nylon membrane, and probed separately with the mouse anti-VP5 of AHSV (African horse sickness virus) 10AE12 Passage 9 antibody (Martinez-Torrecuadrada, J et al., 1999) at a dilution of 1:100. Peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse antiserum was used as a secondary antibody and the bands were visualized using Amersham detection regents. With the use of the mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb, the protein bands between 55 to 70 kDa were detected in the cell pellets of vCP2377.6.1.1, indicating the expression of the AHSV-4-VP5 protein. (FIG. 7). AHSV-4-VP5 protein expression was not detected in the culture medium. The expression of AHSV-4-VP2 expression was not detected by the mouse anti-BTV4-VP2 mAb (Merial proprietary material).

[0208] Immunoplaque:

[0209] The homogeneity of the vCP2377.6.1.1 population was 100% as evidenced by an immunoplaque assay, using mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb 10AE12 Passage 9 (Martinez-Torrecuadrada, J et al., 1999) at a dilution of 1:100 (FIG. 8). Anti-AHSV VP2 antibody was not available.

[0210] Sequence Analysis:

[0211] A more detailed analysis of the P3 stock genomic DNA was performed by using PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the flanking arms of the C3 locus and the AHSV-4-VP2 and AHSV-4-VP5 inserts. Primers 8103.JY (SEQ ID NO:13)/13616.LH (SEQ ID NO:15) and 13637.LH (SEQ ID NO:16)/8104.JY (SEQ ID NO:14) were used to amplify the entire C3R-AHSV-4-VP2/VP5-inserts-C3L fragment (FIG. 9). The resulting sequence, namely SEQ ID NO:17, indicated that the sequences of the AHSV-4-VP2 and AHSV-4-VP5 inserts and the C3 left and right arms around the AHSV inserts in vCP2377.6.1.1 were correct.

TABLE-US-00002 Primers for amplifying the AHSV-4-VP2 probe 13625.LH (SEQ ID NO: 9) 5' TACGACCACGGCACCGACATCATCT 3' 13632.LH (SEQ ID NO: 10) 5' TTTTCAGCTTCTTAAAGGCGTACTC 3' Primers for amplifying the AHSV-4-VP5 probe 13615.LH (SEQ ID NO: 11) 5'AAGAAGATGTACAAGCTGGCCGGCA 3' 13620.LH (SEQ ID NO: 12) 5' GCCGCTCGTATTCCTGCTTCACGAT 3' Primers for PCR amplification of the vCP2377 C3 arms plus insert 8103.JY (SEQ ID NO: 13) 5' GAGGCATCCAACATATAAAGAAGACTAAAG 3' 8104.JY (SEQ ID NO: 14) 5' TAGTTAAATACTCATAACTCATATCTG 3' 13616.LH (SEQ ID NO: 15) 5' TGCCGGCCAGCTTGTACATCTTCTT 3' 13637.LH (SEQ ID NO: 16) 5' CACCACACTGAAGCTGGACAGAAGA 3'

Example 5

Construction of pCXL2415.1 Donor Plasmid Expressing the H6 Promoter-Driven Synthetic AHSV-9-VP2 and the 42K Promoter-Driven Synthetic AHSV-9-VP5

[0212] The overall construction scheme for pCXL2415.1 (SEQ ID NO:22) is depicted in FIG. 10. The plasmid containing synthetic AHSV-9-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:28) was digested with NruI/BamHI, and the 3188 bp fragment was isolated and cloned into NruI/BamHI-linearized pJY1107.5 (pF8 H6p-AIV H7N2 HA). The resulting plasmid, pCXL2275.1 (pF8 H6p-AHSV-9-VP2), contains the NruI site of H6 promoter and the full length AHSV-9-VP2 followed by the XhoI site. After sequence confirmation, pCXL2275.1 was digested with NruI/XhoI, and the 3194 bp AHSV-9-VP2 fragment was isolated and cloned into NruI/XhoI-digested pJY1738.2 (the C3 ALVAC donor plasmid). The resulting plasmid, pCXL2328.4 (pC3 H6p-AHSV-9-VP2), contains the expression cassette H6p-AHSV-9-VP2.

[0213] To produce a 42Kp-AHSV-9-VP5 expression cassette, DNA encoding the AHSV-9 synthetic VP5 gene was PCR-amplified using 18020CXL (SEQ ID NO: 23) and 18021CXL (SEQ ID NO: 24) primers. The PCR product was subsequently cloned using TOPO pCR2.1 vector to create plasmid pCXL2313.2 (pCR2.1 42Kp-VP5). However, pCXL2313.2 was found to contain no TN5T sequence at the end of the VP5 gene due the design of primer 18020CXL. Therefore, a new set of primers, 18041CXL (SEQ ID NO:46) and 18042CXL (SEQ ID NO:47), was synthesized and used to introduce the T5NT sequence at the end of the VP5 gene in plasmid pCXL2313.2. The site-directed mutagenesis was carried out using Stratagene's QuickChange kit, and the resulting plasmid, pCXL2399.3, was sequenced and confirmed to contain the correct 42Kp-AHSV-9-VP5 expression cassette flanked by SpeI sites.

[0214] Plasmid pCXL2399.3 was subsequently digested with SpeI, and the 1556 bp fragment containing the 42Kp-AHSV-9-VP5 expression cassette was isolated and cloned into the SpeI site of plasmid pCXL2328.4 to create pCXL2415.1 (SEQ ID NO:22), which is an ALVAC C3 donor containing the double expression cassettes H6p-AHSV-9-VP2/42Kp-AHSV-9-VP5 in a head to tail orientation (FIG. 11). The predicted molecular weights for AHSV-9-VP2 and AHSV-9-VP5 are 123.5 kDa and 56.8 kDa, respectively. The isoelectric points for VP2 and VP5 are 8.14 and 5.96, respectively, and the proteins expressed largely in the cytoplasm.

Example 6

Construction of Recombinant Viral Vector vCP2383 (ALVAC C3H6p-Synthetic AHSV-9-VP2/42Kp-Synthetic AHSV-9-VP5)

[0215] The vCP2383 recombinant viral vector was produced according to the in vitro recombination (IVR) scheme depicted in FIG. 12. The IVR was performed by transfecting primary chicken embryonic fibroblast (CEF) cells with 13.2 μg SapI-linearized donor plasmid pCXL2415.1 using FuGENE® HD transfection reagent (Roche, Cat #04709705001). The transfected CEF cells were subsequently infected with ALVAC (4.4×10¹⁰ pfu/mL) as the rescue virus at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 10. After 24 hours, the transfected-infected cells were harvested, sonicated and used for recombinant virus screening.

[0216] The recombinant plaques were screened based on the plaque lift hybridization method (Sambrook et al., 1982) using AHSV-9-VP5 specific probe which was labeled with horseradish peroxidase according to the manufacturer's protocol (Amersham Cat# RPN3001). After 4 sequential rounds of plaque purification, the recombinant designated as vCP2383.3.1.1.1 and vCP2383.9.1.1.1 were generated and confirmed by hybridization as 100% positive for the AHSV insert and 100% negative for C3 loci. Single plaques were selected from the final round of plaque purification, and expanded to obtain P1 (T-25 flask), P2 (T-75 flask) and P3 (6× roller bottle) stocks to amplify vCP2383.3.1.1.1. The infected cell culture fluid from the roller bottles was harvested and concentrated to produce the virus stock (4.5 mL of vCP2383.3.1.1.1 at 2.2×10¹⁰ pfu/mL).

Example 7

Analysis of Recombinant Viral Vector vCP2383 (ALVAC C3H6p-Synthetic AHSV-9-VP2/42Kp-synthetic AHSV-9-VP5)

[0217] The P3 stock was re-confirmed by hybridization, as 100% positive for the AHSV-9-VP2 and AHSV-9-VP5 inserts, and 100% negative for the C3 loci.

[0218] Genomic Analysis:

[0219] A theoretical vCP2383 genomic DNA restriction enzyme gel was produced using Vector NTI (FIG. 13). To perform the real-life experiment, genomic DNA was extracted from vCP2383.3.1.1.1 and vCP2383.9.1.1.1, digested with BamHI, HindIII or XbaI, and separated by 0.8% agarose gel electrophoresis. The results revealed the correct insertion of the foreign gene sequence. (FIG. 14).

[0220] Southern Blot:

[0221] The genomic DNA digested with BamHI, HindIII, or XbaI was transferred to a nylon membrane and Southern blot analysis was performed by probing with the AHSV-9-VP5 probe. Bands of the expected sizes were observed, namely 4940 bp BamHI, 20633 bp HindIII and 9559 bp XbaI. The results indicated the correct insertion of AHSV-9-VP2 and AHSV-9-VP5 into the C3 loci (FIG. 15).

[0222] Expression Analysis:

[0223] Primary CEF cells were infected with the P3 stock of vCP2383.3.1.1.1 at a MOI of 10 and incubated at 37° C. for 26 hrs. The cells and culture supernatant were harvested and sample proteins were separated on a 10% SDS-PAGE gel, transferred to IMMOBILON nylon membrane, and probed separately with the mouse anti-VP5 of AHSV (African horse sickness virus) 10AE12 Passage 9 antibody (Martinez-Torrecuadrada, J et al., 1999) at a dilution of 1:100. Peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse antiserum was used as a secondary antibody and the bands were visualized using Amersham detection regents. With the mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb, the protein bands between 55 to 72 kDa were detected in the cell pellets of vCP2383.3.1.1.1, indicating the expression of the AHSV-9-VP5 protein (FIG. 16). AHSV9-VP5 protein expression was not detected in the culture medium. The expression of AHSV9-VP2 was not detected by the mouse anti-BTV4-VP2 mAb (Merial proprietary material).

[0224] Immunoplaque:

[0225] The homogeneity of the vCP2383.3.1.1.1 population was 100% as evidenced by an immunoplaque assay, using mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb 10AE12 Passage 9 (Martinez-Torrecuadrada, J et al., 1999) at a dilution of 1:100 (FIG. 17).

[0226] Sequence Analysis:

[0227] A more detailed analysis of the P3 stock genomic DNA was performed by PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the flanking arms of the C3 locus and the AHSV-9-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:28) and AHSV-9-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:29) inserts. Primers 8103.JY (SEQ ID NO:13) and 8104.JY (SEQ ID NO:14) (FIG. 18) were used to amplify the entire C3L-H6-AHSV-9-VP2-42K-AHSV-9-VP5-C3R fragment. The resulting sequence, namely SEQ ID NO:27, indicated that the sequences of the AHSV-9-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:28) and AHSV-9-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:29) inserts and the C3 left and right arms around the AHSV inserts in vCP2383.3.1.1.1 were correct.

TABLE-US-00003 Primers for amplifying the AHSV-9-VP5 probe 18020CXL (SEQ ID NO: 23) 5': CTAGACTAGTTTACTATCATTTCACGCCGAACAGCA 18021CXL (SEQ ID NO: 24) 5': GCAAGGACCAGAGCGAGCGGATCA Primers for amplifying the AHSV-9-VP2 probe 13660CXL (SEQ ID NO: 25) 5': AGGCCTTCGCCGGCAACAGCCTGCT 13665CXL (SEQ ID NO: 26) 5': AGGGCATCGATCAGGAACTCGCTCT Primers for PCR amplification of the vCP2383 C3 arms plus insert 8103.JY (SEQ ID NO: 13) 5': GAGGCATCCAACATATAAAGAAGACTAAAG 3' 8104.JY (SEQ ID NO: 14) 5': TAGTTAAATACTCATAACTCATATCTG 3'

Example 8

Construction of pJSY2247.2 (SEQ ID NO:32) Donor Plasmid Expressing the H6 Promoter-Driven Synthetic AHSV-5-VP2 and the 42K Promoter-Driven Synthetic AHSV-5-VP5

[0228] The overall construction scheme for pJSY2247.2 (SEQ ID NO:32) is depicted in FIG. 22. The plasmid containing synthetic AHSV-5-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:33) gene was digested with XhoI and NruI. The resulting AHSV-5-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:33) insert was isolated and cloned into the NruI/XhoI sites of an ALVAC C3 donor plasmid prepared from pJY1738.2 (pC3 H6p CPV-VP2) to create pJSY2245.1, an ALVAC C3 donor plasmid containing the H6p-AHSV-5-VP2 expression cassette.

[0229] An expression cassette 42Kp-AHSV-5-VP5 flanked by the SpeI site was isolated from the plasmid containing synthetic AHSV-5-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:34) by SpeI digestion, and was then cloned into the SpeI site of plasmid pJSY2245.1 to create an ALVAC C3 donor plasmid containing the double expression cassettes pJSY2247.2 (SEQ ID NO:32; H6p-AHSV-5-VP2/42Kp-VP5), which was sequenced and confirmed to contain the correct sequences. A diagram of the plasmid pJSY2247.2 and corresponding SEQ ID NOs are indicated in FIG. 23. The Molecular Weights for synthetic AHSV-5-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:35) and synthetic AHSV-5-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:36) were about 122.9 kDa and about 57.1 KDa, respectively. The isoelectric points for synthetic AHSV-5-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:35) and synthetic AHSV-5-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:36) were about 8.4 and 5.77, respectively. Both viral proteins were found primarily in the cytoplasm.

Example 9

Construction of Recombinant Viral Vector vCP2398 (SEQ ID NO:41) (H6-Synthetic AHSV-5-VP2-42K-Synthetic AHSV-5-VP5)

[0230] The vCP2398 (SEQ ID NO:41) recombinant viral vector was produced according to the in vitro recombination (IVR) scheme depicted in FIG. 24. The IVR was performed by transfecting primary CEF cells with 15 μg NotI-linearized pJSY2247.2 (SEQ ID NO:32) donor plasmid using FuGENE reagent (Roche, Cat #04709705001). The transfected cells were subsequently infected with ALVAC (1) (2×10¹⁰ pfu/mL HM1355) as the rescue virus at a MOI of 10. After 24 hours, the transfected-infected cells were harvested, sonicated and used for recombinant virus screening.

[0231] The recombinant plaques were screened based on the plaque lift hybridization method (Sambrook et al., 1982) using AHSV-5-VP2 specific probe which was labeled with horseradish peroxidase according to the manufacturer's protocol (Amersham Cat# RPN3001). After 3 sequential rounds of plaque purification, the recombinant designated as vCP2398.2.1.1 was generated and confirmed by hybridization as 100% positive for the AHSV insert and 100% negative for the empty C3 site

[0232] Single plaques were selected from the final round of plaque purification, and expanded to obtain P1 (T-25 flask), P2 (T-75 flask) and P3 (roller bottle) stocks to amplify vCP2398.2.1.1. The recombinant was re-confirmed at the P2 level by hybridization and found to be 100% positive for the insert and 100% negative for the empty C3 site. The infected cell culture fluid from the roller bottles was harvested and concentrated to produce the virus stock (2.6 mL of vCP2398.2.1.1 at 3.3×10¹⁰ pfu/mL).

Example 10

Analysis of Recombinant Viral Vector vCP2398 (SEQ ID NO:41) (H6-Synthetic AHSV-5-VP2-42K-Synthetic AHSV-5-VP5)

[0233] The P3 stock was re-confirmed by hybridization, as 100% positive for the AHSV-5-VP2 and AHSV-5-VP5 inserts, and 100% negative for the empty C3 site.

[0234] Genomic Analysis:

[0235] A theoretical restriction enzyme gel for the genomic DNA was created in Vector NTI and is shown in FIG. 25. The genomic DNA was extracted from vCP2398.2.1.1, digested with BamHI, HindIII or PstI, and separated by 0.8% agarose gel electrophoresis. The results revealed the correct insertion of the foreign gene sequence. (FIG. 26).

[0236] Southern Blot:

[0237] The genomic DNA digested with BamHI, HindIII, or PstI was transferred to the nylon membrane and Southern blot analysis was performed by probing with the AHSV-5-VP2 probe. Specific 20975 bp and 11899 bp BamHI, 4980 bp HindIII and 1818 bp PstI bands were observed at the expected sizes. The results indicated the correct insertion of AHSV-5-VP2 and AHSV-5-VP5 into the C3 locus (FIG. 27).

[0238] Expression Analysis:

[0239] Primary CEF cells were infected with the P3 stock of vCP2398.2.1.1 at a MOI of 10 and incubated at 37° C. for 24 hrs. The cells and culture supernatant were then harvested. Sample proteins were separated on a 10% SDS-PAGE gel, transferred to Immobilon nylon membrane, and probed separately with the mouse anti-VP5 of AHSV (African horse sickness virus) 10AE12 Passage 9 antibody (Martinez-Torrecuadrada, J et al., 1999) at a dilution of 1:100. Peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse antiserum was used as a secondary antibody and the bands were visualized using Amersham detection regents. With the use of the mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb, protein bands between 55 to 72 kDa were detected in the cell pellets of vCP2398.2.1.1, indicating the expression of the AHSV-5-VP5 protein (FIG. 28). AHSV-5-VP5 protein expression was not detected in the culture medium.

[0240] Immunoplaque:

[0241] The homogeneity of the vCP2398.2.1.1 population was 100% as evidenced by an immunoplaque assay, using mouse anti-AHSV VP5 mAb 10AE12 Passage 9 (Martinez-Torrecuadrada, J et al., 1999) at a dilution of 1:100 (FIG. 29).

[0242] Sequence Analysis:

[0243] A more detailed analysis of the P3 stock genomic DNA was performed by PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the flanking arms of the C3 locus and the AHSV-5-VP2 and AHSV-5-VP5 inserts. Primers 8103.JY/8104.JY were used to amplify the entire C3R-AHSV-5-VP2/VP5 inserts-C3L fragment. A primer map is shown in FIG. 30. The resulting sequence, namely SEQ ID NO:41, indicated that the sequences of the AHSV-5-VP2 and AHSV-5-VP5 inserts and the C3 left and right arms around the AHSV inserts in vCP2398.2.1.1 were correct.

TABLE-US-00004 Primers for amplifying the AHSV-5-VP2 probe: 18098.JY (SEQ ID NO: 37) 5'GGATCGAGCGGGACGAGCTGGACG 3' 18103.JY (SEQ ID NO: 38) 5'GCCAGCCGTACTGGAACTTGTAGC 3' Primers for amplifying the AHSV-5-VP5 probe: 18115.JY (SEQ ID NO: 39) 5' TGCTGGACCTGAGCGCCGAGGTGA 3' 18120.JY (SEQ ID NO: 40) 5' TCAGGCGATCTTCACGCCGAACAG 3' Primers for PCR amplification of the vCP2398 C3 arms plus insert: 8103.JY (SEQ ID NO: 13) 5' GAGGCATCCAACATATAAAGAAGACTAAAG 3' 8104.JY (SEQ ID NO: 14) 5' TAGTTAAATACTCATAACTCATATCTG 3'

Example 11

Production of Experimental Vaccines

[0244] Three different vaccines were produced using an active ingredient produced at the 5th passage after the master seed virus stock (MSV+5) after a culture of 4 days of the vCP2377 (produced according to EXAMPLE 6) on confluent monolayers of chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) and treatment of the harvest. The MSV+5 passage is representative (from the genomic/genetic structure stability perspective) of the commercial vaccine product, and is typically used for producing commercial batches. The three vaccines (produced in GMP conditions) used CARBOMER as adjuvant (4 mg/mL) and are differentiated by their concentration of antigen. The specific CARBOMER used was CARBOMER®/CARBOPOL® 974P (Pharmaceutical grade, produced by Goodrich Chemicals Europe NV, Belgium). The concentration used was 4 mg/mL with 1 dose=1 mL. CARBOMER® 974P is used interchangeably with CARBOPOL® 974P throughout this application.

[0245] The infective titer of the active ingredient vCP2377 used in formulation of the vaccines was 8.89 Log 10CCID50/mL. The vaccine formulations also contained the following ingredients: an adjuvant made up of a 1.5% solution of carbomer in water for injection containing 0.1% NaCl; a diluent that was physiologically buffered at pH 7.1; and a 0.1N NaOH solution for pH regulation.

[0246] The active ingredient stored at -70° C. was thawed in a water bath (37° C.) no more than 72 hours before use. Immediately after thawing, they were stored at +5° C. In a sterile vessel with stirring system, 80% of the buffered physiological saline pH 7.1 for the formulation was introduced at room temperature. Under stirring was added the active ingredient. After homogenization, the 1.5% solution of CARBOMER® 974P was added slowly with pH regulation (pH 7.1) using NaOH 1N. During formulation, the pH value preferably remained between 6.5 and 7.3 and a final concentration of CARBOMER of 4 mg/mL. When all the CARBOMER® 974P was added, the remaining quantity of buffered physiological saline pH 7.1 was added under stirring to complete the final volume.

[0247] If necessary, the pH can be adjusted to 7.1±0.2 by addition of sodium hydroxide (1N) or hydrochloric acid (1N). The bulk was homogenized by stirring at a temperature not lower than +2° C. for at least 2 hours. The bulk obtained was stored at +5° C. (±3° C.) until filling. The composition of the vaccines is summarized in TABLE 1.

TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 1 Code Name Batch Volume (mL) Vaccine batch 87859A010 Target Formulation: 7.5 Log₁₀ CCID₅₀/mL vCP2377 8C23775E05 40.7 CARBOMER ® 974P 8CB011311H50 266.7 (1.5% solution) 1045001007 Buffered physiological 285142 668.6 saline pH 7.1 1045000842 NaOH 1N 283938 47.9 Vaccine batch 87859A020 Target Formulation: 7.2 Log₁₀ CCID₅₀/mL vCP2377 8C23775E05 20.4 CARBOMER ® 974P 8CB011311H50 266.7 (1.5% solution) 1045001007 Buffered physiological 285142 689.2 saline pH 7.1 1045000842 NaOH 1N 283938 47.7 Vaccine batch 87859A030 Target Formulation: 6.8 Log₁₀ CCID₅₀/mL vCP2377 8C23775E05 8.1 CARBOMER ® 974P 8CB011311H50 266.7 (1.5% solution) 1045001007 Buffered physiological 285142 701.3 saline pH 7.1 1045000842 NaOH 1N 283938 47.9

Example 12

Verification of the Identity of 3 Vaccine Batches Containing vCP2377 Recombinant Viral Vector Expressing Synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 and Synthetic AHSV-4-VP5 Capsid Proteins

[0248] The 3 vaccines containing vCP2377 adjuvanted with ® 974P were described according to the following: batch 87859A011, target titer 7.5 log 10 DICC50/mL, batch 87859A021, target titer 7.2 log 10 DICC50/mL, and batch 87859A031, target titer 6.8 log 10 DICC50/mL. The vCP2377 before formulation was vCP2377-1-CEPI 7007/17/07/07 and the titer was 8.3 log 10 DICC50/mL

[0249] A vaccine comprising two "non relevant" recombinant canarypox (EIV) adjuvanted with CARBOPOL® 974P was used as negative control (batch--76435V191, titer 7.34 log 10 DICC50/mL).

[0250] Methods:

[0251] The expression of viral proteins AHSV-4-VP2 and AHSV-4-VP5 was verified by indirect immunofluorescence and Western blot and was used to confirm the identity of the vaccines. The reagents included the following: anti-AHSV VP5 10AE12 (INGENASA, 28037 Madrid), pig polyclonal serums anti-VP2 serotype 4 AHSV (GENOVAC), anti-cMyc clone 4A6 (mouse monoclonal IgG1, Upstate, cat #05-724), anti-mouse IRDye800, anti-guinea pig IRDye800, anti-mouse Cy3, and anti-guinea pig Cy3. The plasmids encoding the synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:1) and AHSV-4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:2) proteins were used as positive controls: pVR1012 (control plasmid without insert); pCG050 (synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:4) inserted in pVR1012); pCG042 (synthetic AHSV-4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:5) inserted in pVR1012); and pCG049 (synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:4)+cMyc-tag inserted in pVR1012).

[0252] For the indirect immunofluorescence, recombinant viral vector infected/plasmid transfected chicken embryonic fibroblast (CEF) cells were plated into 96 well-plates (25000 cells/well). The cells were fixed about 24 h after transfection, which equates to about 72 h after infection. The cells were then labeled using anti-VP2 and anti-VP5 primary antibodies, followed by Cy3-linked secondary antibodies. Labeled cells were observed using fluorescent microscopy.

[0253] For the Western blot, recombinant viral vector infected/plasmid transfected CEF cells were plated into 6 cm dishes (1.10e6 cells/dish). The cells were harvested about 24 h after transfection which equates to about 72 h after infection. After penetration, the harvested samples were put on acrylamide Tris-Glycine 4-20% gel. After migration, the gels were transferred onto nitrocellulose membrane, probed with anti-VP2, anti-VP5, and anti-cMyc primary antibodies, and thereafter probed with IRDye800-linked secondary antibodies. The reading was performed using an Odyssey-LiCor scanner.

[0254] Results:

[0255] According to the immunofluorescence results, illustrated in FIG. 19, the VP5 protein expressed in CEF-infected cells by the 3 batches of vCP2377 adjuvanted with CARBOPOL, and with the vCP2377 before formulation (with vCP EIV as negative controls). The VP2 protein was correctly detected with a pool of 3 guinea pig serums in the vCP2377 before formulation and after formulation in the 3 batches of vCP. Nevertheless, the fluorescence was lesser with the pool of polyclonal antibodies as compared to the monoclonal anti-VP5 antibodies, and a small noise was shown on the vCP EIV negative controls.

[0256] Further, the reagents were validated using CEF transfected by plasmids encoding the individual proteins, including the control plasmid without insert (pVR1012), the synthetic AHSV-4-VP2 (SEQ ID NO:4) in pVR1012 (pCG050), the synthetic AHSV-4-VP5 (SEQ ID NO:5) in pVR1012 (pCG042), and the synthetic AHSV-4-VP2+his-tag in pVR1012 (pCG049). The VP5 protein was only shown in CEF transfected by the pCG042 plasmid. The VP2 protein was correctly detected in the CEF transfected by pCG050 and pCG049 plasmids. These results validated the technique and the reagents.

[0257] FIG. 20A shows the western blot performed on lysates from infected and transfected CEF, and indicates the expression of the VP2 serotype 4 AHSV protein. The VP2 protein was detected in each of the 3 batches of vCP2377 adjuvanted with CARBOPOL (identified as 9A011, 9A021 and 9A031), and in the vCP2377 before formulation. The CEF transfected by the plasmids pCG050 (VP2 in pVR1012) and pCG049 (VP2+c-myc in pVR1012) were used as positive controls, also expressed VP2. The processing with the anti-c-myc of the CEF transfected by pCG049 plasmid was used as transfection positive control.

[0258] As predicted, no signal was detected for CEF infected by vCP EIV, or for CEF transfected by pVR1012 and pCG042. Furthermore the anti-VP2 polyclonal antibodies were specific to the VP2 serotype 4 AHSV protein.

[0259] The FIG. 20B shows the western blot performed on lysates of infected and transfected CEF, and indicates the expression of the VP5 serotype 4 AHSV protein.

[0260] FIG. 20A shows the results of anti-VP5 western blot on infected and transfected CEF. The VP5 protein was detected in each of the 3 batches of vCP2377 adjuvanted with CARBOPOL® 974P and in the vCP2377 before formulation. The CEF transfected by the plasmids pCG042 (VP5 in pVR1012) also expressed VP5 protein.

[0261] As predicted, no signal was detected for CEF infected by vCP EIV, nor for CEF transfected by pVR1012, pCG050 and pCG049, showing that the anti-VP5 antibody is clearly specific to VP5 AHSV protein, as described in literature (Martinez-Torrecuadrada et al.; Virology, 257, 449-459; 1999).

IV. Conclusion

[0262] All the results given by indirect immunofluorescent and by western blot show that the three vCP2377 vaccines adjuvanted with CARBOPOL® 974P express VP2 and VP5 proteins of serotype 4 AHSV.

Example 13

Vaccine Dose Response in Horses

[0263] A. Experimental Animals

[0264] A total of 6 previously unvaccinated horses were used for immunogenicity studies. The animals were fed and managed according to standard procedures.

[0265] B. Immunogenicity in Unvaccinated Animals

[0266] In order to evaluate the immune response of horses to the candidate vaccine 6 previously unvaccinated foals were randomly paired in to 3 groups. Each group of 2 horses was vaccinated on Day 0 with 3 doses from one of three different batch preparations (Batches: 87859A011, 87859A021, and 87859A031) of the candidate vaccine (AHSV-CP). The different batches varied with respect to their target titers as shown in FIG. 21, namely 7.3, 6.96, and 6.28 Log₁₀CCID₅₀/mL. In each group, two of the doses were administered Intramuscularly (IM) on one side of the neck, and one dose was administered IM on the other side of the neck. On Day 28 horses were immunized IM in the neck with one dose of the same batch of vaccine administered at Day 0. Prior to receiving the primary dose of vaccine, blood samples were collected (Day 0) by jugular venepuncture into 2×7 mL tubes SST VACUTAINER tubes. In addition, blood samples were collected from all horses by jugular venepuncture into 2×7 ml SST VACUTAINER tubes on Day 28 and Day 42.

C. Analysis

[0267] Serum samples collected prior to the first vaccination, during the first vaccination period, at the time of the second vaccination and during the second vaccination period were subject to a group specific Elisa test for antibodies to African Horse Sickness Virus (Hamblin C, et al. (1990) Epidemiology and Infection 104: 303-312) and an AHS serotype 4 specific serum-virus neutralization test (Howell P G, (1962).

[0268] The results are shown in FIG. 21. At Day 0, all horses were negative with no detectable serum antibody titers against AHSV-4. On Day 28, four weeks after primary immunization, all of the horses that were immunized with vaccine from the batch with the highest titer (Log₁₀CCID₅₀/mL 7.3) developed neutralizing titers. On Day 28, 1 of 2 horses that were immunized with vaccine from the batch with the intermediate titer (Log₁₀CCID₅₀/mL 6.96) developed neutralizing titers. Finally, on Day 28, none of the horses that were immunized with vaccine from the batch with the lowest titer (Log₁₀CCID₅₀/mL 6.28) developed neutralizing titers. On Day 42, two weeks after administration of the booster dose, 5 of 6 horses had good antibody titers (FIG. 21). One horse (#53761) that was immunized with vaccine from the lowest titer batch (87859A031) was negative for antibodies to African Horse Sickness Virus.

Example 14

Vaccination of Horses with Recombinant Canarypox Viruses

[0269] Nine yearling Boerperd horses (5 males, 4 females) were procured from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, a region free from reported AHS for at least the preceding 12 months. The horses were confirmed to be free of AHSV-specific antibodies by indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects antibodies to the VP7 core protein that is common to viruses of the AHSV serogroup (Maree, S, and Paweska, J T., 2005). The horses were housed in vector-protected, isolation facilities throughout these studies. Two groups of four horses each (2 males and 2 females) were inoculated intramuscularly with 10⁷.1 or 10⁶4 TCID50/dose, respectively, of AHSV-CP in approximately 1 mL of diluent containing a CARBOPOL adjuvant. For ethical reasons, a single control horse was used to confirm the virulence of the challenge inoculum because this virus strain has previously been shown to cause severe or lethal disease in inoculated horses (Nurton, J. P., et al, 2001). The control horse was vaccinated with recombinant canarypox virus expressing the hemagglutinin protein of equine influenza virus (EI-CP; PROTEQFLU® equine influenza virus vaccine, Merial) that was administered according to the manufacturer's instructions. All horses were revaccinated 28 days later with the respective vaccine construct. The animals were co-housed regardless of vaccine type. All laboratory testing was done independent of knowledge of vaccination status.

A. Methods

[0270] AHSV Infection of Horses and Sample Collection

[0271] All 9 horses were challenged by intravenous inoculation of 10⁵.5 TCID₅₀ of AHSV-4 at 28 days after the second vaccination. The horses were evaluated daily for manifestations of African horse sickness for 23 days after inoculation. Blood was collected in EDTA VACUTAINER® tubes (Becton Dickinson) prior to challenge infection and at 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21 and 23 days post-infection (DPI) for complete blood counts (CBC). Blood samples were also collected daily in EDTA VACUTAINER® tubes (Becton Dickinson) on days 0 through 23 DPI for quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and virus isolation in BHK-21 cells. Serum was collected in SST serum separator tubes (Becton Dickinson) from all horses immediately prior to vaccination and at two weekly intervals thereafter.

Clinical Laboratory Assays

[0272] Haematological analysis was done using an electronic cell counter (Coulter Electronics Inc.).

Virus Detection

[0273] The presence of AHSV in the blood of the horses was determined using qRT-PCR assays that detect the individual genes encoding the VP7 and NS2 proteins of AHSV (Quan, M. and A J Guthrie, 2009) with samples being classified as positive if the fluorescence exceeded the threshold of 0.1 within a maximum of 40 cycles. Virus isolation from blood was done in BHK-21 cells, as described by Quan, M. et al, 2008.

Serological Assays

[0274] Serotype-specific neutralizing antibodies to AHSV were detected by microneutralization assay using AHSV-4 as the challenge virus as described by Howell, P G et al, 2002. Antibody titers were recorded as the reciprocal of the highest final dilution of serum that provided at least 50% protection of the BHK-21 cell monolayer. A titer of >10 was considered significant.

Statistical Analysis

[0275] AHSV-4 neutralizing antibody titres at 8 weeks after primary vaccination and 6 weeks after AHSV infection were compared between the vaccine groups by Mann-Whitney U test with a P<0.05 being considered significant.

B. Analysis

[0276] Immunogenicity of AHSV-CP

[0277] All horses were seronegative by both ELISA and AHSV-4 microneutralization assays prior to vaccination, and all but two horses in TABLE 2 developed neutralizing antibodies to AHSV-4 after immunization with the AHSV-CP recombinant vector whereas the horse immunized with EIV-CP did not develop neutralizing antibodies to AHSV-4 (Table 2). At 8 weeks post-vaccination, AHSV-4 titres were significantly higher (P=0.021) in horses given the high vaccine dose than those in the low dose group, but this difference was less evident (P=0.057) at 6 weeks post infection. All horses remained healthy and showed no adverse effects after vaccination.

TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 2 Titers of African horse sickness serotype 4 neutralizing antibodies Post-vaccination titers^a (weeks Post-infection titers^a after primary (weeks after AHSV Treatment/ vaccination) infection) Horse ID 0 4 8 2 4 6 Vaccinated (AHSV-CP-10⁷.1) 1 ≦10 ≦10 28 20 40 20 2 ≦10 ≦10 40 40 10 14 3 ≦10 ≦10 20 40 28 40 4 ≦10 ≦10 40 80 56 80 Vaccinated (AHSV-CP-10⁶.4) 5 ≦10 ≦10 ≦10 ≦10 ≦10 ≦10 6 ≦10 ≦10 ≦10 10 ≦10 ≦10 7 ≦10 ≦10 14 40 20 10 8 ≦10 ≦10 10 56 56 14 Control (EIV-CP) 9 ≦10 ≦10 ≦10 10 160 224 ^aExpressed as the reciprocal of the highest dilution that provided >50% protection of the BHK-21cell monolayer.

C. Protection of Horses Immunized with AHSV-CP

[0278] The ability of AHSV-CP to protectively immunize horses was evaluated by comparing amounts of AHSV nucleic acid (Ct values) in the blood of AHSV-CP (vaccinates) and EIV-CP (control) immunized horses after challenge infection (FIG. 31, Panel A). Whereas AHSV nucleic acid was detected from 8 days post infection (DPI) of the control horse (EIV-CP), it was never detected in the blood of the vaccinated horses. Similarly, AHSV-4 was repeatedly isolated from the blood of the control horse but never from the vaccinated horses (data not shown).

[0279] The control (EIV-CP) horse developed clinical signs consistent with the "dikkop" or cardiac form of African horse sickness, whereas the vaccinated horses all remained normal throughout the study. Specifically, the control horse developed high fever and thrombocytopenia that coincided with increasing viral load in blood (FIG. 31, Panel B and C, respectively). The control horse also developed prominent oedema of the supraorbital fossae at 12 DPI, which persisted until 21 DPI.

D. Serological Responses of AHSV-CP Vaccinated and Control Horses after Challenge Exposure to AHSV-4

[0280] The serological responses of vaccinated (AHSV-CP) and control (EIV-CP) horses were determined following challenge infection with AHSV-4 by both SN (Table 2) and ELISA (data not shown) tests. The control horse seroconverted to AHSV by 4 weeks after challenge, as determined by SN assays, whilst none of the vaccinated horses did so. Furthermore, all the vaccinated horses remained negative for antibodies to VP7 by ELISA for the duration of the study. The lack of seroconversion of the vaccinated horses on SN assays and the failure to detect antibody to VP7 by ELISA suggests that virus replication was absent or minimal in the vaccinated horses. Similarly, the AHSV-4 neutralizing antibody after challenge infection in the control (WNV-CP) horse that was seronegative prior to challenge was considerably greater than the titres observed in the vaccinated horses at 4 and 6 weeks after infection.

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[0335] Having thus described in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the invention defined by the appended paragraphs is not to be limited to particular details set forth in the above description as many apparent variations thereof are possible without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

Sequence CWU 1

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6311060PRTartificial sequenceAHSV4-VP2 polypeptide encoded by codon-optimized synthetic AHSV4-VP2 gene 1Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Met Thr Asn Glu Lys Phe Asp Pro 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Glu Lys Thr Ile Cys Asp Val Ile Val Thr Lys Lys Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Lys His Lys Glu Val Asp Gly Val Cys Gly Tyr Glu Trp Asp Glu 35 40 45 Thr Asn His Arg Phe Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Asp Met Ser Ile 50 55 60 Ser Glu Phe Met Tyr Asn Glu Ile Arg Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Phe Pro Arg Tyr Ile Ile Asp Thr Leu Lys Tyr Glu Lys Phe Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Asn Glu Met Arg 100 105 110 Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Ala Gly Glu Met Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Cys Tyr Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Arg Arg Glu Ala Arg Ser Gln Lys Leu 130 135 140 Asp Arg Ile Arg Asn Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Val Glu Phe Tyr Glu Glu 145 150 155 160 Glu Ser Lys Arg Lys Ala Ile Leu Asp Gln Asn Lys Met Ser Lys Val 165 170 175 Glu Gln Trp Arg Asp Ala Val Asn Glu Arg Ile Val Ser Ile Glu Pro 180 185 190 Lys Arg Gly Glu Cys Tyr Asp His Gly Thr Asp Ile Ile Tyr Gln Phe 195 200 205 Ile Lys Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Met Met Tyr Pro His Tyr Tyr Val Leu 210 215 220 His Ser Asp Tyr Cys Ile Val Pro Asn Lys Gly Gly Thr Ser Ile Gly 225 230 235 240 Ser Trp His Ile Arg Lys Arg Thr Glu Gly Asp Ala Lys Ala Ser Ala 245 250 255 Met Tyr Ser Gly Lys Gly Pro Leu Asn Asp Leu Arg Val Lys Ile Glu 260 265 270 Arg Asp Asp Leu Ser Arg Glu Thr Ile Ile Gln Ile Ile Glu Tyr Gly 275 280 285 Lys Lys Phe Asn Ser Ser Ala Gly Asp Lys Gln Gly Asn Ile Ser Ile 290 295 300 Glu Lys Leu Val Glu Tyr Cys Asp Phe Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Ala 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Asp Thr Ala Arg Gln Glu Ile Arg 325 330 335 Lys Ala Trp Val Lys Gly Met Pro Tyr Met Asp Phe Ser Lys Pro Met 340 345 350 Lys Ile Thr Arg Gly Phe Asn Arg Asn Met Leu Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu 355 360 365 Asp Ser Phe Arg Lys Arg Asn Gly Val Asp Val Asp Pro Asn Lys Gly 370 375 380 Lys Trp Lys Glu His Ile Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Ala 385 390 395 400 Gln Thr Glu Asn Gly Gly Gln Pro Cys Gln Val Ser Ile Asp Gly Val 405 410 415 Asn Val Leu Thr Asn Val Asp Tyr Gly Thr Val Asn His Trp Ile Asp 420 425 430 Trp Val Thr Asp Ile Ile Met Val Val Gln Thr Lys Arg Leu Val Lys 435 440 445 Glu Tyr Ala Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Leu Leu Ala Gly Met 450 455 460 Asn Ser Leu Val Gly Val Leu Arg Cys Tyr Met Tyr Cys Leu Ala Leu 465 470 475 480 Ala Ile Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Glu Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Phe Lys Lys Gly 485 490 495 Ser Asn Ala Ser Ala Ile Ile Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Met Phe Pro Asp 500 505 510 Phe Arg Arg Glu Leu Val Glu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asp Leu Arg Met Lys 515 520 525 Glu Ile Thr Arg Glu Leu Phe Val Gly Lys Ser Met Thr Ser Lys Phe 530 535 540 Met Glu Glu Gly Glu Tyr Gly Tyr Lys Phe Ala Tyr Gly Trp Arg Arg 545 550 555 560 Asp Gly Phe Ala Val Met Glu Asp Tyr Gly Glu Ile Leu Thr Glu Lys 565 570 575 Val Glu Asp Leu Tyr Lys Gly Val Leu Leu Gly Arg Lys Trp Glu Asp 580 585 590 Glu Val Asp Asp Pro Glu Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Asp Leu Tyr Thr Asn 595 600 605 Glu Pro His Arg Val Phe Leu Ser Ala Gly Lys Asp Val Asp Asn Asn 610 615 620 Ile Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Ser Gln Ala Glu Thr Thr Tyr Leu Ser Lys 625 630 635 640 Arg Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Ile Ser Gln Val Glu Val Thr Lys 645 650 655 Ala Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Asp Met Asn Glu Lys Gln Lys Pro Tyr Phe 660 665 670 Glu Phe Glu Tyr Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Cys Ser Ile Gly Glu Leu Gly 675 680 685 Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asn Leu Leu Val Gly Arg Asn 690 695 700 Arg Gly Glu Glu Ile Leu Asp Ser Lys Glu Leu Val Trp Met Asp Met 705 710 715 720 Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Gly Ala Val Arg Ser His Asp Arg Cys Trp Ile 725 730 735 Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Ile Glu Val Asn Leu Arg His Ala Leu Ile Val 740 745 750 Arg Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Asp Met Met Ser Glu Arg Glu Thr Phe Ser 755 760 765 Thr Ile Leu Glu Lys Val Met Glu Asp Val Lys Glu Leu Arg Phe Phe 770 775 780 Pro Thr Tyr Arg His Tyr Tyr Leu Glu Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Phe Asn 785 790 795 800 Asp Glu Arg Arg Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg Leu Tyr Asp 805 810 815 Val Gln Thr Arg Glu Gln Ala Leu Asn Thr Phe Thr Asp Phe His Arg 820 825 830 Cys Val Glu Ser Glu Leu Leu Leu Pro Thr Leu Lys Leu Asn Phe Leu 835 840 845 Leu Trp Ile Val Phe Glu Met Glu Asn Val Glu Val Asn Ala Ala Tyr 850 855 860 Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Ala Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Ile 865 870 875 880 Gly Val Asp Ile Phe Asn Ser Gln Leu Ser Ile Ser Met Ser Gly Trp 885 890 895 Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Met Cys Ala Glu Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Lys 900 905 910 Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Arg Trp Phe Ile Ser Tyr Tyr 915 920 925 Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Asp Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys 930 935 940 Phe Glu Gly Leu Ser Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg 945 950 955 960 Asp Tyr Val Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Thr Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala 965 970 975 Leu Met Val Val Tyr Ala Arg Asp Ser Arg Ile Glu Trp Ile Glu Ala 980 985 990 Glu Leu Ser Gln Trp Leu Gln Met Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly Leu Ile Leu 995 1000 1005 Val His Asp Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ser Val Leu Arg Ala Arg 1010 1015 1020 Thr Leu Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Ser Met Asp Thr Leu Ile Leu 1025 1030 1035 Ile Ser Ser Gly Val Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe Leu Leu Ser 1040 1045 1050 Lys Leu Leu Ala Lys Thr Glu 1055 1060 2505PRTartificial sequenceAHSV4-VP5 polypeptide encoded by codon-optimized synthetic AHSV4-VP5 gene 2Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Asn Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ser Ala Lys Lys Met Tyr Lys Leu Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Lys Met Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Ala Lys Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Ala Ile Arg Lys Ile Val Lys Gly Glu Val Asp Ala Glu Lys Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asn Glu Ile Lys Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Ser Gly Leu Leu Glu 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Lys Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Arg Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Asp Glu Ala Ile Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Arg Asp Thr Val Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Asp Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Val Glu Thr Gln His Val Ile Asp 305 310 315 320 Ala Val Leu Pro Ile Val Lys Gln Glu Tyr Glu Arg His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Arg Ile Pro Gly Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Ile His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Ser Val Phe 355 360 365 Met Cys Arg Ala Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Phe Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val His Phe Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Leu His Gly Gly Ala Ile Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Thr Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Gly Met Pro 420 425 430 Thr Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Lys Leu Gln Arg Ser Met Gly Thr 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Ala Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Arg Leu Val Tyr Asp Ser Glu Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Tyr Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 500 505 38550DNAartificial sequencepLHD3460.4 Plasmid (Left Arm to Right Arm) comprising African Horse Virus 4 VP2 & VP5 coding sequences 3tgcggccgcg tcgacatgca ttgttagttc tgtagatcag taacgtatag catacgagta 60taattatcgt aggtagtagg tatcctaaaa taaatctgat acagataata actttgtaaa 120tcaattcagc aatttctcta ttatcatgat aatgattaat acacagcgtg tcgttatttt 180ttgttacgat agtatttcta aagtaaagag caggaatccc tagtataata gaaataatcc 240atatgaaaaa tatagtaatg tacatatttc taatgttaac atatttatag gtaaatccag 300gaagggtaat ttttacatat ctatatacgc ttattacagt tattaaaaat atacttgcaa 360acatgttaga agtaaaaaag aaagaactaa ttttacaaag tgctttacca aaatgccaat 420ggaaattact tagtatgtat ataatgtata aaggtatgaa tatcacaaac agcaaatcgg 480ctattcccaa gttgagaaac ggtataatag atatatttct agataccatt aataacctta 540taagcttgac gtttcctata atgcctacta agaaaactag aagatacata catactaacg 600ccatacgaga gtaactactc atcgtataac tactgttgct aacagtgaca ctgatgttat 660aactcatctt tgatgtggta taaatgtata ataactatat tacactggta ttttatttca 720gttatatact atatagtatt aaaaattata tttgtataat tatattatta tattcagtgt 780agaaagtaaa atactataaa tatgtatctc ttatttataa cttattagta aagtatgtac 840tattcagtta tattgtttta taaaagctaa atgctactag attgatataa atgaatatgt 900aataaattag taatgtagta tactaatatt aactcacatt tgactaatta gctataaaaa 960cccgggttaa ttaattagtc atcaggcagg gcgagaacga gactatctgc tcgttaatta 1020attagagctt ctttattcta tacttaaaaa gtgaaaataa atacaaaggt tcttgagggt 1080tgtgttaaat tgaaagcgag aaataatcat aaattatttc attatcgcga tatccgttaa 1140gtttgtatcg ta atg gcc agc gag ttc ggc atc ctg atg acc aac gag aag 1191 Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Met Thr Asn Glu Lys 1 5 10 ttc gac ccc agc ctg gaa aag acc atc tgc gac gtg atc gtg acc aag 1239Phe Asp Pro Ser Leu Glu Lys Thr Ile Cys Asp Val Ile Val Thr Lys 15 20 25 aag ggc cgg gtc aag cac aag gaa gtg gac ggc gtg tgc ggc tac gag 1287Lys Gly Arg Val Lys His Lys Glu Val Asp Gly Val Cys Gly Tyr Glu 30 35 40 45 tgg gac gag acc aac cac cgg ttc ggc ctg tgc gag gtg gag cac gac 1335Trp Asp Glu Thr Asn His Arg Phe Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Asp 50 55 60 atg agc atc agc gag ttc atg tac aac gag atc aga tgc gag ggc gcc 1383Met Ser Ile Ser Glu Phe Met Tyr Asn Glu Ile Arg Cys Glu Gly Ala 65 70 75 tac ccc atc ttc ccc cgg tac atc atc gac acc ctg aag tat gag aag 1431Tyr Pro Ile Phe Pro Arg Tyr Ile Ile Asp Thr Leu Lys Tyr Glu Lys 80 85 90 ttc atc gac cgg aac gac cac cag atc cgg gtg gac cgg gac gac aac 1479Phe Ile Asp Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Asn 95 100 105 gag atg cgg aag atc ctg atc cag ccc tac gcc ggc gag atg tac ttc 1527Glu Met Arg Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Ala Gly Glu Met Tyr Phe 110 115 120 125 agc ccc gag tgc tac ccc agc gtg ttc ctg cgg cgg gag gcc aga agc 1575Ser Pro Glu Cys Tyr Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Arg Arg Glu Ala Arg Ser 130 135 140 cag aag ctg gac cgg atc agg aac tac atc ggc aag cgg gtg gag ttc 1623Gln Lys Leu Asp Arg Ile Arg Asn Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Val Glu Phe 145 150 155 tac gag gaa gag agc aag cgg aag gcc atc ctg gac cag aac aag atg 1671Tyr Glu Glu Glu Ser Lys Arg Lys Ala Ile Leu Asp Gln Asn Lys Met 160 165 170 agc aag gtg gaa cag tgg cgg gac gcc gtg aac gag cgg atc gtg agc 1719Ser Lys Val Glu Gln Trp Arg Asp Ala Val Asn Glu Arg Ile Val Ser 175 180 185 atc gag ccc aag cgg ggc gag tgc tac gac cac ggc acc gac atc atc 1767Ile Glu Pro Lys Arg Gly Glu Cys Tyr Asp His Gly Thr Asp Ile Ile 190 195 200 205 tac cag ttc atc aag aag ctg cgg ttc ggc atg atg tac ccc cac tac 1815Tyr Gln Phe Ile Lys Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Met Met Tyr Pro His Tyr 210 215 220 tac gtg ctg cac agc gac tac tgc atc gtg ccc aac aag ggc ggc acc 1863Tyr Val Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Cys Ile Val Pro Asn Lys Gly Gly Thr 225 230 235 agc atc ggc agc tgg cac atc cgg aag cgg acc gag ggc gac gcc aag 1911Ser Ile Gly Ser Trp His Ile Arg Lys Arg Thr Glu Gly Asp Ala Lys 240 245 250 gcc agc gcc atg tac agc ggc aag ggc ccc ctg aac gac ctg cgg gtg 1959Ala Ser Ala Met Tyr Ser Gly Lys Gly Pro Leu Asn Asp Leu Arg Val 255 260 265 aag atc gag cgg gac gac ctg agc cgg gag acc atc atc cag atc atc 2007Lys Ile Glu Arg Asp Asp Leu Ser Arg Glu Thr Ile Ile Gln Ile Ile 270 275 280 285 gag tac ggc aag aag ttc aac agc tct gcc ggc gac aag cag ggc aac 2055Glu Tyr Gly Lys Lys Phe Asn Ser Ser Ala Gly Asp Lys Gln Gly Asn 290 295 300

atc agc atc gag aag ctg gtc gag tac tgc gac ttc ctg acc acc ttc 2103Ile Ser Ile Glu Lys Leu Val Glu Tyr Cys Asp Phe Leu Thr Thr Phe 305 310 315 gtg cac gcc aag aag aag gaa gag ggc gag gac gac acc gcc agg cag 2151Val His Ala Lys Lys Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Asp Thr Ala Arg Gln 320 325 330 gaa atc cgg aag gcc tgg gtg aag gga atg ccc tac atg gac ttc agc 2199Glu Ile Arg Lys Ala Trp Val Lys Gly Met Pro Tyr Met Asp Phe Ser 335 340 345 aag ccc atg aag atc acc cgg ggc ttc aac cgg aat atg ctg ttc ttc 2247Lys Pro Met Lys Ile Thr Arg Gly Phe Asn Arg Asn Met Leu Phe Phe 350 355 360 365 gcc gcc ctg gac agc ttc cgg aag agg aac ggc gtg gac gtg gac ccc 2295Ala Ala Leu Asp Ser Phe Arg Lys Arg Asn Gly Val Asp Val Asp Pro 370 375 380 aat aag ggc aag tgg aaa gag cac atc aaa gag gtc acc gag aag ctg 2343Asn Lys Gly Lys Trp Lys Glu His Ile Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu 385 390 395 aag aag gcc cag acc gag aac ggc ggc cag ccc tgc cag gtg tcc atc 2391Lys Lys Ala Gln Thr Glu Asn Gly Gly Gln Pro Cys Gln Val Ser Ile 400 405 410 gac ggc gtg aac gtg ctg acc aac gtg gac tac ggc acc gtg aac cac 2439Asp Gly Val Asn Val Leu Thr Asn Val Asp Tyr Gly Thr Val Asn His 415 420 425 tgg atc gac tgg gtg aca gac atc atc atg gtg gtg cag acc aag cgg 2487Trp Ile Asp Trp Val Thr Asp Ile Ile Met Val Val Gln Thr Lys Arg 430 435 440 445 ctg gtg aaa gag tac gcc ttt aag aag ctg aaa agc gag aac ctg ctg 2535Leu Val Lys Glu Tyr Ala Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Leu Leu 450 455 460 gcc ggc atg aac agc ctg gtc ggc gtg ctg cgg tgc tac atg tac tgc 2583Ala Gly Met Asn Ser Leu Val Gly Val Leu Arg Cys Tyr Met Tyr Cys 465 470 475 ctg gcc ctg gcc atc tac gac ttc tac gag ggc acc atc gat ggc ttc 2631Leu Ala Leu Ala Ile Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Glu Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Phe 480 485 490 aag aag ggc agc aac gcc tcc gcc atc atc gag acc gtg gcc cag atg 2679Lys Lys Gly Ser Asn Ala Ser Ala Ile Ile Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Met 495 500 505 ttc ccc gac ttc cgg cgg gaa ctg gtg gag aag ttt ggc atc gac ctg 2727Phe Pro Asp Phe Arg Arg Glu Leu Val Glu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asp Leu 510 515 520 525 cgc atg aaa gag atc acc cgc gag ctg ttc gtg ggc aag agc atg acc 2775Arg Met Lys Glu Ile Thr Arg Glu Leu Phe Val Gly Lys Ser Met Thr 530 535 540 agc aag ttc atg gaa gag ggg gag tac ggc tac aag ttc gcc tac ggc 2823Ser Lys Phe Met Glu Glu Gly Glu Tyr Gly Tyr Lys Phe Ala Tyr Gly 545 550 555 tgg cgg agg gac ggc ttc gcc gtg atg gaa gat tac ggc gag atc ctg 2871Trp Arg Arg Asp Gly Phe Ala Val Met Glu Asp Tyr Gly Glu Ile Leu 560 565 570 aca gag aag gtg gag gac ctg tac aag ggg gtg ctg ctg ggc cgg aag 2919Thr Glu Lys Val Glu Asp Leu Tyr Lys Gly Val Leu Leu Gly Arg Lys 575 580 585 tgg gag gac gag gtg gac gac ccc gag agc tac ttc tac gac gac ctg 2967Trp Glu Asp Glu Val Asp Asp Pro Glu Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Asp Leu 590 595 600 605 tac acc aac gag ccc cac cgg gtg ttc ctg agc gcc ggc aag gac gtg 3015Tyr Thr Asn Glu Pro His Arg Val Phe Leu Ser Ala Gly Lys Asp Val 610 615 620 gac aac aac atc acc ctg cgg agc atc agc cag gcc gag acc acc tac 3063Asp Asn Asn Ile Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Ser Gln Ala Glu Thr Thr Tyr 625 630 635 ctg agc aag cgg ttc gtg agc tac tgg tac agg atc agc cag gtg gag 3111Leu Ser Lys Arg Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Ile Ser Gln Val Glu 640 645 650 gtg acc aag gcc cgg aac gag gtg ctg gac atg aac gag aag cag aag 3159Val Thr Lys Ala Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Asp Met Asn Glu Lys Gln Lys 655 660 665 ccc tac ttc gag ttc gag tac gac gac ttc aag ccc tgc tcc atc ggc 3207Pro Tyr Phe Glu Phe Glu Tyr Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Cys Ser Ile Gly 670 675 680 685 gag ctg ggc atc cac gcc agc acc tac atc tac cag aat ctg ctg gtc 3255Glu Leu Gly Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asn Leu Leu Val 690 695 700 ggc agg aac cgg ggc gag gaa atc ctg gac agc aaa gaa ctg gtc tgg 3303Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly Glu Glu Ile Leu Asp Ser Lys Glu Leu Val Trp 705 710 715 atg gac atg agc ctg ctg aac ttc ggc gcc gtg cgg agc cac gac cgg 3351Met Asp Met Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Gly Ala Val Arg Ser His Asp Arg 720 725 730 tgc tgg atc tct agc agc gtg gcc atc gag gtg aac ctg cgg cac gcc 3399Cys Trp Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Ile Glu Val Asn Leu Arg His Ala 735 740 745 ctg atc gtg cgg atc ttc agc aga ttc gac atg atg agc gag aga gag 3447Leu Ile Val Arg Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Asp Met Met Ser Glu Arg Glu 750 755 760 765 acc ttc agc acc atc ctg gaa aag gtc atg gaa gat gtg aaa gag ctg 3495Thr Phe Ser Thr Ile Leu Glu Lys Val Met Glu Asp Val Lys Glu Leu 770 775 780 cgg ttc ttc ccc acc tac cgg cac tac tac ctg gaa acc ctg cag cgg 3543Arg Phe Phe Pro Thr Tyr Arg His Tyr Tyr Leu Glu Thr Leu Gln Arg 785 790 795 gtg ttc aac gac gag cgg cgg ctg gaa gtg gat gac ttc tac atg cgg 3591Val Phe Asn Asp Glu Arg Arg Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg 800 805 810 ctg tac gac gtg cag acc cgg gag cag gcc ctg aac acc ttc acc gac 3639Leu Tyr Asp Val Gln Thr Arg Glu Gln Ala Leu Asn Thr Phe Thr Asp 815 820 825 ttc cac aga tgc gtg gag agc gag ctg ctg ctg ccc acc ctg aag ctg 3687Phe His Arg Cys Val Glu Ser Glu Leu Leu Leu Pro Thr Leu Lys Leu 830 835 840 845 aac ttc ctg ctg tgg atc gtg ttc gag atg gaa aac gtg gag gtg aac 3735Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Ile Val Phe Glu Met Glu Asn Val Glu Val Asn 850 855 860 gcc gcc tac aag cgg cac ccc ctg ctg atc tct acc gcc aag ggc ctg 3783Ala Ala Tyr Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Ala Lys Gly Leu 865 870 875 agg gtg atc ggc gtg gac atc ttc aac agc cag ctg tcc atc agc atg 3831Arg Val Ile Gly Val Asp Ile Phe Asn Ser Gln Leu Ser Ile Ser Met 880 885 890 agc ggc tgg att ccc tac gtg gag cgg atg tgc gcc gag agc aaa gtg 3879Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Met Cys Ala Glu Ser Lys Val 895 900 905 cag acc aaa ctg acc gcc gac gag ctg aaa ctg aag cgg tgg ttc atc 3927Gln Thr Lys Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Arg Trp Phe Ile 910 915 920 925 agc tac tac acc aca ctg aag ctg gac aga aga gcc gag ccc cgg atg 3975Ser Tyr Tyr Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Asp Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met 930 935 940 agc ttc aag ttc gag ggc ctg agc acc tgg atc ggc agc aac tgt ggc 4023Ser Phe Lys Phe Glu Gly Leu Ser Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly 945 950 955 ggc gtg cgg gac tac gtg atc cag atg ctg cct acc cgg aag ccc aag 4071Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Val Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Thr Arg Lys Pro Lys 960 965 970 cct ggc gcc ctg atg gtg gtg tac gcc cgg gac agc cgg atc gag tgg 4119Pro Gly Ala Leu Met Val Val Tyr Ala Arg Asp Ser Arg Ile Glu Trp 975 980 985 atc gag gcc gag ctg tcc cag tgg ctg cag atg gaa ggc agc ctg ggc 4167Ile Glu Ala Glu Leu Ser Gln Trp Leu Gln Met Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly 990 995 1000 1005 ctg atc ctg gtg cac gac agc ggc atc atc aac aag agc gtg ctg 4212Leu Ile Leu Val His Asp Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ser Val Leu 1010 1015 1020 agg gcc cgg acc ctg aaa atc tac aac cgg ggc agc atg gac acc 4257Arg Ala Arg Thr Leu Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Ser Met Asp Thr 1025 1030 1035 ctg atc ctg atc agc tcc ggc gtg tac acc ttc ggc aac aag ttc 4302Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Ser Gly Val Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe 1040 1045 1050 ctg ctg tcc aag ctg ctg gcc aag acc gag tga tga ggatccctcg 4348Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Leu Ala Lys Thr Glu 1055 1060 agtttttatt gactagttca aaattgaaaa tatataatta caatataaa atg ggc aag 4406 Met Gly Lys ttt acc agc ttc ctg aag agg gcc ggc aac gcc acc aag cgg gcc 4451Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Asn Ala Thr Lys Arg Ala 1065 1070 1075 ctg acc agc gac agc gcc aag aag atg tac aag ctg gcc ggc aag 4496Leu Thr Ser Asp Ser Ala Lys Lys Met Tyr Lys Leu Ala Gly Lys 1080 1085 1090 acc ctg cag cgg gtg gtg gag agc gaa gtg ggc agc gcc gcc atc 4541Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 1095 1100 1105 gac ggc gtg atg cag ggc gcc atc cag agc atc atc cag ggc gag 4586Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu 1110 1115 1120 aac ctg ggc gac agc atc aag cag gcc gtg atc ctg aac gtg gcc 4631Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala 1125 1130 1135 ggc acc ctg gaa agc gcc cct gac ccc ctg agc cct ggc gag cag 4676Gly Thr Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln 1140 1145 1150 ctg ctg tac aac aag gtg tcc gag atc gag aag atg gaa aag gaa 4721Leu Leu Tyr Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Lys Met Glu Lys Glu 1155 1160 1165 gat cgg gtg atc gag acc cac aac gcc aag atc gag gaa aag ttc 4766Asp Arg Val Ile Glu Thr His Asn Ala Lys Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe 1170 1175 1180 ggc aag gac ctg ctg gcc atc cgg aag atc gtg aag ggc gag gtg 4811Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu Ala Ile Arg Lys Ile Val Lys Gly Glu Val 1185 1190 1195 gac gcc gag aag ctg gaa ggc aac gag atc aag tac gtg gag aag 4856Asp Ala Glu Lys Leu Glu Gly Asn Glu Ile Lys Tyr Val Glu Lys 1200 1205 1210 gcc ctg agc ggc ctg ctg gaa atc ggc aag gat cag agc gag cgg 4901Ala Leu Ser Gly Leu Leu Glu Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg 1215 1220 1225 atc acc aag ctg tac cgg gcc ctg cag acc gaa gag gac ctg cgg 4946Ile Thr Lys Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg 1230 1235 1240 acc cgg gac gag acc cgg atg atc aac gag tac cgg gag aag ttc 4991Thr Arg Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe 1245 1250 1255 gac gcc ctg aaa gag gcc atc gag atc gag cag cag gcc acc cac 5036Asp Ala Leu Lys Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Glu Gln Gln Ala Thr His 1260 1265 1270 gac gag gcc atc cag gaa atg ctg gac ctg agc gcc gag gtg atc 5081Asp Glu Ala Ile Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser Ala Glu Val Ile 1275 1280 1285 gaa acc gcc agc gag gaa gtg ccc atc ttt ggc gcc gga gcc gcc 5126Glu Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala 1290 1295 1300 aac gtg atc gcc acc acc cgg gcc att cag ggc ggc ctg aag ctg 5171Asn Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu Lys Leu 1305 1310 1315 aag gaa atc gtg gac aag ctg aca ggc atc gac ctg agc cac ctg 5216Lys Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His Leu 1320 1325 1330 aag gtg gcc gac atc cac ccc cac atc atc gag aag gcc atg ctg 5261Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 1335 1340 1345 cgg gac acc gtg acc gac aag gac ctg gct atg gcc atc aag agc 5306Arg Asp Thr Val Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser 1350 1355 1360 aag gtg gac gtg atc gac gag atg aac gtg gag acc cag cac gtg 5351Lys Val Asp Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Val Glu Thr Gln His Val 1365 1370 1375 atc gat gcc gtg ctg ccc atc gtg aag cag gaa tac gag cgg cac 5396Ile Asp Ala Val Leu Pro Ile Val Lys Gln Glu Tyr Glu Arg His 1380 1385 1390 gac aac aag tac cac gtg aga atc cct ggc gcc ctg aag atc cac 5441Asp Asn Lys Tyr His Val Arg Ile Pro Gly Ala Leu Lys Ile His 1395 1400 1405 agc gag cac acc ccc aag atc cac atc tac acc acc ccc tgg gac 5486Ser Glu His Thr Pro Lys Ile His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp 1410 1415 1420 agc gac tcc gtg ttc atg tgc cgg gcc atc gcc ccc cac cat cag 5531Ser Asp Ser Val Phe Met Cys Arg Ala Ile Ala Pro His His Gln 1425 1430 1435 cag cgg agc ttc ttc atc ggc ttc gac ctg gaa atc gag tac gtg 5576Gln Arg Ser Phe Phe Ile Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val 1440 1445 1450 cac ttc gag gac acc agc gtg gag ggc cac atc ctg cac ggc gga 5621His Phe Glu Asp Thr Ser Val Glu Gly His Ile Leu His Gly Gly 1455 1460 1465 gcc atc acc gtg gag ggc agg ggc ttc cgg cag gcc tac acc gag 5666Ala Ile Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Gly Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Thr Glu 1470 1475 1480 ttc atg aac gcc gcc tgg ggc atg cct acc acc ccc gag ctg cac 5711Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Gly Met Pro Thr Thr Pro Glu Leu His 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tcttcaacag ccagctgtcc atcagcatga gcggctggat tccctacgtg 2700gagcggatgt gcgccgagag caaagtgcag accaaactga ccgccgacga gctgaaactg 2760aagcggtggt tcatcagcta ctacaccaca ctgaagctgg acagaagagc cgagccccgg 2820atgagcttca agttcgaggg cctgagcacc tggatcggca gcaactgtgg cggcgtgcgg 2880gactacgtga tccagatgct gcctacccgg aagcccaagc ctggcgccct gatggtggtg 2940tacgcccggg acagccggat cgagtggatc gaggccgagc tgtcccagtg gctgcagatg 3000gaaggcagcc tgggcctgat cctggtgcac gacagcggca tcatcaacaa gagcgtgctg 3060agggcccgga ccctgaaaat ctacaaccgg ggcagcatgg acaccctgat cctgatcagc 3120tccggcgtgt acaccttcgg caacaagttc ctgctgtcca agctgctggc caagaccgag 318051521DNAartificial sequenceCodon-optimized synthetic AHSV4-VP5 gene 5atgggcaagt ttaccagctt cctgaagagg gccggcaacg ccaccaagcg ggccctgacc 60agcgacagcg ccaagaagat gtacaagctg gccggcaaga ccctgcagcg ggtggtggag 120agcgaagtgg gcagcgccgc catcgacggc gtgatgcagg gcgccatcca gagcatcatc 180cagggcgaga acctgggcga cagcatcaag caggccgtga tcctgaacgt ggccggcacc 240ctggaaagcg cccctgaccc cctgagccct ggcgagcagc tgctgtacaa caaggtgtcc 300gagatcgaga agatggaaaa ggaagatcgg gtgatcgaga cccacaacgc caagatcgag 360gaaaagttcg gcaaggacct gctggccatc cggaagatcg tgaagggcga ggtggacgcc 420gagaagctgg aaggcaacga gatcaagtac gtggagaagg ccctgagcgg cctgctggaa 480atcggcaagg atcagagcga gcggatcacc aagctgtacc gggccctgca gaccgaagag 540gacctgcgga cccgggacga gacccggatg atcaacgagt accgggagaa gttcgacgcc 600ctgaaagagg ccatcgagat cgagcagcag gccacccacg acgaggccat ccaggaaatg 660ctggacctga gcgccgaggt gatcgaaacc gccagcgagg aagtgcccat ctttggcgcc 720ggagccgcca acgtgatcgc caccacccgg gccattcagg gcggcctgaa gctgaaggaa 780atcgtggaca agctgacagg catcgacctg agccacctga aggtggccga catccacccc 840cacatcatcg agaaggccat gctgcgggac accgtgaccg acaaggacct ggctatggcc 900atcaagagca aggtggacgt gatcgacgag atgaacgtgg agacccagca cgtgatcgat 960gccgtgctgc ccatcgtgaa gcaggaatac gagcggcacg acaacaagta ccacgtgaga 1020atccctggcg ccctgaagat ccacagcgag cacaccccca agatccacat ctacaccacc 1080ccctgggaca gcgactccgt gttcatgtgc cgggccatcg ccccccacca tcagcagcgg 1140agcttcttca tcggcttcga cctggaaatc gagtacgtgc acttcgagga caccagcgtg 1200gagggccaca tcctgcacgg cggagccatc accgtggagg gcaggggctt ccggcaggcc 1260tacaccgagt tcatgaacgc cgcctggggc atgcctacca cccccgagct gcacaagcgg 1320aagctgcagc ggagcatggg cacccacccc atctacatgg gcagcatgga ctacgccatc 1380agctacgagc agctggtgtc caatgccatg cggctggtgt acgacagcga gctgcagatg 1440cactgcctga gaggccccct gaagttccag cggcggaccc tgatgaacgc cctgctgtac 1500ggcgtgaaga tcgcctgatg a 1521611158DNAArtificial sequenceTheoretical sequence for pLHD3460.4 (pC3 H6p synthetic AHSV4 VP2/42Kp synthetic AHSV4 VP5) - entire plasmid 6tgcggccgcg tcgacatgca ttgttagttc tgtagatcag taacgtatag catacgagta 60taattatcgt aggtagtagg tatcctaaaa taaatctgat acagataata actttgtaaa 120tcaattcagc aatttctcta ttatcatgat aatgattaat acacagcgtg tcgttatttt 180ttgttacgat agtatttcta aagtaaagag caggaatccc tagtataata gaaataatcc 240atatgaaaaa tatagtaatg tacatatttc taatgttaac atatttatag gtaaatccag 300gaagggtaat ttttacatat ctatatacgc ttattacagt tattaaaaat atacttgcaa 360acatgttaga agtaaaaaag aaagaactaa ttttacaaag tgctttacca aaatgccaat 420ggaaattact tagtatgtat ataatgtata aaggtatgaa tatcacaaac agcaaatcgg 480ctattcccaa gttgagaaac ggtataatag atatatttct agataccatt aataacctta 540taagcttgac gtttcctata atgcctacta agaaaactag aagatacata catactaacg 600ccatacgaga gtaactactc atcgtataac tactgttgct aacagtgaca ctgatgttat 660aactcatctt tgatgtggta taaatgtata ataactatat tacactggta ttttatttca 720gttatatact atatagtatt aaaaattata tttgtataat tatattatta tattcagtgt 780agaaagtaaa atactataaa tatgtatctc ttatttataa cttattagta aagtatgtac 840tattcagtta tattgtttta taaaagctaa atgctactag attgatataa atgaatatgt 900aataaattag taatgtagta tactaatatt aactcacatt tgactaatta gctataaaaa 960cccgggttaa ttaattagtc atcaggcagg gcgagaacga gactatctgc tcgttaatta 1020attagagctt ctttattcta tacttaaaaa gtgaaaataa atacaaaggt tcttgagggt 1080tgtgttaaat tgaaagcgag aaataatcat aaattatttc attatcgcga tatccgttaa 1140gtttgtatcg ta atg gcc agc gag ttc ggc atc ctg atg acc aac gag aag 1191 Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Met Thr Asn Glu Lys 1 5 10 ttc gac ccc agc ctg gaa aag acc atc tgc gac gtg atc gtg acc aag 1239Phe Asp Pro Ser Leu Glu Lys Thr Ile Cys Asp Val Ile Val Thr Lys 15 20 25 aag ggc cgg gtc aag cac aag gaa gtg gac ggc gtg tgc ggc tac gag 1287Lys Gly Arg Val Lys His Lys Glu Val Asp Gly Val Cys Gly Tyr Glu 30 35 40 45 tgg gac gag acc aac cac cgg ttc ggc ctg tgc gag gtg gag cac gac 1335Trp Asp Glu Thr Asn His Arg Phe Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Asp 50 55 60 atg agc atc agc gag ttc atg tac aac gag atc aga tgc gag ggc gcc 1383Met Ser Ile Ser Glu Phe Met Tyr Asn Glu Ile Arg Cys Glu Gly Ala 65 70 75 tac ccc atc ttc ccc cgg tac atc atc gac acc ctg aag tat gag aag 1431Tyr Pro Ile Phe Pro Arg Tyr Ile Ile Asp Thr Leu Lys Tyr Glu Lys 80 85 90 ttc atc gac cgg aac gac cac cag atc cgg gtg gac cgg gac gac aac 1479Phe Ile Asp Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Asn 95 100 105 gag atg cgg aag atc ctg atc cag ccc tac gcc ggc gag atg tac ttc 1527Glu Met Arg Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Ala Gly Glu Met Tyr Phe 110 115 120 125 agc ccc gag tgc tac ccc agc gtg ttc ctg cgg cgg gag gcc aga agc 1575Ser Pro Glu Cys Tyr Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Arg Arg Glu Ala Arg Ser 130 135 140 cag aag ctg gac cgg atc agg aac tac atc ggc aag cgg gtg gag ttc 1623Gln Lys Leu Asp Arg Ile Arg Asn Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Val Glu Phe 145 150 155 tac gag gaa gag agc aag cgg aag gcc atc ctg gac cag aac aag atg 1671Tyr Glu Glu Glu Ser Lys Arg Lys Ala Ile Leu Asp Gln Asn Lys Met 160 165 170 agc aag gtg gaa cag tgg cgg gac gcc gtg aac gag cgg atc gtg agc 1719Ser Lys Val Glu Gln Trp Arg Asp Ala Val Asn Glu Arg Ile Val Ser 175 180 185 atc gag ccc aag cgg ggc gag tgc tac gac cac ggc acc gac atc atc 1767Ile Glu Pro Lys Arg Gly Glu Cys Tyr Asp His Gly Thr Asp Ile Ile 190 195 200 205 tac cag ttc atc aag aag ctg cgg ttc ggc atg atg tac ccc cac tac 1815Tyr Gln Phe Ile Lys Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Met Met Tyr Pro His Tyr 210 215 220 tac gtg ctg cac agc gac tac tgc atc gtg ccc aac aag ggc ggc acc 1863Tyr Val Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Cys Ile Val Pro Asn Lys Gly Gly Thr 225 230 235 agc atc ggc agc tgg cac atc cgg aag cgg acc gag ggc gac gcc aag 1911Ser Ile Gly Ser Trp His Ile Arg Lys Arg Thr Glu Gly Asp Ala Lys 240 245 250 gcc agc gcc atg tac agc ggc aag ggc ccc ctg aac gac ctg cgg gtg 1959Ala Ser Ala Met Tyr Ser Gly Lys Gly Pro Leu Asn Asp Leu Arg Val 255 260 265 aag atc gag cgg gac gac ctg agc cgg gag acc atc atc cag atc atc 2007Lys Ile Glu Arg Asp Asp Leu Ser Arg Glu Thr Ile Ile Gln Ile Ile 270 275 280 285 gag tac ggc aag aag ttc aac agc tct gcc ggc gac aag cag ggc aac 2055Glu Tyr Gly Lys Lys Phe Asn Ser Ser Ala Gly Asp Lys Gln Gly Asn 290 295 300 atc agc atc gag aag ctg gtc gag tac tgc gac ttc ctg acc acc ttc 2103Ile Ser Ile Glu Lys Leu Val Glu Tyr Cys Asp Phe Leu Thr Thr Phe 305 310 315 gtg cac gcc aag aag aag gaa gag ggc gag gac gac acc gcc agg cag 2151Val His Ala Lys Lys Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Asp Thr Ala Arg Gln 320 325 330 gaa atc cgg aag gcc tgg gtg aag gga atg ccc tac atg gac ttc agc 2199Glu Ile Arg Lys Ala Trp Val Lys Gly Met Pro Tyr Met Asp Phe Ser 335 340 345 aag ccc atg aag atc acc cgg ggc ttc aac cgg aat atg ctg ttc ttc 2247Lys Pro Met Lys Ile Thr Arg Gly Phe Asn Arg Asn Met Leu Phe Phe 350 355 360 365 gcc gcc ctg gac agc ttc cgg aag agg aac ggc gtg gac gtg gac ccc 2295Ala Ala Leu Asp Ser Phe Arg Lys Arg Asn Gly Val Asp Val Asp Pro 370 375 380 aat aag ggc aag tgg aaa gag cac atc aaa gag gtc acc gag aag ctg 2343Asn Lys Gly Lys Trp Lys Glu His Ile Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu 385 390 395 aag aag gcc cag acc gag aac ggc ggc cag ccc tgc cag gtg tcc atc 2391Lys Lys Ala Gln Thr Glu Asn Gly Gly Gln Pro Cys Gln Val Ser Ile 400 405 410 gac ggc gtg aac gtg ctg acc aac gtg gac tac ggc acc gtg aac cac 2439Asp Gly Val Asn Val Leu Thr Asn Val Asp Tyr Gly Thr Val Asn His 415 420 425 tgg atc gac tgg gtg aca gac atc atc atg gtg gtg cag acc aag cgg 2487Trp Ile Asp Trp Val Thr Asp Ile Ile Met Val Val Gln Thr Lys Arg 430 435 440 445 ctg gtg aaa gag tac gcc ttt aag aag ctg aaa agc gag aac ctg ctg 2535Leu Val Lys Glu Tyr Ala Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Leu Leu 450 455 460 gcc ggc atg aac agc ctg gtc ggc gtg ctg cgg tgc tac atg tac tgc 2583Ala Gly Met Asn Ser Leu Val Gly Val Leu Arg Cys Tyr Met Tyr Cys 465 470 475 ctg gcc ctg gcc atc tac gac ttc tac gag ggc acc atc gat ggc ttc 2631Leu Ala Leu Ala Ile Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Glu Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Phe 480 485 490 aag aag ggc agc aac gcc tcc gcc atc atc gag acc gtg gcc cag atg 2679Lys Lys Gly Ser Asn Ala Ser Ala Ile Ile Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Met 495 500 505 ttc ccc gac ttc cgg cgg gaa ctg gtg gag aag ttt ggc atc gac ctg 2727Phe Pro Asp Phe Arg Arg Glu Leu Val Glu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asp Leu 510 515 520 525 cgc atg aaa gag atc acc cgc gag ctg ttc gtg ggc aag agc atg acc 2775Arg Met Lys Glu Ile Thr Arg Glu Leu Phe Val Gly Lys Ser Met Thr 530 535 540 agc aag ttc atg gaa gag ggg gag tac ggc tac aag ttc gcc tac ggc 2823Ser Lys Phe Met Glu Glu Gly Glu Tyr Gly Tyr Lys Phe Ala Tyr Gly 545 550 555 tgg cgg agg gac ggc ttc gcc gtg atg gaa gat tac ggc gag atc ctg 2871Trp Arg Arg Asp Gly Phe Ala Val Met Glu Asp Tyr Gly Glu Ile Leu 560 565 570 aca gag aag gtg gag gac ctg tac aag ggg gtg ctg ctg ggc cgg aag

2919Thr Glu Lys Val Glu Asp Leu Tyr Lys Gly Val Leu Leu Gly Arg Lys 575 580 585 tgg gag gac gag gtg gac gac ccc gag agc tac ttc tac gac gac ctg 2967Trp Glu Asp Glu Val Asp Asp Pro Glu Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Asp Leu 590 595 600 605 tac acc aac gag ccc cac cgg gtg ttc ctg agc gcc ggc aag gac gtg 3015Tyr Thr Asn Glu Pro His Arg Val Phe Leu Ser Ala Gly Lys Asp Val 610 615 620 gac aac aac atc acc ctg cgg agc atc agc cag gcc gag acc acc tac 3063Asp Asn Asn Ile Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Ser Gln Ala Glu Thr Thr Tyr 625 630 635 ctg agc aag cgg ttc gtg agc tac tgg tac agg atc agc cag gtg gag 3111Leu Ser Lys Arg Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Ile Ser Gln Val Glu 640 645 650 gtg acc aag gcc cgg aac gag gtg ctg gac atg aac gag aag cag aag 3159Val Thr Lys Ala Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Asp Met Asn Glu Lys Gln Lys 655 660 665 ccc tac ttc gag ttc gag tac gac gac ttc aag ccc tgc tcc atc ggc 3207Pro Tyr Phe Glu Phe Glu Tyr Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Cys Ser Ile Gly 670 675 680 685 gag ctg ggc atc cac gcc agc acc tac atc tac cag aat ctg ctg gtc 3255Glu Leu Gly Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asn Leu Leu Val 690 695 700 ggc agg aac cgg ggc gag gaa atc ctg gac agc aaa gaa ctg gtc tgg 3303Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly Glu Glu Ile Leu Asp Ser Lys Glu Leu Val Trp 705 710 715 atg gac atg agc ctg ctg aac ttc ggc gcc gtg cgg agc cac gac cgg 3351Met Asp Met Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Gly Ala Val Arg Ser His Asp Arg 720 725 730 tgc tgg atc tct agc agc gtg gcc atc gag gtg aac ctg cgg cac gcc 3399Cys Trp Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Ile Glu Val Asn Leu Arg His Ala 735 740 745 ctg atc gtg cgg atc ttc agc aga ttc gac atg atg agc gag aga gag 3447Leu Ile Val Arg Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Asp Met Met Ser Glu Arg Glu 750 755 760 765 acc ttc agc acc atc ctg gaa aag gtc atg gaa gat gtg aaa gag ctg 3495Thr Phe Ser Thr Ile Leu Glu Lys Val Met Glu Asp Val Lys Glu Leu 770 775 780 cgg ttc ttc ccc acc tac cgg cac tac tac ctg gaa acc ctg cag cgg 3543Arg Phe Phe Pro Thr Tyr Arg His Tyr Tyr Leu Glu Thr Leu Gln Arg 785 790 795 gtg ttc aac gac gag cgg cgg ctg gaa gtg gat gac ttc tac atg cgg 3591Val Phe Asn Asp Glu Arg Arg Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg 800 805 810 ctg tac gac gtg cag acc cgg gag cag gcc ctg aac acc ttc acc gac 3639Leu Tyr Asp Val Gln Thr Arg Glu Gln Ala Leu Asn Thr Phe Thr Asp 815 820 825 ttc cac aga tgc gtg gag agc gag ctg ctg ctg ccc acc ctg aag ctg 3687Phe His Arg Cys Val Glu Ser Glu Leu Leu Leu Pro Thr Leu Lys Leu 830 835 840 845 aac ttc ctg ctg tgg atc gtg ttc gag atg gaa aac gtg gag gtg aac 3735Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Ile Val Phe Glu Met Glu Asn Val Glu Val Asn 850 855 860 gcc gcc tac aag cgg cac ccc ctg ctg atc tct acc gcc aag ggc ctg 3783Ala Ala Tyr Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Ala Lys Gly Leu 865 870 875 agg gtg atc ggc gtg gac atc ttc aac agc cag ctg tcc atc agc atg 3831Arg Val Ile Gly Val Asp Ile Phe Asn Ser Gln Leu Ser Ile Ser Met 880 885 890 agc ggc tgg att ccc tac gtg gag cgg atg tgc gcc gag agc aaa gtg 3879Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Met Cys Ala Glu Ser Lys Val 895 900 905 cag acc aaa ctg acc gcc gac gag ctg aaa ctg aag cgg tgg ttc atc 3927Gln Thr Lys Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Arg Trp Phe Ile 910 915 920 925 agc tac tac acc aca ctg aag ctg gac aga aga gcc gag ccc cgg atg 3975Ser Tyr Tyr Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Asp Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met 930 935 940 agc ttc aag ttc gag ggc ctg agc acc tgg atc ggc agc aac tgt ggc 4023Ser Phe Lys Phe Glu Gly Leu Ser Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly 945 950 955 ggc gtg cgg gac tac gtg atc cag atg ctg cct acc cgg aag ccc aag 4071Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Val Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Thr Arg Lys Pro Lys 960 965 970 cct ggc gcc ctg atg gtg gtg tac gcc cgg gac agc cgg atc gag tgg 4119Pro Gly Ala Leu Met Val Val Tyr Ala Arg Asp Ser Arg Ile Glu Trp 975 980 985 atc gag gcc gag ctg tcc cag tgg ctg cag atg gaa ggc agc ctg ggc 4167Ile Glu Ala Glu Leu Ser Gln Trp Leu Gln Met Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly 990 995 1000 1005 ctg atc ctg gtg cac gac agc ggc atc atc aac aag agc gtg ctg 4212Leu Ile Leu Val His Asp Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ser Val Leu 1010 1015 1020 agg gcc cgg acc ctg aaa atc tac aac cgg ggc agc atg gac acc 4257Arg Ala Arg Thr Leu Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Ser Met Asp Thr 1025 1030 1035 ctg atc ctg atc agc tcc ggc gtg tac acc ttc ggc aac aag ttc 4302Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Ser Gly Val Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe 1040 1045 1050 ctg ctg tcc aag ctg ctg gcc aag acc gag tga tga ggatccctcg 4348Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Leu Ala Lys Thr Glu 1055 1060 agtttttatt gactagttca aaattgaaaa tatataatta caatataaa atg ggc aag 4406 Met Gly Lys ttt acc agc ttc ctg aag agg gcc ggc aac gcc acc aag cgg gcc 4451Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Asn Ala Thr Lys Arg Ala 1065 1070 1075 ctg acc agc gac agc gcc aag aag atg tac aag ctg gcc ggc aag 4496Leu Thr Ser Asp Ser Ala Lys Lys Met Tyr Lys Leu Ala Gly Lys 1080 1085 1090 acc ctg cag cgg gtg gtg gag agc gaa gtg ggc agc gcc gcc atc 4541Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 1095 1100 1105 gac ggc gtg atg cag ggc gcc atc cag agc atc atc cag ggc gag 4586Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu 1110 1115 1120 aac ctg ggc gac agc atc aag cag gcc gtg atc ctg aac gtg gcc 4631Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala 1125 1130 1135 ggc acc ctg gaa agc gcc cct gac ccc ctg agc cct ggc gag cag 4676Gly Thr Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln 1140 1145 1150 ctg ctg tac aac aag gtg tcc gag atc gag aag atg gaa aag gaa 4721Leu Leu Tyr Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Lys Met Glu Lys Glu 1155 1160 1165 gat cgg gtg atc gag acc cac aac gcc aag atc gag gaa aag ttc 4766Asp Arg Val Ile Glu Thr His Asn Ala Lys Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe 1170 1175 1180 ggc aag gac ctg ctg gcc atc cgg aag atc gtg aag ggc gag gtg 4811Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu Ala Ile Arg Lys Ile Val Lys Gly Glu Val 1185 1190 1195 gac gcc gag aag ctg gaa ggc aac gag atc aag tac gtg gag aag 4856Asp Ala Glu Lys Leu Glu Gly Asn Glu Ile Lys Tyr Val Glu Lys 1200 1205 1210 gcc ctg agc ggc ctg ctg gaa atc ggc aag gat cag agc gag cgg 4901Ala Leu Ser Gly Leu Leu Glu Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg 1215 1220 1225 atc acc aag ctg tac cgg gcc ctg cag acc gaa gag gac ctg cgg 4946Ile Thr Lys Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg 1230 1235 1240 acc cgg gac gag acc cgg atg atc aac gag tac cgg gag aag ttc 4991Thr Arg Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe 1245 1250 1255 gac gcc ctg aaa gag gcc atc gag atc gag cag cag gcc acc cac 5036Asp Ala Leu Lys Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Glu Gln Gln Ala Thr His 1260 1265 1270 gac gag gcc atc cag gaa atg ctg gac ctg agc gcc gag gtg atc 5081Asp Glu Ala Ile Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser Ala Glu Val Ile 1275 1280 1285 gaa acc gcc agc gag gaa gtg ccc atc ttt ggc gcc gga gcc gcc 5126Glu Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala 1290 1295 1300 aac gtg atc gcc acc acc cgg gcc att cag ggc ggc ctg aag ctg 5171Asn Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu Lys Leu 1305 1310 1315 aag gaa atc gtg gac aag ctg aca ggc atc gac ctg agc cac ctg 5216Lys Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His Leu 1320 1325 1330 aag gtg gcc gac atc cac ccc cac atc atc gag aag gcc atg ctg 5261Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 1335 1340 1345 cgg gac acc gtg acc gac aag gac ctg gct atg gcc atc aag agc 5306Arg Asp Thr Val Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser 1350 1355 1360 aag gtg gac gtg atc gac gag atg aac gtg gag acc cag cac gtg 5351Lys Val Asp Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Val Glu Thr Gln His Val 1365 1370 1375 atc gat gcc gtg ctg ccc atc gtg aag cag gaa tac gag cgg cac 5396Ile Asp Ala Val Leu Pro Ile Val Lys Gln Glu Tyr Glu Arg His 1380 1385 1390 gac aac aag tac cac gtg aga atc cct ggc gcc ctg aag atc cac 5441Asp Asn Lys Tyr His Val Arg Ile Pro Gly Ala Leu Lys Ile His 1395 1400 1405 agc gag cac acc ccc aag atc cac atc tac acc acc ccc tgg gac 5486Ser Glu His Thr Pro Lys Ile His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp 1410 1415 1420 agc gac tcc gtg ttc atg tgc cgg gcc atc gcc ccc cac cat cag 5531Ser Asp Ser Val Phe Met Cys Arg Ala Ile Ala Pro His His Gln 1425 1430 1435 cag cgg agc ttc ttc atc ggc ttc gac ctg gaa atc gag tac gtg 5576Gln Arg Ser Phe Phe Ile Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val 1440 1445 1450 cac ttc gag gac acc agc gtg gag ggc cac atc ctg cac ggc gga 5621His Phe Glu Asp Thr Ser Val Glu Gly His Ile Leu His Gly Gly 1455 1460 1465 gcc atc acc gtg gag ggc agg ggc ttc cgg cag gcc tac acc gag 5666Ala Ile Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Gly Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Thr Glu 1470 1475 1480 ttc atg aac gcc gcc tgg ggc atg cct acc acc ccc gag ctg cac 5711Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Gly Met Pro Thr Thr Pro Glu Leu His 1485 1490 1495 aag cgg aag ctg cag cgg agc atg ggc acc cac ccc atc tac atg 5756Lys Arg Lys Leu Gln Arg Ser Met Gly Thr His Pro Ile Tyr Met 1500 1505 1510 ggc agc atg gac tac gcc atc agc tac gag cag ctg gtg tcc aat 5801Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Ala Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln Leu Val Ser Asn 1515 1520 1525 gcc atg cgg ctg gtg tac gac agc gag ctg cag atg cac tgc ctg 5846Ala Met Arg Leu Val Tyr Asp Ser Glu Leu Gln Met His Cys Leu 1530 1535 1540 aga ggc ccc ctg aag ttc cag cgg cgg acc ctg atg aac gcc ctg 5891Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn Ala Leu 1545 1550 1555 ctg tac ggc gtg aag atc gcc tga tga tttttctact agttaatcaa 5938Leu Tyr Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 1560 1565 ataaaaagca tacaagctat tgcttcgcta tcgttacaaa atggcaggaa ttttgtgtaa 5998actaagccac atacttgcca atgaaaaaaa tagtagaaag gatactattt taatgggatt 6058agatgttaag gttccttggg attatagtaa ctgggcatct gttaactttt acgacgttag 6118gttagatact gatgttacag attataataa tgttacaata aaatacatga caggatgtga 6178tatttttcct catataactc ttggaatagc aaatatggat caatgtgata gatttgaaaa 6238tttcaaaaag caaataactg atcaagattt acagactatt tctatagtct gtaaagaaga 6298gatgtgtttt cctcagagta acgcctctaa acagttggga gcgaaaggat gcgctgtagt 6358tatgaaactg gaggtatctg atgaacttag agccctaaga aatgttctgc tgaatgcggt 6418accctgttcg aaggacgtgt ttggtgatat cacagtagat aatccgtgga atcctcacat 6478aacagtagga tatgttaagg aggacgatgt cgaaaacaag aaacgcctaa tggagtgcat 6538gtccaagttt agggggcaag aaatacaagt tctaggatgg tattaataag tatctaagta 6598tttggtataa tttattaaat agtataatta taacaaataa taaataacat gataacggtt 6658tttattagaa taaaatagag ataatatcat aatgatatat aatacttcat taccagaaat 6718gagtaatgga agacttataa atgaactgca taaagctata aggtatagag atataaattt 6778agtaaggtat atacttaaaa aatgcaaata caataacgta aatatactat caacgtcttt 6838gtatttagcc gtaagtattt ctgatataga aatggtaaaa ttattactag aacacggtgc 6898cgatatttta aaatgtaaaa atcctcctct tcataaagct gctagtttag ataatacaga 6958aattgctaaa ctactaatag attctggcgc tgacatagaa cagatacatt ctggaaatag 7018tccgttatat atttctgtat atagaaacaa taagtcatta actagatatt tattaaaaaa 7078aggtgttaat tgtaatagat tctttctaaa ttattacgat gtactgtatg ataagatatc 7138tgatgatatg tataaaatat ttatagattt taatattgat cttaatatac aaactagaaa 7198ttttgaaact ccgttacatt acgctataaa gtataagaat atagatttaa ttaggatatt 7258gttagataat agtattaaaa tagataaaag tttatttttg cataaacagt atctcataaa 7318ggcacttaaa aataattgta gttacgatat aatagcgtta cttataaatc acggagtgcc 7378tataaacgaa caagatgatt taggtaaaac cccattacat cattcggtaa ttaatagaag 7438aaaagatgta acagcacttc tgttaaatct aggagctgat ataaacgtaa tagatgactg 7498tatgggcagt cccttacatt acgctgtttc acgtaacgat atcgaaacaa caaagacact 7558tttagaaaga ggatctaatg ttaatgtggt taataatcat atagataccg ttctaaatat 7618agctgttgca tctaaaaaca aaactatagt aaacttatta ctgaagtacg gtactgatac 7678aaagttggta ggattagata aacatgttat tcacatagct atagaaatga aagatattaa 7738tatactgaat gcgatcttat tatatggttg ctatgtaaac gtctataatc ataaaggttt 7798cactcctcta tacatggcag ttagttctat gaaaacagaa tttgttaaac tcttacttga 7858ccacggtgct tacgtaaatg ctaaagctaa gttatctgga aatactcctt tacataaagc 7918tatgttatct aatagtttta ataatataaa attactttta tcttataacg ccgactataa 7978ttctctaaat aatcacggta atacgcctct aacttgtgtt agctttttag atgacaagat 8038agctattatg ataatatcta aaatgatgtt agaaatatct aaaaatcctg aaatagctaa 8098ttcagaaggt tttatagtaa acatggaaca tataaacagt aataaaagac tactatctat 8158aaaagaatca tgcgaaaaag aactagatgt tataacacat ataaagttaa attctatata 8218ttcttttaat atctttcttg acaataacat agatcttatg gtaaagttcg taactaatcc 8278tagagttaat aagatacctg catgtatacg tatatatagg gaattaatac ggaaaaataa 8338atcattagct tttcatagac atcagctaat agttaaagct gtaaaagaga gtaagaatct 8398aggaataata ggtaggttac ctatagatat caaacatata ataatggaac tattaagtaa 8458taatgattta cattctgtta tcaccagctg ttgtaaccca gtagtataaa gagctcgaat 8518taattcactg gccgtcgttt tacaacgtcg tgactgggaa aaccctggcg ttacccaact 8578taatcgcctt gcagcacatc cccctttcgc cagctggcgt aatagcgaag aggcccgcac 8638cgatcgccct tcccaacagt tgcgcagcct gaatggcgaa tggcgcctga tgcggtattt 8698tctccttacg catctgtgcg gtatttcaca ccgcatatgg tgcactctca gtacaatctg 8758ctctgatgcc gcatagttaa gccagccccg acacccgcca acacccgctg acgcgccctg 8818acgggcttgt ctgctcccgg catccgctta cagacaagct gtgaccgtct ccgggagctg 8878catgtgtcag aggttttcac cgtcatcacc gaaacgcgcg agacgaaagg gcctcgtgat 8938acgcctattt ttataggtta atgtcatgat aataatggtt tcttagacgt caggtggcac 8998ttttcgggga aatgtgcgcg gaacccctat ttgtttattt ttctaaatac attcaaatat 9058gtatccgctc atgagacaat aaccctgata aatgcttcaa taatattgaa aaaggaagag 9118tatgagtatt caacatttcc gtgtcgccct tattcccttt tttgcggcat tttgccttcc 9178tgtttttgct cacccagaaa cgctggtgaa agtaaaagat gctgaagatc agttgggtgc 9238acgagtgggt tacatcgaac

tggatctcaa cagcggtaag atccttgaga gttttcgccc 9298cgaagaacgt tttccaatga tgagcacttt taaagttctg ctatgtggcg cggtattatc 9358ccgtattgac gccgggcaag agcaactcgg tcgccgcata cactattctc agaatgactt 9418ggttgagtac tcaccagtca cagaaaagca tcttacggat ggcatgacag taagagaatt 9478atgcagtgct gccataacca tgagtgataa cactgcggcc aacttacttc tgacaacgat 9538cggaggaccg aaggagctaa ccgctttttt gcacaacatg ggggatcatg taactcgcct 9598tgatcgttgg gaaccggagc tgaatgaagc cataccaaac gacgagcgtg acaccacgat 9658gcctgtagca atggcaacaa cgttgcgcaa actattaact ggcgaactac ttactctagc 9718ttcccggcaa caattaatag actggatgga ggcggataaa gttgcaggac cacttctgcg 9778ctcggccctt ccggctggct ggtttattgc tgataaatct ggagccggtg agcgtgggtc 9838tcgcggtatc attgcagcac tggggccaga tggtaagccc tcccgtatcg tagttatcta 9898cacgacgggg agtcaggcaa ctatggatga acgaaataga cagatcgctg agataggtgc 9958ctcactgatt aagcattggt aactgtcaga ccaagtttac tcatatatac tttagattga 10018tttaaaactt catttttaat ttaaaaggat ctaggtgaag atcctttttg ataatctcat 10078gaccaaaatc ccttaacgtg agttttcgtt ccactgagcg tcagaccccg tagaaaagat 10138caaaggatct tcttgagatc ctttttttct gcgcgtaatc tgctgcttgc aaacaaaaaa 10198accaccgcta ccagcggtgg tttgtttgcc ggatcaagag ctaccaactc tttttccgaa 10258ggtaactggc ttcagcagag cgcagatacc aaatactgtc cttctagtgt agccgtagtt 10318aggccaccac ttcaagaact ctgtagcacc gcctacatac ctcgctctgc taatcctgtt 10378accagtggct gctgccagtg gcgataagtc gtgtcttacc gggttggact caagacgata 10438gttaccggat aaggcgcagc ggtcgggctg aacggggggt tcgtgcacac agcccagctt 10498ggagcgaacg acctacaccg aactgagata cctacagcgt gagctatgag aaagcgccac 10558gcttcccgaa gggagaaagg cggacaggta tccggtaagc ggcagggtcg gaacaggaga 10618gcgcacgagg gagcttccag ggggaaacgc ctggtatctt tatagtcctg tcgggtttcg 10678ccacctctga cttgagcgtc gatttttgtg atgctcgtca ggggggcgga gcctatggaa 10738aaacgccagc aacgcggcct ttttacggtt cctggccttt tgctggcctt ttgctcacat 10798gttctttcct gcgttatccc ctgattctgt ggataaccgt attaccgcct ttgagtgagc 10858tgataccgct cgccgcagcc gaacgaccga gcgcagcgag tcagtgagcg aggaagcgga 10918agagcgccca atacgcaaac cgcctctccc cgcgcgttgg ccgattcatt aatgcagctg 10978gcacgacagg tttcccgact ggaaagcggg cagtgagcgc aacgcaatta atgtgagtta 11038gctcactcat taggcacccc aggctttaca ctttatgctt ccggctcgta tgttgtgtgg 11098aattgtgagc ggataacaat ttcacacagg aaacagctat gaccatgatt acgccaagct 11158767DNAArtificial sequencePrimer for amplification of 42Kp-AHSV 4 VP5 expressing cassette 7tgactagttc aaaattgaaa atatataatt acaatataaa atgggcaagt ttaccagctt 60cctgaag 67843DNAArtificial sequencePrimer for amplification of 42Kp-AHSV 4 VP5 expressing cassette 8ttaactagta gaaaaatcat caggcgatct tcacgccgta cag 43925DNAArtificial SequencePrimers for amplifying the AHSV-4 VP2 probe for the vCP2377.6.1.1 viral vector 9tacgaccacg gcaccgacat catct 251025DNAartificial sequencePrimers for amplifying the AHSV-4 VP2 probe for the vCP2377.6.1.1 viral vector 10ttttcagctt cttaaaggcg tactc 251125DNAartificial sequencePrimers for amplifying the AHSV-4 VP5 probe for the vCP2377.6.1.1 viral vector 11aagaagatgt acaagctggc cggca 251225DNAartificial sequencePrimers for amplifying the AHSV-4 VP5 probe for the vCP2377.6.1.1 viral vector 12gccgctcgta ttcctgcttc acgat 251330DNAartificial sequence8103.JY Primer for PCR amplification of the vCP2377/vCP2383/vCP2398 C3 arms plus insert 13gaggcatcca acatataaag aagactaaag 301427DNAartificial sequence8104.JY Primer for PCR amplification of the vCP2377/vCP2383/vCP2398 C3 arms plus insert 14tagttaaata ctcataactc atatctg 271525DNAartificial sequence13616.LH Primer for PCR amplification of the vCP2377 C3 arms plus insert 15tgccggccag cttgtacatc ttctt 251625DNAartificial sequence13637.LH Primer for PCR amplification of the vCP2377 C3 arms plus insert 16caccacactg aagctggaca gaaga 25178800DNAartificial sequencevCP2377.6.1.1 viral vector sequence from left arm to right arm, including H6p-codon-optimized AHSV4-VP2, 42Kp-codon-optimized AHSV4-VP5 17atctgtcaac gtttctctaa gagattcata ggtattatta ttacatcgat ctagaagtct 60aataactgct aagtatatta ttggatttaa cgcgctataa acgcatccaa aacctacaaa 120tataggagaa gcttctctta tgaaacttct taaagcttta ctcttactat tactactcaa 180aagagatatt acattaatta tgtgatgagg catccaacat ataaagaaga ctaaagctgt 240agaagctgtt atgaagaata tcttatcaga tatattagat gcattgttag ttctgtagat 300cagtaacgta tagcatacga gtataattat cgtaggtagt aggtatccta aaataaatct 360gatacagata ataactttgt aaatcaattc agcaatttct ctattatcat gataatgatt 420aatacacagc gtgtcgttat tttttgttac gatagtattt ctaaagtaaa gagcaggaat 480ccctagtata atagaaataa tccatatgaa aaatatagta atgtacatat ttctaatgtt 540aacatattta taggtaaatc caggaagggt aatttttaca tatctatata cgcttattac 600agttattaaa aatatacttg caaacatgtt agaagtaaaa aagaaagaac taattttaca 660aagtgcttta ccaaaatgcc aatggaaatt acttagtatg tatataatgt ataaaggtat 720gaatatcaca aacagcaaat cggctattcc caagttgaga aacggtataa tagatatatt 780tctagatacc attaataacc ttataagctt gacgtttcct ataatgccta ctaagaaaac 840tagaagatac atacatacta acgccatacg agagtaacta ctcatcgtat aactactgtt 900gctaacagtg acactgatgt tataactcat ctttgatgtg gtataaatgt ataataacta 960tattacactg gtattttatt tcagttatat actatatagt attaaaaatt atatttgtat 1020aattatatta ttatattcag tgtagaaagt aaaatactat aaatatgtat ctcttattta 1080taacttatta gtaaagtatg tactattcag ttatattgtt ttataaaagc taaatgctac 1140tagattgata taaatgaata tgtaataaat tagtaatgta gtatactaat attaactcac 1200atttgactaa ttagctataa aaacccgggt taattaatta gtcatcaggc agggcgagaa 1260cgagactatc tgctcgttaa ttaattagag cttctttatt ctatacttaa aaagtgaaaa 1320taaatacaaa ggttcttgag ggttgtgtta aattgaaagc gagaaataat cataaattat 1380ttcattatcg cgatatccgt taagtttgta tcgtaatggc cagcgagttc ggcatcctga 1440tgaccaacga gaagttcgac cccagcctgg aaaagaccat ctgcgacgtg atcgtgacca 1500agaagggccg ggtcaagcac aaggaagtgg acggcgtgtg cggctacgag tgggacgaga 1560ccaaccaccg gttcggcctg tgcgaggtgg agcacgacat gagcatcagc gagttcatgt 1620acaacgagat cagatgcgag ggcgcctacc ccatcttccc ccggtacatc atcgacaccc 1680tgaagtatga gaagttcatc gaccggaacg accaccagat ccgggtggac cgggacgaca 1740acgagatgcg gaagatcctg atccagccct acgccggcga gatgtacttc agccccgagt 1800gctaccccag cgtgttcctg cggcgggagg ccagaagcca gaagctggac cggatcagga 1860actacatcgg caagcgggtg gagttctacg aggaagagag caagcggaag gccatcctgg 1920accagaacaa gatgagcaag gtggaacagt ggcgggacgc cgtgaacgag cggatcgtga 1980gcatcgagcc caagcggggc gagtgctacg accacggcac cgacatcatc taccagttca 2040tcaagaagct gcggttcggc atgatgtacc cccactacta cgtgctgcac agcgactact 2100gcatcgtgcc caacaagggc ggcaccagca tcggcagctg gcacatccgg aagcggaccg 2160agggcgacgc caaggccagc gccatgtaca gcggcaaggg ccccctgaac gacctgcggg 2220tgaagatcga gcgggacgac ctgagccggg agaccatcat ccagatcatc gagtacggca 2280agaagttcaa cagctctgcc ggcgacaagc agggcaacat cagcatcgag aagctggtcg 2340agtactgcga cttcctgacc accttcgtgc acgccaagaa gaaggaagag ggcgaggacg 2400acaccgccag gcaggaaatc cggaaggcct gggtgaaggg aatgccctac atggacttca 2460gcaagcccat gaagatcacc cggggcttca accggaatat gctgttcttc gccgccctgg 2520acagcttccg gaagaggaac ggcgtggacg tggaccccaa taagggcaag tggaaagagc 2580acatcaaaga ggtcaccgag aagctgaaga aggcccagac cgagaacggc ggccagccct 2640gccaggtgtc catcgacggc gtgaacgtgc tgaccaacgt ggactacggc accgtgaacc 2700actggatcga ctgggtgaca gacatcatca tggtggtgca gaccaagcgg ctggtgaaag 2760agtacgcctt taagaagctg aaaagcgaga acctgctggc cggcatgaac agcctggtcg 2820gcgtgctgcg gtgctacatg tactgcctgg ccctggccat ctacgacttc tacgagggca 2880ccatcgatgg cttcaagaag ggcagcaacg cctccgccat catcgagacc gtggcccaga 2940tgttccccga cttccggcgg gaactggtgg agaagtttgg catcgacctg cgcatgaaag 3000agatcacccg cgagctgttc gtgggcaaga gcatgaccag caagttcatg gaagaggggg 3060agtacggcta caagttcgcc tacggctggc ggagggacgg cttcgccgtg atggaagatt 3120acggcgagat cctgacagag aaggtggagg acctgtacaa gggggtgctg ctgggccgga 3180agtgggagga cgaggtggac gaccccgaga gctacttcta cgacgacctg tacaccaacg 3240agccccaccg ggtgttcctg agcgccggca aggacgtgga caacaacatc accctgcgga 3300gcatcagcca ggccgagacc acctacctga gcaagcggtt cgtgagctac tggtacagga 3360tcagccaggt ggaggtgacc aaggcccgga acgaggtgct ggacatgaac gagaagcaga 3420agccctactt cgagttcgag tacgacgact tcaagccctg ctccatcggc gagctgggca 3480tccacgccag cacctacatc taccagaatc tgctggtcgg caggaaccgg ggcgaggaaa 3540tcctggacag caaagaactg gtctggatgg acatgagcct gctgaacttc ggcgccgtgc 3600ggagccacga ccggtgctgg atctctagca gcgtggccat cgaggtgaac ctgcggcacg 3660ccctgatcgt gcggatcttc agcagattcg acatgatgag cgagagagag accttcagca 3720ccatcctgga aaaggtcatg gaagatgtga aagagctgcg gttcttcccc acctaccggc 3780actactacct ggaaaccctg cagcgggtgt tcaacgacga gcggcggctg gaagtggatg 3840acttctacat gcggctgtac gacgtgcaga cccgggagca ggccctgaac accttcaccg 3900acttccacag atgcgtggag agcgagctgc tgctgcccac cctgaagctg aacttcctgc 3960tgtggatcgt gttcgagatg gaaaacgtgg aggtgaacgc cgcctacaag cggcaccccc 4020tgctgatctc taccgccaag ggcctgaggg tgatcggcgt ggacatcttc aacagccagc 4080tgtccatcag catgagcggc tggattccct acgtggagcg gatgtgcgcc gagagcaaag 4140tgcagaccaa actgaccgcc gacgagctga aactgaagcg gtggttcatc agctactaca 4200ccacactgaa gctggacaga agagccgagc cccggatgag cttcaagttc gagggcctga 4260gcacctggat cggcagcaac tgtggcggcg tgcgggacta cgtgatccag atgctgccta 4320cccggaagcc caagcctggc gccctgatgg tggtgtacgc ccgggacagc cggatcgagt 4380ggatcgaggc cgagctgtcc cagtggctgc agatggaagg cagcctgggc ctgatcctgg 4440tgcacgacag cggcatcatc aacaagagcg tgctgagggc ccggaccctg aaaatctaca 4500accggggcag catggacacc ctgatcctga tcagctccgg cgtgtacacc ttcggcaaca 4560agttcctgct gtccaagctg ctggccaaga ccgagtgatg aggatccctc gagtttttat 4620tgactagttc aaaattgaaa atatataatt acaatataaa atgggcaagt ttaccagctt 4680cctgaagagg gccggcaacg ccaccaagcg ggccctgacc agcgacagcg ccaagaagat 4740gtacaagctg gccggcaaga ccctgcagcg ggtggtggag agcgaagtgg gcagcgccgc 4800catcgacggc gtgatgcagg gcgccatcca gagcatcatc cagggcgaga acctgggcga 4860cagcatcaag caggccgtga tcctgaacgt ggccggcacc ctggaaagcg cccctgaccc 4920cctgagccct ggcgagcagc tgctgtacaa caaggtgtcc gagatcgaga agatggaaaa 4980ggaagatcgg gtgatcgaga cccacaacgc caagatcgag gaaaagttcg gcaaggacct 5040gctggccatc cggaagatcg tgaagggcga ggtggacgcc gagaagctgg aaggcaacga 5100gatcaagtac gtggagaagg ccctgagcgg cctgctggaa atcggcaagg atcagagcga 5160gcggatcacc aagctgtacc gggccctgca gaccgaagag gacctgcgga cccgggacga 5220gacccggatg atcaacgagt accgggagaa gttcgacgcc ctgaaagagg ccatcgagat 5280cgagcagcag gccacccacg acgaggccat ccaggaaatg ctggacctga gcgccgaggt 5340gatcgaaacc gccagcgagg aagtgcccat ctttggcgcc ggagccgcca acgtgatcgc 5400caccacccgg gccattcagg gcggcctgaa gctgaaggaa atcgtggaca agctgacagg 5460catcgacctg agccacctga aggtggccga catccacccc cacatcatcg agaaggccat 5520gctgcgggac accgtgaccg acaaggacct ggctatggcc atcaagagca aggtggacgt 5580gatcgacgag atgaacgtgg agacccagca cgtgatcgat gccgtgctgc ccatcgtgaa 5640gcaggaatac gagcggcacg acaacaagta ccacgtgaga atccctggcg ccctgaagat 5700ccacagcgag cacaccccca agatccacat ctacaccacc ccctgggaca gcgactccgt 5760gttcatgtgc cgggccatcg ccccccacca tcagcagcgg agcttcttca tcggcttcga 5820cctggaaatc gagtacgtgc acttcgagga caccagcgtg gagggccaca tcctgcacgg 5880cggagccatc accgtggagg gcaggggctt ccggcaggcc tacaccgagt tcatgaacgc 5940cgcctggggc atgcctacca cccccgagct gcacaagcgg aagctgcagc ggagcatggg 6000cacccacccc atctacatgg gcagcatgga ctacgccatc agctacgagc agctggtgtc 6060caatgccatg cggctggtgt acgacagcga gctgcagatg cactgcctga gaggccccct 6120gaagttccag cggcggaccc tgatgaacgc cctgctgtac ggcgtgaaga tcgcctgatg 6180atttttctac tagttaatca aataaaaagc atacaagcta ttgcttcgct atcgttacaa 6240aatggcagga attttgtgta aactaagcca catacttgcc aatgaaaaaa atagtagaaa 6300ggatactatt ttaatgggat tagatgttaa ggttccttgg gattatagta actgggcatc 6360tgttaacttt tacgacgtta ggttagatac tgatgttaca gattataata atgttacaat 6420aaaatacatg acaggatgtg atatttttcc tcatataact cttggaatag caaatatgga 6480tcaatgtgat agatttgaaa atttcaaaaa gcaaataact gatcaagatt tacagactat 6540ttctatagtc tgtaaagaag agatgtgttt tcctcagagt aacgcctcta aacagttggg 6600agcgaaagga tgcgctgtag ttatgaaact ggaggtatct gatgaactta gagccctaag 6660aaatgttctg ctgaatgcgg taccctgttc gaaggacgtg tttggtgata tcacagtaga 6720taatccgtgg aatcctcaca taacagtagg atatgttaag gaggacgatg tcgaaaacaa 6780gaaacgccta atggagtgca tgtccaagtt tagggggcaa gaaatacaag ttctaggatg 6840gtattaataa gtatctaagt atttggtata atttattaaa tagtataatt ataacaaata 6900ataaataaca tgataacggt ttttattaga ataaaataga gataatatca taatgatata 6960taatacttca ttaccagaaa tgagtaatgg aagacttata aatgaactgc ataaagctat 7020aaggtataga gatataaatt tagtaaggta tatacttaaa aaatgcaaat acaataacgt 7080aaatatacta tcaacgtctt tgtatttagc cgtaagtatt tctgatatag aaatggtaaa 7140attattacta gaacacggtg ccgatatttt aaaatgtaaa aatcctcctc ttcataaagc 7200tgctagttta gataatacag aaattgctaa actactaata gattctggcg ctgacataga 7260acagatacat tctggaaata gtccgttata tatttctgta tatagaaaca ataagtcatt 7320aactagatat ttattaaaaa aaggtgttaa ttgtaataga ttctttctaa attattacga 7380tgtactgtat gataagatat ctgatgatat gtataaaata tttatagatt ttaatattga 7440tcttaatata caaactagaa attttgaaac tccgttacat tacgctataa agtataagaa 7500tatagattta attaggatat tgttagataa tagtattaaa atagataaaa gtttattttt 7560gcataaacag tatctcataa aggcacttaa aaataattgt agttacgata taatagcgtt 7620acttataaat cacggagtgc ctataaacga acaagatgat ttaggtaaaa ccccattaca 7680tcattcggta attaatagaa gaaaagatgt aacagcactt ctgttaaatc taggagctga 7740tataaacgta atagatgact gtatgggcag tcccttacat tacgctgttt cacgtaacga 7800tatcgaaaca acaaagacac ttttagaaag aggatctaat gttaatgtgg ttaataatca 7860tatagatacc gttctaaata tagctgttgc atctaaaaac aaaactatag taaacttatt 7920actgaagtac ggtactgata caaagttggt aggattagat aaacatgtta ttcacatagc 7980tatagaaatg aaagatatta atatactgaa tgcgatctta ttatatggtt gctatgtaaa 8040cgtctataat cataaaggtt tcactcctct atacatggca gttagttcta tgaaaacaga 8100atttgttaaa ctcttacttg accacggtgc ttacgtaaat gctaaagcta agttatctgg 8160aaatactcct ttacataaag ctatgttatc taatagtttt aataatataa aattactttt 8220atcttataac gccgactata attctctaaa taatcacggt aatacgcctc taacttgtgt 8280tagcttttta gatgacaaga tagctattat gataatatct aaaatgatgt tagaaatatc 8340taaaaatcct gaaatagcta attcagaagg ttttatagta aacatggaac atataaacag 8400taataaaaga ctactatcta taaaagaatc atgcgaaaaa gaactagatg ttataacaca 8460tataaagtta aattctatat attcttttaa tatctttctt gacaataaca tagatcttat 8520ggtaaagttc gtaactaatc ctagagttaa taagatacct gcatgtatac gtatatatag 8580ggaattaata cggaaaaata aatcattagc ttttcataga catcagctaa tagttaaagc 8640tgtaaaagag agtaagaatc taggaataat aggtaggtta cctatagata tcaaacatat 8700aataatggaa ctattaagta ataatgattt acattctgtt atcaccagct gttgtaaccc 8760agtagtataa agtgatttta ttcaattacg aagataaaca 8800183156DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-9 VP2 from pCXL2415.1 18atggccttcg agttcggcat cctgcagacc gacaagatcc gggagaacac cctggaaaag 60accaactgcg acgtgatcct gacccgggag aaccgcgtgc gggccagaga agtggacggc 120gtgaagggct actactggga ggacaccgac caccggctgg gcctgtgcga ggtggagcac 180accgtgagcg tgcgggactt catgtacaag cagaccaagt gcgagggcag ctaccccgtg 240gtgcccctgt acatgatcga cgccatcaag tacggccgga tgatcgaccg gaacgaccac 300cagatccggg tggacaagga cgacaagacc ctgttcaaga tccaggtgca gccctacctg 360ggcgacgcct acttcagccc cgagcactac accgccacat tcttcaagcg ggagcccctg 420cccatccacg tggacaccat ccgggactac atcggcaagc ggatcaacta cttcgagcgg 480gagctgggca gcggcgtgag ggacgccaac ctggaaacca tcgtgggcaa gtggaaggac 540aacacctaca agcggatcga gggcgaaaag accaccatgt gcgtgcggca cgagcccgac 600agcgtgctgc agatcctgaa gaagatgcgg ttcggcatgc tgtaccccaa ctactacatg 660ctgaacaccg gctacatcgt gaccgagagc agcaaaggcg cccctctgaa ccggtggctg 720gtgaaagaac ggaccgtggg caaggtgaaa gccgccgagg ccttcgccgg caacagcctg 780ctgaagaacc tggccagccg gatggaagat gaggaactga gccgggagat catcgtggcc 840gtgatcaact acggcagcaa gttcggcacc agaagcggca agaagaagga cctgatgacc 900atcgacaagc tggaaaagta ctgcgagagc ctgaccacct tcgtgcaccg gaagaagcgg 960gacgagggcg acgacgagac cgccagggcc atcatccgga accagtggat caagggcatg 1020cccagcatga acctgaagaa ggagatgaag gtctccaggg gccctatcca gaactggtcc 1080ttcttcatga gcctggaagt gttcaagcgg aacaacaagg tggacatcga ccccaaccac 1140gacacctgga agaaccacgt gaaagagatc cgcgagcgga tgcagaagga acagagcgcc 1200aacagcaaca gccccctgaa gattcaggtg gacggggtgt ccctgagcac cagcgagttc 1260tacggcaccg tggagcactg gatcgactgg gtggtggacc tgatcatgct ggcccaggtc 1320aagcggctga tcaaagagta caagttcatc cggctggaaa ccaccaacct gatggccggc 1380atgaacaagc tggtcggcgc cctgcggtgc tacgcctact gcctgatcct ggccctgtac 1440gacttctacg gcgccgacat cgagggcttc gagaagggca gcaacagcag cgccatcgtg 1500gagaccgtgg tgcagatgtt ccccaacttc aagcaggaaa tccaggccaa cttcggcatc 1560aacctgaaca tcaaggacaa gaagcaggtc ctgttcgtcc ggatggacat ggacagcgag 1620ttcagcgagg acgagcagaa gggctacatg ttcgagtacg gctgggccaa gcgggaggaa 1680cggatctgga ccaactacgg cgacatcctg accgacctgg tggagcagct gtacaagagc 1740atcctggacc acgaggaatg ggagaagatc gtggacgacc ccgagcggta cttctacgac 1800gagctgttca acgccagccc cgagaccgtg ttcatcagca agggctacga cctggacaac 1860aacatcgtga tcgagggcaa agtgggccag gacgtgacct acttctccaa gcggttcgtg 1920agctactggt acagagtgcg gcaggtgcag accagcaagg gcatcgagcg gcggagcatc 1980gaggacgtga agtaccggga gttcgacatc gagtccttca agccctacgc catcggcgag 2040atcggcatcc acgccagcac ctacaagtac caggacctgc tggccggacg gaaccggggc 2100gagaaggtga aagacagcca ggccctggtc tggtacgacc tggccctgac caactacacc 2160ctggtccggc cccaggaccg gtgctggatc atgagctgca ccgacagcga gtacaccctg 2220cggttcgcca tgatcaccat gatcttcgag agactgagcg aggaaaccga cctgagctac 2280cacgacatcc tgctgagagt gagagagtac cccatccagt ccttcgccag ctacaagcac 2340ttctacgtgc gggtgctgca gcatgtgttc agggactacc aggaaatcga cgtcctggaa 2400ttctgcaccc ggatgctgga cccccggacc agagagagcg gcctgaacaa gttcagccgg 2460ttcaagcagt ggcgggagag cgagttcctg atcgatgccc

tgaagatgaa cttcctgctg 2520tgggtggtgt tcgagctgga aaacatcgac gtggactaca gcaagaagcg gcaccccctg 2580ctgatctcca ccgacaaggg cctgagagtg gtgcccgtgg acctgttcaa tagcatgctg 2640tccgtgagca gcagcggctg gattccctac gtggagagag tgtgcgagcg gagcgagatc 2700aagcggcggc tgaacgccga cgagctgaag ctgaagaact ggttcatcgc ctactacatc 2760accctgcccc tgctgcggag agccgagccc cggatgagct tcaagtacga gggcatcacc 2820acctggatcg gcagcaactg tggcggcgtg agagactacc tgatccagat gctgcccgcc 2880aggaagccca agcccggcgt cctgattctg gcctatggcg ccgagaccaa cgtggcctgg 2940ctgaaccacg ccctgcggga catcctgtcc ctggaaggca gcctgggcat gatcatcatc 3000agcgacggca gcgtggtgaa caagagcaag ctgagagtgc gggacatgaa aatctacaac 3060aggggcgagg tggaccggct gatcctgatc agctccggcg actacacctt cggcaacaag 3120tacctgctgt ccaagctgat ggccaagatc gagcag 3156191509DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-9 VP5 from pCXL2415.1 19atgggcaagt ttaccagctt cctgaagagg gccggcagcg ccaccaagaa ggccctgacc 60agcgacgccg ccaagcggat gtacaagatg gccggcaaga ccctgcagaa ggtcgtcgag 120agcgaagtgg gcagcgccgc catcgacggc gtgatgcagg gcaccatcca gagcatcatc 180cagggcgaga acctgggcga cagcatcaag caggccgtga tcctgaacgt ggccggcacc 240ctggaaagcg cccctgaccc cctgagccct ggcgagcagc tgctgtacaa caaggtgtcc 300gagatcgagc gggccgagaa ggaagatcgg gtcatcgaga cccacaacaa gaagatcatc 360gagaagtacg gcgaggacct gctgaagatc cggaagatca tgaagggcga ggccgaggcc 420gagcagctgg aaggcaaaga gatggaatac gtcgaaaagg ccctgaaggg catgctgcgg 480atcggcaagg accagagcga gcggatcacc cggctgtacc gggccctgca gaccgaagag 540gacctgagaa ccagcgacga gacccggatg atcagcgagt accgggagaa gttcgaggcc 600ctgaaacagg ccatcgagct ggaacagcag gccacccacg aggaagccgt gcaggaaatg 660ctggacctga gcgccgaggt gatcgaaaca gccgccgagg aagtgcccgt gtttggcgct 720ggggccgcta acgtggtggc cacaacccgg gccattcagg gcggcctgaa gctgaaagag 780atcatcgaca agctgaccgg catcgacctg agccacctga aggtggccga catccacccc 840cacatcatcg aaaaggccat gctgaagaac aagatccccg acaacgagct ggccatggct 900atcaagagca aggtggaagt gatcgacgag atgaacaccg agaccgagca cgtgatcgag 960agcatcatgc ccctggtgaa gaaggaatac gagaagcacg acaacaagta ccacgtgaac 1020atccccagcg ccctgaagat ccacagcgag cacaccccca aggtgcacat ctacaccacc 1080ccctgggaca gcgacaaggt gttcatctgc cggtgcatcg ccccccacca tcagcagcgg 1140agcttcatga tcggcttcga cctggaaatc gagttcgtgt tctacgagga caccagcgtg 1200gagggccaca tcatgcacgg cggagccgtg agcatcgagg gcaggggctt ccggcaggcc 1260tacagcgagt tcatgaacgc cgcctggtcc atgcccagca cccccgagct gcacaagcgg 1320cggctgcagc ggagcctggg cagccacccc atctacatgg gcagcatgga ctacaccgtg 1380agctatgagc agctggtgtc caacgccatg aagctggtgt acgacaccga cctgcagatg 1440cactgcctga gaggccccct gaagttccag cggcggaccc tgatgaacgc cctgctgttc 1500ggcgtgaaa 1509201052PRTartificial sequencePredicted AHSV-9 amino acid seq VP2 in pCXL2415.1 20Met Ala Phe Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Gln Thr Asp Lys Ile Arg Glu Asn 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Glu Lys Thr Asn Cys Asp Val Ile Leu Thr Arg Glu Asn Arg 20 25 30 Val Arg Ala Arg Glu Val Asp Gly Val Lys Gly Tyr Tyr Trp Glu Asp 35 40 45 Thr Asp His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Thr Val Ser Val 50 55 60 Arg Asp Phe Met Tyr Lys Gln Thr Lys Cys Glu Gly Ser Tyr Pro Val 65 70 75 80 Val Pro Leu Tyr Met Ile Asp Ala Ile Lys Tyr Gly Arg Met Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Asp Lys Thr Leu Phe 100 105 110 Lys Ile Gln Val Gln Pro Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 His Tyr Thr Ala Thr Phe Phe Lys Arg Glu Pro Leu Pro Ile His Val 130 135 140 Asp Thr Ile Arg Asp Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Ile Asn Tyr Phe Glu Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Gly Ser Gly Val Arg Asp Ala Asn Leu Glu Thr Ile Val Gly 165 170 175 Lys Trp Lys Asp Asn Thr Tyr Lys Arg Ile Glu Gly Glu Lys Thr Thr 180 185 190 Met Cys Val Arg His Glu Pro Asp Ser Val Leu Gln Ile Leu Lys Lys 195 200 205 Met Arg Phe Gly Met Leu Tyr Pro Asn Tyr Tyr Met Leu Asn Thr Gly 210 215 220 Tyr Ile Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Lys Gly Ala Pro Leu Asn Arg Trp Leu 225 230 235 240 Val Lys Glu Arg Thr Val Gly Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Phe Ala 245 250 255 Gly Asn Ser Leu Leu Lys Asn Leu Ala Ser Arg Met Glu Asp Glu Glu 260 265 270 Leu Ser Arg Glu Ile Ile Val Ala Val Ile Asn Tyr Gly Ser Lys Phe 275 280 285 Gly Thr Arg Ser Gly Lys Lys Lys Asp Leu Met Thr Ile Asp Lys Leu 290 295 300 Glu Lys Tyr Cys Glu Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Arg Lys Lys Arg 305 310 315 320 Asp Glu Gly Asp Asp Glu Thr Ala Arg Ala Ile Ile Arg Asn Gln Trp 325 330 335 Ile Lys Gly Met Pro Ser Met Asn Leu Lys Lys Glu Met Lys Val Ser 340 345 350 Arg Gly Pro Ile Gln Asn Trp Ser Phe Phe Met Ser Leu Glu Val Phe 355 360 365 Lys Arg Asn Asn Lys Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn His Asp Thr Trp Lys 370 375 380 Asn His Val Lys Glu Ile Arg Glu Arg Met Gln Lys Glu Gln Ser Ala 385 390 395 400 Asn Ser Asn Ser Pro Leu Lys Ile Gln Val Asp Gly Val Ser Leu Ser 405 410 415 Thr Ser Glu Phe Tyr Gly Thr Val Glu His Trp Ile Asp Trp Val Val 420 425 430 Asp Leu Ile Met Leu Ala Gln Val Lys Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu Tyr Lys 435 440 445 Phe Ile Arg Leu Glu Thr Thr Asn Leu Met Ala Gly Met Asn Lys Leu 450 455 460 Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala Leu Tyr 465 470 475 480 Asp Phe Tyr Gly Ala Asp Ile Glu Gly Phe Glu Lys Gly Ser Asn Ser 485 490 495 Ser Ala Ile Val Glu Thr Val Val Gln Met Phe Pro Asn Phe Lys Gln 500 505 510 Glu Ile Gln Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Asn Leu Asn Ile Lys Asp Lys Lys 515 520 525 Gln Val Leu Phe Val Arg Met Asp Met Asp Ser Glu Phe Ser Glu Asp 530 535 540 Glu Gln Lys Gly Tyr Met Phe Glu Tyr Gly Trp Ala Lys Arg Glu Glu 545 550 555 560 Arg Ile Trp Thr Asn Tyr Gly Asp Ile Leu Thr Asp Leu Val Glu Gln 565 570 575 Leu Tyr Lys Ser Ile Leu Asp His Glu Glu Trp Glu Lys Ile Val Asp 580 585 590 Asp Pro Glu Arg Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Glu Leu Phe Asn Ala Ser Pro Glu 595 600 605 Thr Val Phe Ile Ser Lys Gly Tyr Asp Leu Asp Asn Asn Ile Val Ile 610 615 620 Glu Gly Lys Val Gly Gln Asp Val Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg Phe Val 625 630 635 640 Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Val Arg Gln Val Gln Thr Ser Lys Gly Ile Glu 645 650 655 Arg Arg Ser Ile Glu Asp Val Lys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Asp Ile Glu Ser 660 665 670 Phe Lys Pro Tyr Ala Ile Gly Glu Ile Gly Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr 675 680 685 Lys Tyr Gln Asp Leu Leu Ala Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly Glu Lys Val Lys 690 695 700 Asp Ser Gln Ala Leu Val Trp Tyr Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Asn Tyr Thr 705 710 715 720 Leu Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Arg Cys Trp Ile Met Ser Cys Thr Asp Ser 725 730 735 Glu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Met Ile Thr Met Ile Phe Glu Arg Leu 740 745 750 Ser Glu Glu Thr Asp Leu Ser Tyr His Asp Ile Leu Leu Arg Val Arg 755 760 765 Glu Tyr Pro Ile Gln Ser Phe Ala Ser Tyr Lys His Phe Tyr Val Arg 770 775 780 Val Leu Gln His Val Phe Arg Asp Tyr Gln Glu Ile Asp Val Leu Glu 785 790 795 800 Phe Cys Thr Arg Met Leu Asp Pro Arg Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn 805 810 815 Lys Phe Ser Arg Phe Lys Gln Trp Arg Glu Ser Glu Phe Leu Ile Asp 820 825 830 Ala Leu Lys Met Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Val Val Phe Glu Leu Glu Asn 835 840 845 Ile Asp Val Asp Tyr Ser Lys Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr 850 855 860 Asp Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Val Pro Val Asp Leu Phe Asn Ser Met Leu 865 870 875 880 Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Val Cys Glu 885 890 895 Arg Ser Glu Ile Lys Arg Arg Leu Asn Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys 900 905 910 Asn Trp Phe Ile Ala Tyr Tyr Ile Thr Leu Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Ala 915 920 925 Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys Tyr Glu Gly Ile Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly 930 935 940 Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Leu Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Ala 945 950 955 960 Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Val Leu Ile Leu Ala Tyr Gly Ala Glu Thr 965 970 975 Asn Val Ala Trp Leu Asn His Ala Leu Arg Asp Ile Leu Ser Leu Glu 980 985 990 Gly Ser Leu Gly Met Ile Ile Ile Ser Asp Gly Ser Val Val Asn Lys 995 1000 1005 Ser Lys Leu Arg Val Arg Asp Met Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Glu 1010 1015 1020 Val Asp Arg Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Ser Gly Asp Tyr Thr Phe Gly 1025 1030 1035 Asn Lys Tyr Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Met Ala Lys Ile Glu Gln 1040 1045 1050 21503PRTartificial sequencePredicted AHSV-9 amino acid seq VP5 in pCXL2415.1 21Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Lys Lys Ile Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Met Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Lys Gly Met Leu Arg 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Ser 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Glu Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Val Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asn Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Val Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Asp Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys 500 2211131DNAartificial sequenceEntire plasmid pCXL2415.1 22ggaaacagct atgaccatga ttacgccaag cttgcggccg cgtcgacatg cattgttagt 60tctgtagatc agtaacgtat agcatacgag tataattatc gtaggtagta ggtatcctaa 120aataaatctg atacagataa taactttgta aatcaattca gcaatttctc tattatcatg 180ataatgatta atacacagcg tgtcgttatt ttttgttacg atagtatttc taaagtaaag 240agcaggaatc cctagtataa tagaaataat ccatatgaaa aatatagtaa tgtacatatt 300tctaatgtta acatatttat aggtaaatcc aggaagggta atttttacat atctatatac 360gcttattaca gttattaaaa atatacttgc aaacatgtta gaagtaaaaa agaaagaact 420aattttacaa agtgctttac caaaatgcca atggaaatta cttagtatgt atataatgta 480taaaggtatg aatatcacaa acagcaaatc ggctattccc aagttgagaa acggtataat 540agatatattt ctagatacca ttaataacct tataagcttg acgtttccta taatgcctac 600taagaaaact agaagataca tacatactaa cgccatacga gagtaactac tcatcgtata 660actactgttg ctaacagtga cactgatgtt ataactcatc tttgatgtgg tataaatgta 720taataactat attacactgg tattttattt cagttatata ctatatagta ttaaaaatta 780tatttgtata attatattat tatattcagt gtagaaagta aaatactata aatatgtatc 840tcttatttat aacttattag taaagtatgt actattcagt tatattgttt tataaaagct 900aaatgctact agattgatat aaatgaatat gtaataaatt agtaatgtag tatactaata 960ttaactcaca tttgactaat tagctataaa aacccgggtt aattaattag tcatcaggca 1020gggcgagaac gagactatct gctcgttaat taattagagc ttctttattc tatacttaaa 1080aagtgaaaat aaatacaaag gttcttgagg gttgtgttaa attgaaagcg agaaataatc 1140ataaattatt tcattatcgc gatatccgtt aagtttgtat cgta atg gcc ttc gag 1196 Met Ala Phe Glu 1 ttc ggc atc ctg cag acc gac aag atc cgg gag aac acc ctg gaa aag 1244Phe Gly Ile Leu Gln Thr Asp Lys Ile Arg Glu Asn Thr Leu Glu Lys 5 10 15 20 acc aac tgc gac gtg atc ctg acc cgg gag aac cgc gtg cgg gcc aga 1292Thr Asn Cys Asp Val Ile Leu Thr Arg Glu Asn Arg Val Arg Ala Arg 25 30 35 gaa gtg gac ggc gtg aag ggc tac tac tgg gag gac acc gac cac cgg 1340Glu Val Asp Gly Val Lys Gly Tyr Tyr Trp Glu Asp Thr Asp His Arg 40 45 50 ctg ggc ctg tgc gag gtg gag cac acc gtg agc gtg cgg gac ttc atg 1388Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Thr Val Ser Val Arg Asp Phe Met 55 60 65 tac aag cag acc aag tgc gag ggc agc tac ccc gtg gtg ccc ctg tac 1436Tyr Lys Gln Thr Lys Cys Glu Gly Ser Tyr Pro Val Val Pro Leu Tyr 70 75 80 atg atc gac gcc atc aag tac ggc cgg atg atc gac cgg aac gac cac 1484Met Ile Asp Ala Ile Lys Tyr Gly Arg Met Ile Asp Arg Asn Asp His 85 90 95 100 cag atc cgg gtg gac aag gac gac aag

acc ctg ttc aag atc cag gtg 1532Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Asp Lys Thr Leu Phe Lys Ile Gln Val 105 110 115 cag ccc tac ctg ggc gac gcc tac ttc agc ccc gag cac tac acc gcc 1580Gln Pro Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu His Tyr Thr Ala 120 125 130 aca ttc ttc aag cgg gag ccc ctg ccc atc cac gtg gac acc atc cgg 1628Thr Phe Phe Lys Arg Glu Pro Leu Pro Ile His Val Asp Thr Ile Arg 135 140 145 gac tac atc ggc aag cgg atc aac tac ttc gag cgg gag ctg ggc agc 1676Asp Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Ile Asn Tyr Phe Glu Arg Glu Leu Gly Ser 150 155 160 ggc gtg agg gac gcc aac ctg gaa acc atc gtg ggc aag tgg aag gac 1724Gly Val Arg Asp Ala Asn Leu Glu Thr Ile Val Gly Lys Trp Lys Asp 165 170 175 180 aac acc tac aag cgg atc gag ggc gaa aag acc acc atg tgc gtg cgg 1772Asn Thr Tyr Lys Arg Ile Glu Gly Glu Lys Thr Thr Met Cys Val Arg 185 190 195 cac gag ccc gac agc gtg ctg cag atc ctg aag aag atg cgg ttc ggc 1820His Glu Pro Asp Ser Val Leu Gln Ile Leu Lys Lys Met Arg Phe Gly 200 205 210 atg ctg tac ccc aac tac tac atg ctg aac acc ggc tac atc gtg acc 1868Met Leu Tyr Pro Asn Tyr Tyr Met Leu Asn Thr Gly Tyr Ile Val Thr 215 220 225 gag agc agc aaa ggc gcc cct ctg aac cgg tgg ctg gtg aaa gaa cgg 1916Glu Ser Ser Lys Gly Ala Pro Leu Asn Arg Trp Leu Val Lys Glu Arg 230 235 240 acc gtg ggc aag gtg aaa gcc gcc gag gcc ttc gcc ggc aac agc ctg 1964Thr Val Gly Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Phe Ala Gly Asn Ser Leu 245 250 255 260 ctg aag aac ctg gcc agc cgg atg gaa gat gag gaa ctg agc cgg gag 2012Leu Lys Asn Leu Ala Ser Arg Met Glu Asp Glu Glu Leu Ser Arg Glu 265 270 275 atc atc gtg gcc gtg atc aac tac ggc agc aag ttc ggc acc aga agc 2060Ile Ile Val Ala Val Ile Asn Tyr Gly Ser Lys Phe Gly Thr Arg Ser 280 285 290 ggc aag aag aag gac ctg atg acc atc gac aag ctg gaa aag tac tgc 2108Gly Lys Lys Lys Asp Leu Met Thr Ile Asp Lys Leu Glu Lys Tyr Cys 295 300 305 gag agc ctg acc acc ttc gtg cac cgg aag aag cgg gac gag ggc gac 2156Glu Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Arg Lys Lys Arg Asp Glu Gly Asp 310 315 320 gac gag acc gcc agg gcc atc atc cgg aac cag tgg atc aag ggc atg 2204Asp Glu Thr Ala Arg Ala Ile Ile Arg Asn Gln Trp Ile Lys Gly Met 325 330 335 340 ccc agc atg aac ctg aag aag gag atg aag gtc tcc agg ggc cct atc 2252Pro Ser Met Asn Leu Lys Lys Glu Met Lys Val Ser Arg Gly Pro Ile 345 350 355 cag aac tgg tcc ttc ttc atg agc ctg gaa gtg ttc aag cgg aac aac 2300Gln Asn Trp Ser Phe Phe Met Ser Leu Glu Val Phe Lys Arg Asn Asn 360 365 370 aag gtg gac atc gac ccc aac cac gac acc tgg aag aac cac gtg aaa 2348Lys Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn His Asp Thr Trp Lys Asn His Val Lys 375 380 385 gag atc cgc gag cgg atg cag aag gaa cag agc gcc aac agc aac agc 2396Glu Ile Arg Glu Arg Met Gln Lys Glu Gln Ser Ala Asn Ser Asn Ser 390 395 400 ccc ctg aag att cag gtg gac ggg gtg tcc ctg agc acc agc gag ttc 2444Pro Leu Lys Ile Gln Val Asp Gly Val Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser Glu Phe 405 410 415 420 tac ggc acc gtg gag cac tgg atc gac tgg gtg gtg gac ctg atc atg 2492Tyr Gly Thr Val Glu His Trp Ile Asp Trp Val Val Asp Leu Ile Met 425 430 435 ctg gcc cag gtc aag cgg ctg atc aaa gag tac aag ttc atc cgg ctg 2540Leu Ala Gln Val Lys Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu Tyr Lys Phe Ile Arg Leu 440 445 450 gaa acc acc aac ctg atg gcc ggc atg aac aag ctg gtc ggc gcc ctg 2588Glu Thr Thr Asn Leu Met Ala Gly Met Asn Lys Leu Val Gly Ala Leu 455 460 465 cgg tgc tac gcc tac tgc ctg atc ctg gcc ctg tac gac ttc tac ggc 2636Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala Leu Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Gly 470 475 480 gcc gac atc gag ggc ttc gag aag ggc agc aac agc agc gcc atc gtg 2684Ala Asp Ile Glu Gly Phe Glu Lys Gly Ser Asn Ser Ser Ala Ile Val 485 490 495 500 gag acc gtg gtg cag atg ttc ccc aac ttc aag cag gaa atc cag gcc 2732Glu Thr Val Val Gln Met Phe Pro Asn Phe Lys Gln Glu Ile Gln Ala 505 510 515 aac ttc ggc atc aac ctg aac atc aag gac aag aag cag gtc ctg ttc 2780Asn Phe Gly Ile Asn Leu Asn Ile Lys Asp Lys Lys Gln Val Leu Phe 520 525 530 gtc cgg atg gac atg gac agc gag ttc agc gag gac gag cag aag ggc 2828Val Arg Met Asp Met Asp Ser Glu Phe Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Lys Gly 535 540 545 tac atg ttc gag tac ggc tgg gcc aag cgg gag gaa cgg atc tgg acc 2876Tyr Met Phe Glu Tyr Gly Trp Ala Lys Arg Glu Glu Arg Ile Trp Thr 550 555 560 aac tac ggc gac atc ctg acc gac ctg gtg gag cag ctg tac aag agc 2924Asn Tyr Gly Asp Ile Leu Thr Asp Leu Val Glu Gln Leu Tyr Lys Ser 565 570 575 580 atc ctg gac cac gag gaa tgg gag aag atc gtg gac gac ccc gag cgg 2972Ile Leu Asp His Glu Glu Trp Glu Lys Ile Val Asp Asp Pro Glu Arg 585 590 595 tac ttc tac gac gag ctg ttc aac gcc agc ccc gag acc gtg ttc atc 3020Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Glu Leu Phe Asn Ala Ser Pro Glu Thr Val Phe Ile 600 605 610 agc aag ggc tac gac ctg gac aac aac atc gtg atc gag ggc aaa gtg 3068Ser Lys Gly Tyr Asp Leu Asp Asn Asn Ile Val Ile Glu Gly Lys Val 615 620 625 ggc cag gac gtg acc tac ttc tcc aag cgg ttc gtg agc tac tgg tac 3116Gly Gln Asp Val Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr 630 635 640 aga gtg cgg cag gtg cag acc agc aag ggc atc gag cgg cgg agc atc 3164Arg Val Arg Gln Val Gln Thr Ser Lys Gly Ile Glu Arg Arg Ser Ile 645 650 655 660 gag gac gtg aag tac cgg gag ttc gac atc gag tcc ttc aag ccc tac 3212Glu Asp Val Lys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Asp Ile Glu Ser Phe Lys Pro Tyr 665 670 675 gcc atc ggc gag atc ggc atc cac gcc agc acc tac aag tac cag gac 3260Ala Ile Gly Glu Ile Gly Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr Lys Tyr Gln Asp 680 685 690 ctg ctg gcc gga cgg aac cgg ggc gag aag gtg aaa gac agc cag gcc 3308Leu Leu Ala Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly Glu Lys Val Lys Asp Ser Gln Ala 695 700 705 ctg gtc tgg tac gac ctg gcc ctg acc aac tac acc ctg gtc cgg ccc 3356Leu Val Trp Tyr Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Asn Tyr Thr Leu Val Arg Pro 710 715 720 cag gac cgg tgc tgg atc atg agc tgc acc gac agc gag tac acc ctg 3404Gln Asp Arg Cys Trp Ile Met Ser Cys Thr Asp Ser Glu Tyr Thr Leu 725 730 735 740 cgg ttc gcc atg atc acc atg atc ttc gag aga ctg agc gag gaa acc 3452Arg Phe Ala Met Ile Thr Met Ile Phe Glu Arg Leu Ser Glu Glu Thr 745 750 755 gac ctg agc tac cac gac atc ctg ctg aga gtg aga gag tac ccc atc 3500Asp Leu Ser Tyr His Asp Ile Leu Leu Arg Val Arg Glu Tyr Pro Ile 760 765 770 cag tcc ttc gcc agc tac aag cac ttc tac gtg cgg gtg ctg cag cat 3548Gln Ser Phe Ala Ser Tyr Lys His Phe Tyr Val Arg Val Leu Gln His 775 780 785 gtg ttc agg gac tac cag gaa atc gac gtc ctg gaa ttc tgc acc cgg 3596Val Phe Arg Asp Tyr Gln Glu Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Phe Cys Thr Arg 790 795 800 atg ctg gac ccc cgg acc aga gag agc ggc ctg aac aag ttc agc cgg 3644Met Leu Asp Pro Arg Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Lys Phe Ser Arg 805 810 815 820 ttc aag cag tgg cgg gag agc gag ttc ctg atc gat gcc ctg aag atg 3692Phe Lys Gln Trp Arg Glu Ser Glu Phe Leu Ile Asp Ala Leu Lys Met 825 830 835 aac ttc ctg ctg tgg gtg gtg ttc gag ctg gaa aac atc gac gtg gac 3740Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Val Val Phe Glu Leu Glu Asn Ile Asp Val Asp 840 845 850 tac agc aag aag cgg cac ccc ctg ctg atc tcc acc gac aag ggc ctg 3788Tyr Ser Lys Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Asp Lys Gly Leu 855 860 865 aga gtg gtg ccc gtg gac ctg ttc aat agc atg ctg tcc gtg agc agc 3836Arg Val Val Pro Val Asp Leu Phe Asn Ser Met Leu Ser Val Ser Ser 870 875 880 agc ggc tgg att ccc tac gtg gag aga gtg tgc gag cgg agc gag atc 3884Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Val Cys Glu Arg Ser Glu Ile 885 890 895 900 aag cgg cgg ctg aac gcc gac gag ctg aag ctg aag aac tgg ttc atc 3932Lys Arg Arg Leu Asn Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Asn Trp Phe Ile 905 910 915 gcc tac tac atc acc ctg ccc ctg ctg cgg aga gcc gag ccc cgg atg 3980Ala Tyr Tyr Ile Thr Leu Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met 920 925 930 agc ttc aag tac gag ggc atc acc acc tgg atc ggc agc aac tgt ggc 4028Ser Phe Lys Tyr Glu Gly Ile Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly 935 940 945 ggc gtg aga gac tac ctg atc cag atg ctg ccc gcc agg aag ccc aag 4076Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Leu Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Ala Arg Lys Pro Lys 950 955 960 ccc ggc gtc ctg att ctg gcc tat ggc gcc gag acc aac gtg gcc tgg 4124Pro Gly Val Leu Ile Leu Ala Tyr Gly Ala Glu Thr Asn Val Ala Trp 965 970 975 980 ctg aac cac gcc ctg cgg gac atc ctg tcc ctg gaa ggc agc ctg ggc 4172Leu Asn His Ala Leu Arg Asp Ile Leu Ser Leu Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly 985 990 995 atg atc atc atc agc gac ggc agc gtg gtg aac aag agc aag ctg 4217Met Ile Ile Ile Ser Asp Gly Ser Val Val Asn Lys Ser Lys Leu 1000 1005 1010 aga gtg cgg gac atg aaa atc tac aac agg ggc gag gtg gac cgg 4262Arg Val Arg Asp Met Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Glu Val Asp Arg 1015 1020 1025 ctg atc ctg atc agc tcc ggc gac tac acc ttc ggc aac aag tac 4307Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Ser Gly Asp Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Tyr 1030 1035 1040 ctg ctg tcc aag ctg atg gcc aag atc gag cag tga tga ggatccctcg 4356Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Met Ala Lys Ile Glu Gln 1045 1050 agtttttatt gactagttca aaattgaaaa tatataatta caatataaa atg ggc 4411 Met Gly aag ttt acc agc ttc ctg aag agg gcc ggc agc gcc acc aag aag 4456Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys Lys 1055 1060 1065 gcc ctg acc agc gac gcc gcc aag cgg atg tac aag atg gcc ggc 4501Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 1070 1075 1080 aag acc ctg cag aag gtc gtc gag agc gaa gtg ggc agc gcc gcc 4546Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala 1085 1090 1095 atc gac ggc gtg atg cag ggc acc atc cag agc atc atc cag ggc 4591Ile Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly 1100 1105 1110 gag aac ctg ggc gac agc atc aag cag gcc gtg atc ctg aac gtg 4636Glu Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val 1115 1120 1125 gcc ggc acc ctg gaa agc gcc cct gac ccc ctg agc cct ggc gag 4681Ala Gly Thr Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu 1130 1135 1140 cag ctg ctg tac aac aag gtg tcc gag atc gag cgg gcc gag aag 4726Gln Leu Leu Tyr Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys 1145 1150 1155 gaa gat cgg gtc atc gag acc cac aac aag aag atc atc gag aag 4771Glu Asp Arg Val Ile Glu Thr His Asn Lys Lys Ile Ile Glu Lys 1160 1165 1170 tac ggc gag gac ctg ctg aag atc cgg aag atc atg aag ggc gag 4816Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu 1175 1180 1185 gcc gag gcc gag cag ctg gaa ggc aaa gag atg gaa tac gtc gaa 4861Ala Glu Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu Gly Lys Glu Met Glu Tyr Val Glu 1190 1195 1200 aag gcc ctg aag ggc atg ctg cgg atc ggc aag gac cag agc gag 4906Lys Ala Leu Lys Gly Met Leu Arg Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu 1205 1210 1215 cgg atc acc cgg ctg tac cgg gcc ctg cag acc gaa gag gac ctg 4951Arg Ile Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu 1220 1225 1230 aga acc agc gac gag acc cgg atg atc agc gag tac cgg gag aag 4996Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Ser Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys 1235 1240 1245 ttc gag gcc ctg aaa cag gcc atc gag ctg gaa cag cag gcc acc 5041Phe Glu Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu Gln Gln Ala Thr 1250 1255 1260 cac gag gaa gcc gtg cag gaa atg ctg gac ctg agc gcc gag gtg 5086His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser Ala Glu Val 1265 1270 1275 atc gaa aca gcc gcc gag gaa gtg ccc gtg ttt ggc gct ggg gcc 5131Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Val Phe Gly Ala Gly Ala 1280 1285 1290 gct aac gtg gtg gcc aca acc cgg gcc att cag ggc ggc ctg aag 5176Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu Lys 1295 1300 1305 ctg aaa gag atc atc gac aag ctg acc ggc atc gac ctg agc cac 5221Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 1310 1315 1320 ctg aag gtg gcc gac atc cac ccc cac atc atc gaa aag gcc atg 5266Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met 1325 1330 1335 ctg aag aac aag atc ccc gac aac gag ctg gcc atg gct atc aag 5311Leu Lys Asn Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys 1340 1345 1350 agc aag gtg gaa gtg atc gac gag atg aac acc gag acc gag cac 5356Ser Lys Val Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His 1355 1360 1365 gtg atc gag agc atc atg ccc ctg gtg aag aag gaa tac gag aag 5401Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys 1370 1375 1380 cac gac aac aag tac cac gtg aac atc ccc agc gcc ctg aag atc 5446His Asp Asn Lys Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Ala Leu Lys Ile 1385 1390 1395 cac agc gag cac acc ccc aag gtg cac atc tac acc acc ccc tgg 5491His Ser Glu His Thr

Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp 1400 1405 1410 gac agc gac aag gtg ttc atc tgc cgg tgc atc gcc ccc cac cat 5536Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His 1415 1420 1425 cag cag cgg agc ttc atg atc ggc ttc gac ctg gaa atc gag ttc 5581Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Met Ile Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe 1430 1435 1440 gtg ttc tac gag gac acc agc gtg gag ggc cac atc atg cac ggc 5626Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly 1445 1450 1455 gga gcc gtg agc atc gag ggc agg ggc ttc cgg cag gcc tac agc 5671Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser 1460 1465 1470 gag ttc atg aac gcc gcc tgg tcc atg ccc agc acc ccc gag ctg 5716Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu 1475 1480 1485 cac aag cgg cgg ctg cag cgg agc ctg ggc agc cac ccc atc tac 5761His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser His Pro Ile Tyr 1490 1495 1500 atg ggc agc atg gac tac acc gtg agc tat gag cag ctg gtg tcc 5806Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Val Ser Tyr Glu Gln Leu Val Ser 1505 1510 1515 aac gcc atg aag ctg gtg tac gac acc gac ctg cag atg cac tgc 5851Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Asp Leu Gln Met His Cys 1520 1525 1530 ctg aga ggc ccc ctg aag ttc cag cgg cgg acc ctg atg aac gcc 5896Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn Ala 1535 1540 1545 ctg ctg ttc ggc gtg aaa tga tagtaatttt tctactagtt aatcaaataa 5947Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys 1550 1555 aaagcataca agctattgct tcgctatcgt tacaaaatgg caggaatttt gtgtaaacta 6007agccacatac ttgccaatga aaaaaatagt agaaaggata ctattttaat gggattagat 6067gttaaggttc cttgggatta tagtaactgg gcatctgtta acttttacga cgttaggtta 6127gatactgatg ttacagatta taataatgtt acaataaaat acatgacagg atgtgatatt 6187tttcctcata taactcttgg aatagcaaat atggatcaat gtgatagatt tgaaaatttc 6247aaaaagcaaa taactgatca agatttacag actatttcta tagtctgtaa agaagagatg 6307tgttttcctc agagtaacgc ctctaaacag ttgggagcga aaggatgcgc tgtagttatg 6367aaactggagg tatctgatga acttagagcc ctaagaaatg ttctgctgaa tgcggtaccc 6427tgttcgaagg acgtgtttgg tgatatcaca gtagataatc cgtggaatcc tcacataaca 6487gtaggatatg ttaaggagga cgatgtcgaa aacaagaaac gcctaatgga gtgcatgtcc 6547aagtttaggg ggcaagaaat acaagttcta ggatggtatt aataagtatc taagtatttg 6607gtataattta ttaaatagta taattataac aaataataaa taacatgata acggttttta 6667ttagaataaa atagagataa tatcataatg atatataata cttcattacc agaaatgagt 6727aatggaagac ttataaatga actgcataaa gctataaggt atagagatat aaatttagta 6787aggtatatac ttaaaaaatg caaatacaat aacgtaaata tactatcaac gtctttgtat 6847ttagccgtaa gtatttctga tatagaaatg gtaaaattat tactagaaca cggtgccgat 6907attttaaaat gtaaaaatcc tcctcttcat aaagctgcta gtttagataa tacagaaatt 6967gctaaactac taatagattc tggcgctgac atagaacaga tacattctgg aaatagtccg 7027ttatatattt ctgtatatag aaacaataag tcattaacta gatatttatt aaaaaaaggt 7087gttaattgta atagattctt tctaaattat tacgatgtac tgtatgataa gatatctgat 7147gatatgtata aaatatttat agattttaat attgatctta atatacaaac tagaaatttt 7207gaaactccgt tacattacgc tataaagtat aagaatatag atttaattag gatattgtta 7267gataatagta ttaaaataga taaaagttta tttttgcata aacagtatct cataaaggca 7327cttaaaaata attgtagtta cgatataata gcgttactta taaatcacgg agtgcctata 7387aacgaacaag atgatttagg taaaacccca ttacatcatt cggtaattaa tagaagaaaa 7447gatgtaacag cacttctgtt aaatctagga gctgatataa acgtaataga tgactgtatg 7507ggcagtccct tacattacgc tgtttcacgt aacgatatcg aaacaacaaa gacactttta 7567gaaagaggat ctaatgttaa tgtggttaat aatcatatag ataccgttct aaatatagct 7627gttgcatcta aaaacaaaac tatagtaaac ttattactga agtacggtac tgatacaaag 7687ttggtaggat tagataaaca tgttattcac atagctatag aaatgaaaga tattaatata 7747ctgaatgcga tcttattata tggttgctat gtaaacgtct ataatcataa aggtttcact 7807cctctataca tggcagttag ttctatgaaa acagaatttg ttaaactctt acttgaccac 7867ggtgcttacg taaatgctaa agctaagtta tctggaaata ctcctttaca taaagctatg 7927ttatctaata gttttaataa tataaaatta cttttatctt ataacgccga ctataattct 7987ctaaataatc acggtaatac gcctctaact tgtgttagct ttttagatga caagatagct 8047attatgataa tatctaaaat gatgttagaa atatctaaaa atcctgaaat agctaattca 8107gaaggtttta tagtaaacat ggaacatata aacagtaata aaagactact atctataaaa 8167gaatcatgcg aaaaagaact agatgttata acacatataa agttaaattc tatatattct 8227tttaatatct ttcttgacaa taacatagat cttatggtaa agttcgtaac taatcctaga 8287gttaataaga tacctgcatg tatacgtata tatagggaat taatacggaa aaataaatca 8347ttagcttttc atagacatca gctaatagtt aaagctgtaa aagagagtaa gaatctagga 8407ataataggta ggttacctat agatatcaaa catataataa tggaactatt aagtaataat 8467gatttacatt ctgttatcac cagctgttgt aacccagtag tataaagagc tcgaattaat 8527tcactggccg tcgttttaca acgtcgtgac tgggaaaacc ctggcgttac ccaacttaat 8587cgccttgcag cacatccccc tttcgccagc tggcgtaata gcgaagaggc ccgcaccgat 8647cgcccttccc aacagttgcg cagcctgaat ggcgaatggc gcctgatgcg gtattttctc 8707cttacgcatc tgtgcggtat ttcacaccgc atatggtgca ctctcagtac aatctgctct 8767gatgccgcat agttaagcca gccccgacac ccgccaacac ccgctgacgc gccctgacgg 8827gcttgtctgc tcccggcatc cgcttacaga caagctgtga ccgtctccgg gagctgcatg 8887tgtcagaggt tttcaccgtc atcaccgaaa cgcgcgagac gaaagggcct cgtgatacgc 8947ctatttttat aggttaatgt catgataata atggtttctt agacgtcagg tggcactttt 9007cggggaaatg tgcgcggaac ccctatttgt ttatttttct aaatacattc aaatatgtat 9067ccgctcatga gacaataacc ctgataaatg cttcaataat attgaaaaag gaagagt 9124atg agt att caa cat ttc cgt gtc gcc ctt att ccc ttt ttt gcg 9169Met Ser Ile Gln His Phe Arg Val Ala Leu Ile Pro Phe Phe Ala 1560 1565 1570 gca ttt tgc ctt cct gtt ttt gct cac cca gaa acg ctg gtg aaa 9214Ala Phe Cys Leu Pro Val Phe Ala His Pro Glu Thr Leu Val Lys 1575 1580 1585 gta aaa gat gct gaa gat cag ttg ggt gca cga gtg ggt tac atc 9259Val Lys Asp Ala Glu Asp Gln Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Gly Tyr Ile 1590 1595 1600 gaa ctg gat ctc aac agc ggt aag atc ctt gag agt ttt cgc ccc 9304Glu Leu Asp Leu Asn Ser Gly Lys Ile Leu Glu Ser Phe Arg Pro 1605 1610 1615 gaa gaa cgt ttt cca atg atg agc act ttt aaa gtt ctg cta tgt 9349Glu Glu Arg Phe Pro Met Met Ser Thr Phe Lys Val Leu Leu Cys 1620 1625 1630 ggc gcg gta tta tcc cgt att gac gcc ggg caa gag caa ctc ggt 9394Gly Ala Val Leu Ser Arg Ile Asp Ala Gly Gln Glu Gln Leu Gly 1635 1640 1645 cgc cgc ata cac tat tct cag aat gac ttg gtt gag tac tca cca 9439Arg Arg Ile His Tyr Ser Gln Asn Asp Leu Val Glu Tyr Ser Pro 1650 1655 1660 gtc aca gaa aag cat ctt acg gat ggc atg aca gta aga gaa tta 9484Val Thr Glu Lys His Leu Thr Asp Gly Met Thr Val Arg Glu Leu 1665 1670 1675 tgc agt gct gcc ata acc atg agt gat aac act gcg gcc aac tta 9529Cys Ser Ala Ala Ile Thr Met Ser Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Asn Leu 1680 1685 1690 ctt ctg aca acg atc gga gga ccg aag gag cta acc gct ttt ttg 9574Leu Leu Thr Thr Ile Gly Gly Pro Lys Glu Leu Thr Ala Phe Leu 1695 1700 1705 cac aac atg ggg gat cat gta act cgc ctt gat cgt tgg gaa ccg 9619His Asn Met Gly Asp His Val Thr Arg Leu Asp Arg Trp Glu Pro 1710 1715 1720 gag ctg aat gaa gcc ata cca aac gac gag cgt gac acc acg atg 9664Glu Leu Asn Glu Ala Ile Pro Asn Asp Glu Arg Asp Thr Thr Met 1725 1730 1735 cct gta gca atg gca aca acg ttg cgc aaa cta tta act ggc gaa 9709Pro Val Ala Met Ala Thr Thr Leu Arg Lys Leu Leu Thr Gly Glu 1740 1745 1750 cta ctt act cta gct tcc cgg caa caa tta ata gac tgg atg gag 9754Leu Leu Thr Leu Ala Ser Arg Gln Gln Leu Ile Asp Trp Met Glu 1755 1760 1765 gcg gat aaa gtt gca gga cca ctt ctg cgc tcg gcc ctt ccg gct 9799Ala Asp Lys Val Ala Gly Pro Leu Leu Arg Ser Ala Leu Pro Ala 1770 1775 1780 ggc tgg ttt att gct gat aaa tct gga gcc ggt gag cgt ggg tct 9844Gly Trp Phe Ile Ala Asp Lys Ser Gly Ala Gly Glu Arg Gly Ser 1785 1790 1795 cgc ggt atc att gca gca ctg ggg cca gat ggt aag ccc tcc cgt 9889Arg Gly Ile Ile Ala Ala Leu Gly Pro Asp Gly Lys Pro Ser Arg 1800 1805 1810 atc gta gtt atc tac acg acg ggg agt cag gca act atg gat gaa 9934Ile Val Val Ile Tyr Thr Thr Gly Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Asp Glu 1815 1820 1825 cga aat aga cag atc gct gag ata ggt gcc tca ctg att aag cat 9979Arg Asn Arg Gln Ile Ala Glu Ile Gly Ala Ser Leu Ile Lys His 1830 1835 1840 tgg taactgtcag accaagttta ctcatatata ctttagattg atttaaaact 10032Trp tcatttttaa tttaaaagga tctaggtgaa gatccttttt gataatctca tgaccaaaat 10092cccttaacgt gagttttcgt tccactgagc gtcagacccc gtagaaaaga tcaaaggatc 10152ttcttgagat cctttttttc tgcgcgtaat ctgctgcttg caaacaaaaa aaccaccgct 10212accagcggtg gtttgtttgc cggatcaaga gctaccaact ctttttccga aggtaactgg 10272cttcagcaga gcgcagatac caaatactgt ccttctagtg tagccgtagt taggccacca 10332cttcaagaac tctgtagcac cgcctacata cctcgctctg ctaatcctgt taccagtggc 10392tgctgccagt ggcgataagt cgtgtcttac cgggttggac tcaagacgat agttaccgga 10452taaggcgcag cggtcgggct gaacgggggg ttcgtgcaca cagcccagct tggagcgaac 10512gacctacacc gaactgagat acctacagcg tgagctatga gaaagcgcca cgcttcccga 10572agggagaaag gcggacaggt atccggtaag cggcagggtc ggaacaggag agcgcacgag 10632ggagcttcca gggggaaacg cctggtatct ttatagtcct gtcgggtttc gccacctctg 10692acttgagcgt cgatttttgt gatgctcgtc aggggggcgg agcctatgga aaaacgccag 10752caacgcggcc tttttacggt tcctggcctt ttgctggcct tttgctcaca tgttctttcc 10812tgcgttatcc cctgattctg tggataaccg tattaccgcc tttgagtgag ctgataccgc 10872tcgccgcagc cgaacgaccg agcgcagcga gtcagtgagc gaggaagcgg aagagcgccc 10932aatacgcaaa ccgcctctcc ccgcgcgttg gccgattcat taatgcagct ggcacgacag 10992gtttcccgac tggaaagcgg gcagtgagcg caacgcaatt aatgtgagtt agctcactca 11052ttaggcaccc caggctttac actttatgct tccggctcgt atgttgtgtg gaattgtgag 11112cggataacaa tttcacaca 111312336DNAartificial sequence18020CXL Primer for amplifying the AHSV-9 VP5 probe for the vCP2383.3.1.1.1 viral vector 23ctagactagt ttactatcat ttcacgccga acagca 362424DNAartificial sequence18021CXL Primer for amplifying the AHSV-9 VP5 probe for the vCP2383.3.1.1.1 viral vector 24gcaaggacca gagcgagcgg atca 242525DNAartificial sequence13660CXL Primer for amplifying the AHSV-9 VP2 probe for the vCP2383.3.1.1.1 viral vector 25aggccttcgc cggcaacagc ctgct 252625DNAartificial sequence13665CXL Primer for amplifying the AHSV-9 VP2 probe for the vCP2383.3.1.1.1 viral vector 26agggcatcga tcaggaactc gctct 25278607DNAartificial sequencevCP2383 viral vector sequence from left arm to right arm 27gaggcatcca acatataaag aagactaaag ctgtagaagc tgttatgaag aatatcttat 60cagatatatt agatgcattg ttagttctgt agatcagtaa cgtatagcat acgagtataa 120ttatcgtagg tagtaggtat cctaaaataa atctgataca gataataact ttgtaaatca 180attcagcaat ttctctatta tcatgataat gattaataca cagcgtgtcg ttattttttg 240ttacgatagt atttctaaag taaagagcag gaatccctag tataatagaa ataatccata 300tgaaaaatat agtaatgtac atatttctaa tgttaacata tttataggta aatccaggaa 360gggtaatttt tacatatcta tatacgctta ttacagttat taaaaatata cttgcaaaca 420tgttagaagt aaaaaagaaa gaactaattt tacaaagtgc tttaccaaaa tgccaatgga 480aattacttag tatgtatata atgtataaag gtatgaatat cacaaacagc aaatcggcta 540ttcccaagtt gagaaacggt ataatagata tatttctaga taccattaat aaccttataa 600gcttgacgtt tcctataatg cctactaaga aaactagaag atacatacat actaacgcca 660tacgagagta actactcatc gtataactac tgttgctaac agtgacactg atgttataac 720tcatctttga tgtggtataa atgtataata actatattac actggtattt tatttcagtt 780atatactata tagtattaaa aattatattt gtataattat attattatat tcagtgtaga 840aagtaaaata ctataaatat gtatctctta tttataactt attagtaaag tatgtactat 900tcagttatat tgttttataa aagctaaatg ctactagatt gatataaatg aatatgtaat 960aaattagtaa tgtagtatac taatattaac tcacatttga ctaattagct ataaaaaccc 1020gggttaatta attagtcatc aggcagggcg agaacgagac tatctgctcg ttaattaatt 1080agagcttctt tattctatac ttaaaaagtg aaaataaata caaaggttct tgagggttgt 1140gttaaattga aagcgagaaa taatcataaa ttatttcatt atcgcgatat ccgttaagtt 1200tgtatcgtaa tggccttcga gttcggcatc ctgcagaccg acaagatccg ggagaacacc 1260ctggaaaaga ccaactgcga cgtgatcctg acccgggaga accgcgtgcg ggccagagaa 1320gtggacggcg tgaagggcta ctactgggag gacaccgacc accggctggg cctgtgcgag 1380gtggagcaca ccgtgagcgt gcgggacttc atgtacaagc agaccaagtg cgagggcagc 1440taccccgtgg tgcccctgta catgatcgac gccatcaagt acggccggat gatcgaccgg 1500aacgaccacc agatccgggt ggacaaggac gacaagaccc tgttcaagat ccaggtgcag 1560ccctacctgg gcgacgccta cttcagcccc gagcactaca ccgccacatt cttcaagcgg 1620gagcccctgc ccatccacgt ggacaccatc cgggactaca tcggcaagcg gatcaactac 1680ttcgagcggg agctgggcag cggcgtgagg gacgccaacc tggaaaccat cgtgggcaag 1740tggaaggaca acacctacaa gcggatcgag ggcgaaaaga ccaccatgtg cgtgcggcac 1800gagcccgaca gcgtgctgca gatcctgaag aagatgcggt tcggcatgct gtaccccaac 1860tactacatgc tgaacaccgg ctacatcgtg accgagagca gcaaaggcgc ccctctgaac 1920cggtggctgg tgaaagaacg gaccgtgggc aaggtgaaag ccgccgaggc cttcgccggc 1980aacagcctgc tgaagaacct ggccagccgg atggaagatg aggaactgag ccgggagatc 2040atcgtggccg tgatcaacta cggcagcaag ttcggcacca gaagcggcaa gaagaaggac 2100ctgatgacca tcgacaagct ggaaaagtac tgcgagagcc tgaccacctt cgtgcaccgg 2160aagaagcggg acgagggcga cgacgagacc gccagggcca tcatccggaa ccagtggatc 2220aagggcatgc ccagcatgaa cctgaagaag gagatgaagg tctccagggg ccctatccag 2280aactggtcct tcttcatgag cctggaagtg ttcaagcgga acaacaaggt ggacatcgac 2340cccaaccacg acacctggaa gaaccacgtg aaagagatcc gcgagcggat gcagaaggaa 2400cagagcgcca acagcaacag ccccctgaag attcaggtgg acggggtgtc cctgagcacc 2460agcgagttct acggcaccgt ggagcactgg atcgactggg tggtggacct gatcatgctg 2520gcccaggtca agcggctgat caaagagtac aagttcatcc ggctggaaac caccaacctg 2580atggccggca tgaacaagct ggtcggcgcc ctgcggtgct acgcctactg cctgatcctg 2640gccctgtacg acttctacgg cgccgacatc gagggcttcg agaagggcag caacagcagc 2700gccatcgtgg agaccgtggt gcagatgttc cccaacttca agcaggaaat ccaggccaac 2760ttcggcatca acctgaacat caaggacaag aagcaggtcc tgttcgtccg gatggacatg 2820gacagcgagt tcagcgagga cgagcagaag ggctacatgt tcgagtacgg ctgggccaag 2880cgggaggaac ggatctggac caactacggc gacatcctga ccgacctggt ggagcagctg 2940tacaagagca tcctggacca cgaggaatgg gagaagatcg tggacgaccc cgagcggtac 3000ttctacgacg agctgttcaa cgccagcccc gagaccgtgt tcatcagcaa gggctacgac 3060ctggacaaca acatcgtgat cgagggcaaa gtgggccagg acgtgaccta cttctccaag 3120cggttcgtga gctactggta cagagtgcgg caggtgcaga ccagcaaggg catcgagcgg 3180cggagcatcg aggacgtgaa gtaccgggag ttcgacatcg agtccttcaa gccctacgcc 3240atcggcgaga tcggcatcca cgccagcacc tacaagtacc aggacctgct ggccggacgg 3300aaccggggcg agaaggtgaa agacagccag gccctggtct ggtacgacct ggccctgacc 3360aactacaccc tggtccggcc ccaggaccgg tgctggatca tgagctgcac cgacagcgag 3420tacaccctgc ggttcgccat gatcaccatg atcttcgaga gactgagcga ggaaaccgac 3480ctgagctacc acgacatcct gctgagagtg agagagtacc ccatccagtc cttcgccagc 3540tacaagcact tctacgtgcg ggtgctgcag catgtgttca gggactacca ggaaatcgac 3600gtcctggaat tctgcacccg gatgctggac ccccggacca gagagagcgg cctgaacaag 3660ttcagccggt tcaagcagtg gcgggagagc gagttcctga tcgatgccct gaagatgaac 3720ttcctgctgt gggtggtgtt cgagctggaa aacatcgacg tggactacag caagaagcgg 3780caccccctgc tgatctccac cgacaagggc ctgagagtgg tgcccgtgga cctgttcaat 3840agcatgctgt ccgtgagcag cagcggctgg attccctacg tggagagagt gtgcgagcgg 3900agcgagatca agcggcggct gaacgccgac gagctgaagc tgaagaactg gttcatcgcc 3960tactacatca ccctgcccct gctgcggaga gccgagcccc ggatgagctt caagtacgag 4020ggcatcacca cctggatcgg cagcaactgt ggcggcgtga gagactacct gatccagatg 4080ctgcccgcca ggaagcccaa gcccggcgtc ctgattctgg cctatggcgc cgagaccaac 4140gtggcctggc tgaaccacgc cctgcgggac atcctgtccc tggaaggcag cctgggcatg 4200atcatcatca gcgacggcag cgtggtgaac aagagcaagc tgagagtgcg ggacatgaaa 4260atctacaaca ggggcgaggt ggaccggctg atcctgatca gctccggcga ctacaccttc 4320ggcaacaagt acctgctgtc caagctgatg gccaagatcg agcagtgatg aggatccctc 4380gagtttttat tgactagttc aaaattgaaa atatataatt acaatataaa atgggcaagt 4440ttaccagctt cctgaagagg gccggcagcg ccaccaagaa ggccctgacc agcgacgccg 4500ccaagcggat gtacaagatg gccggcaaga ccctgcagaa ggtcgtcgag agcgaagtgg 4560gcagcgccgc catcgacggc gtgatgcagg gcaccatcca gagcatcatc cagggcgaga 4620acctgggcga cagcatcaag caggccgtga tcctgaacgt ggccggcacc ctggaaagcg 4680cccctgaccc cctgagccct ggcgagcagc tgctgtacaa

caaggtgtcc gagatcgagc 4740gggccgagaa ggaagatcgg gtcatcgaga cccacaacaa gaagatcatc gagaagtacg 4800gcgaggacct gctgaagatc cggaagatca tgaagggcga ggccgaggcc gagcagctgg 4860aaggcaaaga gatggaatac gtcgaaaagg ccctgaaggg catgctgcgg atcggcaagg 4920accagagcga gcggatcacc cggctgtacc gggccctgca gaccgaagag gacctgagaa 4980ccagcgacga gacccggatg atcagcgagt accgggagaa gttcgaggcc ctgaaacagg 5040ccatcgagct ggaacagcag gccacccacg aggaagccgt gcaggaaatg ctggacctga 5100gcgccgaggt gatcgaaaca gccgccgagg aagtgcccgt gtttggcgct ggggccgcta 5160acgtggtggc cacaacccgg gccattcagg gcggcctgaa gctgaaagag atcatcgaca 5220agctgaccgg catcgacctg agccacctga aggtggccga catccacccc cacatcatcg 5280aaaaggccat gctgaagaac aagatccccg acaacgagct ggccatggct atcaagagca 5340aggtggaagt gatcgacgag atgaacaccg agaccgagca cgtgatcgag agcatcatgc 5400ccctggtgaa gaaggaatac gagaagcacg acaacaagta ccacgtgaac atccccagcg 5460ccctgaagat ccacagcgag cacaccccca aggtgcacat ctacaccacc ccctgggaca 5520gcgacaaggt gttcatctgc cggtgcatcg ccccccacca tcagcagcgg agcttcatga 5580tcggcttcga cctggaaatc gagttcgtgt tctacgagga caccagcgtg gagggccaca 5640tcatgcacgg cggagccgtg agcatcgagg gcaggggctt ccggcaggcc tacagcgagt 5700tcatgaacgc cgcctggtcc atgcccagca cccccgagct gcacaagcgg cggctgcagc 5760ggagcctggg cagccacccc atctacatgg gcagcatgga ctacaccgtg agctatgagc 5820agctggtgtc caacgccatg aagctggtgt acgacaccga cctgcagatg cactgcctga 5880gaggccccct gaagttccag cggcggaccc tgatgaacgc cctgctgttc ggcgtgaaat 5940gatagtaatt tttctactag ttaatcaaat aaaaagcata caagctattg cttcgctatc 6000gttacaaaat ggcaggaatt ttgtgtaaac taagccacat acttgccaat gaaaaaaata 6060gtagaaagga tactatttta atgggattag atgttaaggt tccttgggat tatagtaact 6120gggcatctgt taacttttac gacgttaggt tagatactga tgttacagat tataataatg 6180ttacaataaa atacatgaca ggatgtgata tttttcctca tataactctt ggaatagcaa 6240atatggatca atgtgataga tttgaaaatt tcaaaaagca aataactgat caagatttac 6300agactatttc tatagtctgt aaagaagaga tgtgttttcc tcagagtaac gcctctaaac 6360agttgggagc gaaaggatgc gctgtagtta tgaaactgga ggtatctgat gaacttagag 6420ccctaagaaa tgttctgctg aatgcggtac cctgttcgaa ggacgtgttt ggtgatatca 6480cagtagataa tccgtggaat cctcacataa cagtaggata tgttaaggag gacgatgtcg 6540aaaacaagaa acgcctaatg gagtgcatgt ccaagtttag ggggcaagaa atacaagttc 6600taggatggta ttaataagta tctaagtatt tggtataatt tattaaatag tataattata 6660acaaataata aataacatga taacggtttt tattagaata aaatagagat aatatcataa 6720tgatatataa tacttcatta ccagaaatga gtaatggaag acttataaat gaactgcata 6780aagctataag gtatagagat ataaatttag taaggtatat acttaaaaaa tgcaaataca 6840ataacgtaaa tatactatca acgtctttgt atttagccgt aagtatttct gatatagaaa 6900tggtaaaatt attactagaa cacggtgccg atattttaaa atgtaaaaat cctcctcttc 6960ataaagctgc tagtttagat aatacagaaa ttgctaaact actaatagat tctggcgctg 7020acatagaaca gatacattct ggaaatagtc cgttatatat ttctgtatat agaaacaata 7080agtcattaac tagatattta ttaaaaaaag gtgttaattg taatagattc tttctaaatt 7140attacgatgt actgtatgat aagatatctg atgatatgta taaaatattt atagatttta 7200atattgatct taatatacaa actagaaatt ttgaaactcc gttacattac gctataaagt 7260ataagaatat agatttaatt aggatattgt tagataatag tattaaaata gataaaagtt 7320tatttttgca taaacagtat ctcataaagg cacttaaaaa taattgtagt tacgatataa 7380tagcgttact tataaatcac ggagtgccta taaacgaaca agatgattta ggtaaaaccc 7440cattacatca ttcggtaatt aatagaagaa aagatgtaac agcacttctg ttaaatctag 7500gagctgatat aaacgtaata gatgactgta tgggcagtcc cttacattac gctgtttcac 7560gtaacgatat cgaaacaaca aagacacttt tagaaagagg atctaatgtt aatgtggtta 7620ataatcatat agataccgtt ctaaatatag ctgttgcatc taaaaacaaa actatagtaa 7680acttattact gaagtacggt actgatacaa agttggtagg attagataaa catgttattc 7740acatagctat agaaatgaaa gatattaata tactgaatgc gatcttatta tatggttgct 7800atgtaaacgt ctataatcat aaaggtttca ctcctctata catggcagtt agttctatga 7860aaacagaatt tgttaaactc ttacttgacc acggtgctta cgtaaatgct aaagctaagt 7920tatctggaaa tactccttta cataaagcta tgttatctaa tagttttaat aatataaaat 7980tacttttatc ttataacgcc gactataatt ctctaaataa tcacggtaat acgcctctaa 8040cttgtgttag ctttttagat gacaagatag ctattatgat aatatctaaa atgatgttag 8100aaatatctaa aaatcctgaa atagctaatt cagaaggttt tatagtaaac atggaacata 8160taaacagtaa taaaagacta ctatctataa aagaatcatg cgaaaaagaa ctagatgtta 8220taacacatat aaagttaaat tctatatatt cttttaatat ctttcttgac aataacatag 8280atcttatggt aaagttcgta actaatccta gagttaataa gatacctgca tgtatacgta 8340tatataggga attaatacgg aaaaataaat cattagcttt tcatagacat cagctaatag 8400ttaaagctgt aaaagagagt aagaatctag gaataatagg taggttacct atagatatca 8460aacatataat aatggaacta ttaagtaata atgatttaca ttctgttatc accagctgtt 8520gtaacccagt agtataaagt gattttattc aattacgaag ataaacatta aatttgttaa 8580cagatatgag ttatgagtat ttaacta 8607283154DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-9 VP2 of vCP2383 28atggccttcg agttcggcat cctgcagacc gacaagatcc gggagaacac cctggaaaag 60accaactgcg acgtgatcct gacccgggag aaccgcgtgc gggccagaga agtggacggc 120gtgaagggct actactggga ggacaccgac caccggctgg gcctgtgcga ggtggagcac 180accgtgagcg tgcgggactt catgtacaag cagaccaagt gcgagggcag ctaccccgtg 240gtgcccctgt acatgatcga cgccatcaag tacggccgga tgatcgaccg gaacgaccac 300cagatccggg tggacaagga cgacaagacc ctgttcaaga tccaggtgca gccctacctg 360ggcgacgcct acttcagccc cgagcactac accgccacat tcttcaagcg ggagcccctg 420cccatccacg tggacaccat ccgggactac atcggcaagc ggatcaacta cttcgagcgg 480gagctgggca gcggcgtgag ggacgccaac ctggaaacca tcgtgggcaa gtggaaggac 540aacacctaca agcggatcga gggcgaaaag accaccatgt gcgtgcggca cgagcccgac 600agcgtgctgc agatcctgaa gaagatgcgg ttcggcatgc tgtaccccaa ctactacatg 660ctgaacaccg gctacatcgt gaccgagagc agcaaaggcg cccctctgaa ccggtggctg 720gtgaaagaac ggaccgtggg caaggtgaaa gccgccgagg ccttcgccgg caacagcctg 780ctgaagaacc tggccagccg gatggaagat gaggaactga gccgggagat catcgtggcc 840gtgatcaact acggcagcaa gttcggcacc agaagcggca agaagaagga cctgatgacc 900atcgacaagc tggaaaagta ctgcgagagc ctgaccacct tcgtgcaccg gaagaagcgg 960gacgagggcg acgacgagac cgccagggcc atcatccgga accagtggat caagggcatg 1020cccagcatga acctgaagaa ggagatgaag gtctccaggg gccctatcca gaactggtcc 1080ttcttcatga gcctggaagt gttcaagcgg aacaacaagg tggacatcga ccccaaccac 1140gacacctgga agaaccacgt gaaagagatc cgcgagcgga tgcagaagga acagagcgcc 1200aacagcaaca gccccctgaa gattcaggtg gacggggtgt ccctgagcac cagcgagttc 1260tacggcaccg tggagcactg gatcgactgg gtggtggacc tgatcatgct ggcccaggtc 1320aagcggctga tcaaagagta caagttcatc cggctggaaa ccaccaacct gatggccggc 1380atgaacaagc tggtcggcgc cctgcggtgc tacgcctact gcctgatcct ggccctgtac 1440gacttctacg gcgccgacat cgagggcttc gagaagggca gcaacagcag cgccatcgtg 1500gagaccgtgg tgcagatgtt ccccaacttc aagcaggaaa tccaggccaa cttcggcatc 1560aacctgaaca tcaaggacaa gaagcaggtc ctgttcgtcc ggatggacat ggacagcgag 1620ttcagcgagg acgagcagaa gggctacatg ttcgagtacg gctgggccaa gcgggaggaa 1680cggatctgga ccaactacgg cgacatcctg accgacctgg tggagcagct gtacaagagc 1740atcctggacc acgaggaatg ggagaagatc gtggacgacc ccgagcggta cttctacgac 1800gagctgttca acgccagccc cgagaccgtg ttcatcagca agggctacga cctggacaac 1860aacatcgtga tcgagggcaa agtgggccag gacgtgacct acttctccaa gcggttcgtg 1920agctactggt acagagtgcg gcaggtgcag accagcaagg gcatcgagcg gcggagcatc 1980gaggacgtga agtaccggga gttcgacatc gagtccttca agccctacgc catcggcgag 2040atcggcatcc acgccagcac ctacaagtac caggacctgc tggccggacg gaaccggggc 2100gagaaggtga aagacagcca ggccctggtc tggtacgacc tggccctgac caactacacc 2160ctggtccggc cccaggaccg gtgctggatc atgagctgca ccgacagcga gtacaccctg 2220cggttcgcca tgatcaccat gatcttcgag agactgagcg aggaaaccga cctgagctac 2280cacgacatcc tgctgagagt gagagagtac cccatccagt ccttcgccag ctacaagcac 2340ttctacgtgc gggtgctgca gcatgtgttc agggactacc aggaaatcga cgtcctggaa 2400ttctgcaccc ggatgctgga cccccggacc agagagagcg gcctgaacaa gttcagccgg 2460ttcaagcagt ggcgggagag cgagttcctg atcgatgccc tgaagatgaa cttcctgctg 2520tgggtggtgt tcgagctgga aaacatcgac gtggactaca gcaagaagcg gcaccccctg 2580ctgatctcca ccgacaaggg cctgagagtg gtgcccgtgg acctgttcaa tagcatgctg 2640tccgtgagca gcagcggctg gattccctac gtggagagag tgtgcgagcg gagcgagatc 2700aagcggcggc tgaacgccga cgagctgaag ctgaagaact ggttcatcgc ctactacatc 2760accctgcccc tgctgcggag agccgagccc cggatgagct tcaagtacga gggcatcacc 2820acctggatcg gcagcaactg tggcggcgtg agagactacc tgatccagat gctgcccgcc 2880aggaagccca agcccggcgt cctgattctg gcctatggcg ccgagaccaa cgtggcctgg 2940ctgaaccacg ccctgcggga catcctgtcc ctggaaggca gcctgggcat gatcatcatc 3000agcgacggca gcgtggtgaa caagagcaag ctgagagtgc gggacatgaa aatctacaac 3060aggggcgagg tggaccggct gatcctgatc agctccggcg actacacctt cggcaacaag 3120tacctgctgt ccaagctgat ggccaagatc gagc 3154291509DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-9 VP5 of vCP2383 29atgggcaagt ttaccagctt cctgaagagg gccggcagcg ccaccaagaa ggccctgacc 60agcgacgccg ccaagcggat gtacaagatg gccggcaaga ccctgcagaa ggtcgtcgag 120agcgaagtgg gcagcgccgc catcgacggc gtgatgcagg gcaccatcca gagcatcatc 180cagggcgaga acctgggcga cagcatcaag caggccgtga tcctgaacgt ggccggcacc 240ctggaaagcg cccctgaccc cctgagccct ggcgagcagc tgctgtacaa caaggtgtcc 300gagatcgagc gggccgagaa ggaagatcgg gtcatcgaga cccacaacaa gaagatcatc 360gagaagtacg gcgaggacct gctgaagatc cggaagatca tgaagggcga ggccgaggcc 420gagcagctgg aaggcaaaga gatggaatac gtcgaaaagg ccctgaaggg catgctgcgg 480atcggcaagg accagagcga gcggatcacc cggctgtacc gggccctgca gaccgaagag 540gacctgagaa ccagcgacga gacccggatg atcagcgagt accgggagaa gttcgaggcc 600ctgaaacagg ccatcgagct ggaacagcag gccacccacg aggaagccgt gcaggaaatg 660ctggacctga gcgccgaggt gatcgaaaca gccgccgagg aagtgcccgt gtttggcgct 720ggggccgcta acgtggtggc cacaacccgg gccattcagg gcggcctgaa gctgaaagag 780atcatcgaca agctgaccgg catcgacctg agccacctga aggtggccga catccacccc 840cacatcatcg aaaaggccat gctgaagaac aagatccccg acaacgagct ggccatggct 900atcaagagca aggtggaagt gatcgacgag atgaacaccg agaccgagca cgtgatcgag 960agcatcatgc ccctggtgaa gaaggaatac gagaagcacg acaacaagta ccacgtgaac 1020atccccagcg ccctgaagat ccacagcgag cacaccccca aggtgcacat ctacaccacc 1080ccctgggaca gcgacaaggt gttcatctgc cggtgcatcg ccccccacca tcagcagcgg 1140agcttcatga tcggcttcga cctggaaatc gagttcgtgt tctacgagga caccagcgtg 1200gagggccaca tcatgcacgg cggagccgtg agcatcgagg gcaggggctt ccggcaggcc 1260tacagcgagt tcatgaacgc cgcctggtcc atgcccagca cccccgagct gcacaagcgg 1320cggctgcagc ggagcctggg cagccacccc atctacatgg gcagcatgga ctacaccgtg 1380agctatgagc agctggtgtc caacgccatg aagctggtgt acgacaccga cctgcagatg 1440cactgcctga gaggccccct gaagttccag cggcggaccc tgatgaacgc cctgctgttc 1500ggcgtgaaa 1509301051PRTartificial sequenceAHSV-9 VP2 amino acid seq of vCP2383 30Met Ala Phe Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Gln Thr Asp Lys Ile Arg Glu Asn 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Glu Lys Thr Asn Cys Asp Val Ile Leu Thr Arg Glu Asn Arg 20 25 30 Val Arg Ala Arg Glu Val Asp Gly Val Lys Gly Tyr Tyr Trp Glu Asp 35 40 45 Thr Asp His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Thr Val Ser Val 50 55 60 Arg Asp Phe Met Tyr Lys Gln Thr Lys Cys Glu Gly Ser Tyr Pro Val 65 70 75 80 Val Pro Leu Tyr Met Ile Asp Ala Ile Lys Tyr Gly Arg Met Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Asp Lys Thr Leu Phe 100 105 110 Lys Ile Gln Val Gln Pro Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 His Tyr Thr Ala Thr Phe Phe Lys Arg Glu Pro Leu Pro Ile His Val 130 135 140 Asp Thr Ile Arg Asp Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Ile Asn Tyr Phe Glu Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Gly Ser Gly Val Arg Asp Ala Asn Leu Glu Thr Ile Val Gly 165 170 175 Lys Trp Lys Asp Asn Thr Tyr Lys Arg Ile Glu Gly Glu Lys Thr Thr 180 185 190 Met Cys Val Arg His Glu Pro Asp Ser Val Leu Gln Ile Leu Lys Lys 195 200 205 Met Arg Phe Gly Met Leu Tyr Pro Asn Tyr Tyr Met Leu Asn Thr Gly 210 215 220 Tyr Ile Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Lys Gly Ala Pro Leu Asn Arg Trp Leu 225 230 235 240 Val Lys Glu Arg Thr Val Gly Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Phe Ala 245 250 255 Gly Asn Ser Leu Leu Lys Asn Leu Ala Ser Arg Met Glu Asp Glu Glu 260 265 270 Leu Ser Arg Glu Ile Ile Val Ala Val Ile Asn Tyr Gly Ser Lys Phe 275 280 285 Gly Thr Arg Ser Gly Lys Lys Lys Asp Leu Met Thr Ile Asp Lys Leu 290 295 300 Glu Lys Tyr Cys Glu Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Arg Lys Lys Arg 305 310 315 320 Asp Glu Gly Asp Asp Glu Thr Ala Arg Ala Ile Ile Arg Asn Gln Trp 325 330 335 Ile Lys Gly Met Pro Ser Met Asn Leu Lys Lys Glu Met Lys Val Ser 340 345 350 Arg Gly Pro Ile Gln Asn Trp Ser Phe Phe Met Ser Leu Glu Val Phe 355 360 365 Lys Arg Asn Asn Lys Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn His Asp Thr Trp Lys 370 375 380 Asn His Val Lys Glu Ile Arg Glu Arg Met Gln Lys Glu Gln Ser Ala 385 390 395 400 Asn Ser Asn Ser Pro Leu Lys Ile Gln Val Asp Gly Val Ser Leu Ser 405 410 415 Thr Ser Glu Phe Tyr Gly Thr Val Glu His Trp Ile Asp Trp Val Val 420 425 430 Asp Leu Ile Met Leu Ala Gln Val Lys Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu Tyr Lys 435 440 445 Phe Ile Arg Leu Glu Thr Thr Asn Leu Met Ala Gly Met Asn Lys Leu 450 455 460 Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala Leu Tyr 465 470 475 480 Asp Phe Tyr Gly Ala Asp Ile Glu Gly Phe Glu Lys Gly Ser Asn Ser 485 490 495 Ser Ala Ile Val Glu Thr Val Val Gln Met Phe Pro Asn Phe Lys Gln 500 505 510 Glu Ile Gln Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Asn Leu Asn Ile Lys Asp Lys Lys 515 520 525 Gln Val Leu Phe Val Arg Met Asp Met Asp Ser Glu Phe Ser Glu Asp 530 535 540 Glu Gln Lys Gly Tyr Met Phe Glu Tyr Gly Trp Ala Lys Arg Glu Glu 545 550 555 560 Arg Ile Trp Thr Asn Tyr Gly Asp Ile Leu Thr Asp Leu Val Glu Gln 565 570 575 Leu Tyr Lys Ser Ile Leu Asp His Glu Glu Trp Glu Lys Ile Val Asp 580 585 590 Asp Pro Glu Arg Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Glu Leu Phe Asn Ala Ser Pro Glu 595 600 605 Thr Val Phe Ile Ser Lys Gly Tyr Asp Leu Asp Asn Asn Ile Val Ile 610 615 620 Glu Gly Lys Val Gly Gln Asp Val Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg Phe Val 625 630 635 640 Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Val Arg Gln Val Gln Thr Ser Lys Gly Ile Glu 645 650 655 Arg Arg Ser Ile Glu Asp Val Lys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Asp Ile Glu Ser 660 665 670 Phe Lys Pro Tyr Ala Ile Gly Glu Ile Gly Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr 675 680 685 Lys Tyr Gln Asp Leu Leu Ala Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly Glu Lys Val Lys 690 695 700 Asp Ser Gln Ala Leu Val Trp Tyr Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Asn Tyr Thr 705 710 715 720 Leu Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Arg Cys Trp Ile Met Ser Cys Thr Asp Ser 725 730 735 Glu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Met Ile Thr Met Ile Phe Glu Arg Leu 740 745 750 Ser Glu Glu Thr Asp Leu Ser Tyr His Asp Ile Leu Leu Arg Val Arg 755 760 765 Glu Tyr Pro Ile Gln Ser Phe Ala Ser Tyr Lys His Phe Tyr Val Arg 770 775 780 Val Leu Gln His Val Phe Arg Asp Tyr Gln Glu Ile Asp Val Leu Glu 785 790 795 800 Phe Cys Thr Arg Met Leu Asp Pro Arg Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn 805 810 815 Lys Phe Ser Arg Phe Lys Gln Trp Arg Glu Ser Glu Phe Leu Ile Asp 820 825 830 Ala Leu Lys Met Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Val Val Phe Glu Leu Glu Asn 835 840 845 Ile Asp Val Asp Tyr Ser Lys Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr 850 855 860 Asp Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Val Pro Val Asp Leu Phe Asn Ser Met Leu 865 870 875 880 Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Val Cys Glu 885 890 895 Arg Ser Glu Ile Lys Arg Arg Leu Asn Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys 900 905 910 Asn Trp Phe Ile Ala Tyr Tyr Ile Thr Leu Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Ala 915 920 925 Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys Tyr Glu Gly Ile Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly 930 935 940 Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Leu Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Ala 945 950

955 960 Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Val Leu Ile Leu Ala Tyr Gly Ala Glu Thr 965 970 975 Asn Val Ala Trp Leu Asn His Ala Leu Arg Asp Ile Leu Ser Leu Glu 980 985 990 Gly Ser Leu Gly Met Ile Ile Ile Ser Asp Gly Ser Val Val Asn Lys 995 1000 1005 Ser Lys Leu Arg Val Arg Asp Met Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Glu 1010 1015 1020 Val Asp Arg Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Ser Gly Asp Tyr Thr Phe Gly 1025 1030 1035 Asn Lys Tyr Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Met Ala Lys Ile Glu 1040 1045 1050 31503PRTartificial sequenceAHSV-9 VP5 amino acid seq of vCP2383 31Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Lys Lys Ile Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Met Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Lys Gly Met Leu Arg 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Ser 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Glu Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Val Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asn Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Val Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Asp Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys 500 3211143DNAartificial sequencepJSY2247.2 plasmid DNA sequence 32tgcggccgcg tcgacatgca ttgttagttc tgtagatcag taacgtatag catacgagta 60taattatcgt aggtagtagg tatcctaaaa taaatctgat acagataata actttgtaaa 120tcaattcagc aatttctcta ttatcatgat aatgattaat acacagcgtg tcgttatttt 180ttgttacgat agtatttcta aagtaaagag caggaatccc tagtataata gaaataatcc 240atatgaaaaa tatagtaatg tacatatttc taatgttaac atatttatag gtaaatccag 300gaagggtaat ttttacatat ctatatacgc ttattacagt tattaaaaat atacttgcaa 360acatgttaga agtaaaaaag aaagaactaa ttttacaaag tgctttacca aaatgccaat 420ggaaattact tagtatgtat ataatgtata aaggtatgaa tatcacaaac agcaaatcgg 480ctattcccaa gttgagaaac ggtataatag atatatttct agataccatt aataacctta 540taagcttgac gtttcctata atgcctacta agaaaactag aagatacata catactaacg 600ccatacgaga gtaactactc atcgtataac tactgttgct aacagtgaca ctgatgttat 660aactcatctt tgatgtggta taaatgtata ataactatat tacactggta ttttatttca 720gttatatact atatagtatt aaaaattata tttgtataat tatattatta tattcagtgt 780agaaagtaaa atactataaa tatgtatctc ttatttataa cttattagta aagtatgtac 840tattcagtta tattgtttta taaaagctaa atgctactag attgatataa atgaatatgt 900aataaattag taatgtagta tactaatatt aactcacatt tgactaatta gctataaaaa 960cccgggttaa ttaattagtc atcaggcagg gcgagaacga gactatctgc tcgttaatta 1020attagagctt ctttattcta tacttaaaaa gtgaaaataa atacaaaggt tcttgagggt 1080tgtgttaaat tgaaagcgag aaataatcat aaattatttc attatcgcga tatccgttaa 1140gtttgtatcg taatggccag cgagttcggc gtgctgctga ccgacaaggt ggaaggcgac 1200gccctggaaa agaccaactg cgaggtgatc ctgacccggt ccggcagagt gcggcggaga 1260gaagtggacg gcgtgaaggg ctacgagtgg gagttcaccg accaccggct gggcctgtgc 1320gagatcgagc acaccatgag catggccgat ttcttctaca accagatcaa gtgcgagggc 1380gcctacccca tcttccccca ctacatcacc gacgtgctga agtacggcaa gatggtggac 1440cggaacgacc accagatccg ggtggaccgg gacgtgaaag agctgtccaa gatcctgatc 1500cagccctact tcggcgaggc ctacttcagc cccgagttct acaccagcac cttcagcaag 1560cggcaggcca tccagatgaa cgtggagatg ctgcgggcct tcgtgcccaa gcgggtggcc 1620ttctacgagg acgacatgcg gaggggcggc accatcgacg gcaactggat cggcgccctg 1680caggcctgga agaagaaggc cgacctgcag atgagccggg agggcaacag ccagaccaat 1740tgcgtggacc acaacgccga cgtgatctac cagcacatga agaagctgcg gttcggcctg 1800ctgtaccccc actactacat gctgaacagc gagtacaccg tggaggaaaa gagcaagggc 1860ggcctgatcg ccaactggct ggtgaaagag aaagccgccg gacgggccga gaacagcccc 1920atgtacagcg gcgtgggccc cctgaacacc ctgcgggagc ggatcgagcg ggacgagctg 1980gacgagaagg tgatccagga aatcatcgcc tacggcagca agttcagcac ctacgccggc 2040acccggaccg gcgacctgac cctgaacgag ctggtgaagt actgcgagag cctgaccacc 2100ttcgtgcaca agaagaagaa agagggcgag gacgagaccg ccagagagtt cttcaagagc 2160aagtggattc agggcatgcc caagatgaac ttcgagaacg agatgatcat gagccggaag 2220agctgggcca acaccaagtt cttttggagc atcgacatgt tcaagcggaa caacggcgtg 2280gacatcgacc ccaacggcaa gaactggaag gactataaga agaagatcca ggaacagctg 2340gacgaagccc agaagaagaa caacaacgag ccctacaaag tgatggtgga cggggtgaac 2400atcatgacca acaagaaata cggcagcgtg gagaactggg tggactgggt cgtgaactac 2460atcatgctgt cccacgtgaa gcggctggtg aaggactaca agttcaagcg gctgaagccc 2520gacaacctga tgagcggcat gaacaaactg gtcggcgctc tcaggtgcta cgcctactgc 2580ctgatcctgg ccctgtacga ccactttggc gaggatattg agggcttcaa gaagggcacc 2640aacgccgcca gcatcgtgga gaccgtgagc cagatgttcc cccagttccg gaaagaggtg 2700tccgagacct tcggcatcac cctgaatacc aaggacgtga agtacgagct gttcatcgcc 2760cgggacatga gcgccaaaga ggcccagagc ggcgaagtgg gctacaagtt ccagtacggc 2820tggcgcaaga ccgaccagaa agtgatgagc gactacgccg acatcctgag cgagaaggtg 2880gaggccctgt accaggccct gctgtccggc cggaagtgga gcgacatcgc cgacgacacc 2940gaggaatact tcatcgacga cctgtacgtg aacaagcccg accgggtgtt cgagagagcc 3000ggcctggacc ccgagcggca catcaaggtg aaaggcgtga tgaatgagct gaccacctac 3060ttctccaagc ggttcgtgag ctactggtac aagatcacca aagtggaggc ccggaacctg 3120ctgaccctga ccgacatcgg cggcgacgcc aagaagtaca cccagttcga ccccgacgac 3180ttcaagccca tggccgtggc cgagctggga gcccacgcct ccacctacgt gtaccagaat 3240ctgatcctgg gccggaaccg gggcgagaag atcgacgacg ccaaagaaat cgtgtggtac 3300gacctgtccc tgaccaactt tggctgctct cgcagcctgg acagctgctg ggtgggcagc 3360gtggccagaa gcgagctgaa cctgcggttc cacctgatca gcgccatctt cgagagatac 3420cagcacgacg ccaggcggag cagcttctac gagatcatct tcgacctgcc cagcaagaaa 3480gagaagattt tccccagcta caagcactac tacgtggccc tgctgcagaa catcttcaac 3540gacacccagc ggctggaagt gatggactac tgcgagcggc tgatgaaccc cgagacccgg 3600atgagcgccc tgctgtctct gcaaggcttt aagaactgcg tggagagcga gttcgtggcc 3660cccaccctga agatgaatgc cctgctgtgg gtgctggccg acatggaaaa catcgacatc 3720aactacagca acaagcggat gcccctgctg ctgtccaccg agaagggcct gcgggtgatc 3780tccatcgata tgtttaacgg catgctgggc gtgagctata gcggctggat tccctacctg 3840gaacggatct gctccgaggt gaacctgcag cggcggctga gggccgacga gctgaagctg 3900aagaagtggt tcatcagcta ctacgccacc tacgaggtgg agcggagagc cgagcccagg 3960atgagcttca agatggaagg catcagcacc tggatcggca gcaactgtgg cggcgtgcag 4020gactacgtgc tgcacctgat ccccagcagg cggcccaagc ctggcctgct gttcctgatc 4080tacgccgacg acggcgacgt ggattgggtg gccaacatgc tgtccgatgt gatcggcagc 4140gagggcagcc tgggcttcat cttcatcaac gaccggacct tcgtgaataa gagccagctg 4200aaagtgcgga ccctgaaaat ctacaaccgg ggcatgctgg atcggctcat cctgatttcc 4260ggcggcaact acaccttcgg caacaagttt ctgctgtcca agctgctggc caagacagag 4320aaatgatgac tcgagttttt attgactagt tcaaaattga aaatatataa ttacaatata 4380aaatgggcaa gttcaccagc tttctgaaga gggccggcag cgccaccaag aaggccctga 4440ccagcgacac cgccaagcgg atgtacaaga tggccggcaa gaccctgcag aaagtggtgg 4500agaacgaagt gggcagcgcc gccatcgacg gcgtgatgca gggcaccatc cagagcatca 4560tccagggcga gaacctgggc gacagcatcc ggcaggccgt gatcctgaac gtggccggca 4620ccctggaaag cgcccctgac cccctgagcc ctggcgagca gctgctgtac aacaaggtgt 4680ccgagctgga acgggccgag aaagaagatc gggtcatcga gacccacaac gagaagatca 4740tcgagaagta cggcgaggac ctgctgaaga tccggaagat catgaagggc gaggccaagg 4800ccgagcagct ggaaggcaaa gaaatcgagt acgtggagat ggccctgaag ggcatgctga 4860agattggcaa ggaccagagc gagcggatca cccagctgta ccgggccctg cagaccgaag 4920aggacctgcg gaccagcgac gagacccgga tgatcaacga gtaccgggag aagttcgacg 4980ccctgaagca ggccatcgaa ctggaacagc aggccaccca cgaggaagcc gtgcaggaaa 5040tgctggacct gagcgccgag gtgatcgaaa cagccgccga ggaagtgccc atctttggcg 5100ctggggctgc caacgtggtg gctactacca gggccgtgca gggcggcctg aagctgaaag 5160agatcatcga caagctgacc ggcatcgacc tgagccacct gaaggtggcc gacatccacc 5220cccacatcat cgaaaaggcc atgctgaaag acaagatccc cgacaacgag ctggctatgg 5280ccatcaagag caaggtggaa gtgatcgacg agatgaacac cgagaccgag cacgtgatcg 5340agagcatcat gcccctggtg aagaaagagt acgagaagca cgacaacaag taccacgtga 5400acatccccag cgtgctgaaa atccacagcg agcacacccc caaggtgcac atctacacca 5460ccccctggga cagcgacaag gtgttcatct gccggtgcat cgccccccac catcagcaga 5520aaagcttcat gatcggcttc gacctggaaa tcgagtttgt gttctacgag gacaccagcg 5580tggagggcca catcatgcac ggcggagccg tgctgatcga gggcaggggc ttcaggcagg 5640cctacagcga gttcatgaac gccgcctggt ccatgcccag cacccccgag ctgcacaagc 5700ggcggctgca gcggagcctg ggcagccacc ccatctacat gggcagcatg gactacaccg 5760tgagctacga ccagctggtg tccaacgcca tgaagctggt gtacgacacc gagctgcaga 5820tgcactgcct gagaggcccc ctgaagttcc agcggcggac cctgatgaac gccctgctgt 5880tcggcgtgaa gatcgcctga tgatttttct actagttaat caaataaaaa gcatacaagc 5940tattgcttcg ctatcgttac aaaatggcag gaattttgtg taaactaagc cacatacttg 6000ccaatgaaaa aaatagtaga aaggatacta ttttaatggg attagatgtt aaggttcctt 6060gggattatag taactgggca tctgttaact tttacgacgt taggttagat actgatgtta 6120cagattataa taatgttaca ataaaataca tgacaggatg tgatattttt cctcatataa 6180ctcttggaat agcaaatatg gatcaatgtg atagatttga aaatttcaaa aagcaaataa 6240ctgatcaaga tttacagact atttctatag tctgtaaaga agagatgtgt tttcctcaga 6300gtaacgcctc taaacagttg ggagcgaaag gatgcgctgt agttatgaaa ctggaggtat 6360ctgatgaact tagagcccta agaaatgttc tgctgaatgc ggtaccctgt tcgaaggacg 6420tgtttggtga tatcacagta gataatccgt ggaatcctca cataacagta ggatatgtta 6480aggaggacga tgtcgaaaac aagaaacgcc taatggagtg catgtccaag tttagggggc 6540aagaaataca agttctagga tggtattaat aagtatctaa gtatttggta taatttatta 6600aatagtataa ttataacaaa taataaataa catgataacg gtttttatta gaataaaata 6660gagataatat cataatgata tataatactt cattaccaga aatgagtaat ggaagactta 6720taaatgaact gcataaagct ataaggtata gagatataaa tttagtaagg tatatactta 6780aaaaatgcaa atacaataac gtaaatatac tatcaacgtc tttgtattta gccgtaagta 6840tttctgatat agaaatggta aaattattac tagaacacgg tgccgatatt ttaaaatgta 6900aaaatcctcc tcttcataaa gctgctagtt tagataatac agaaattgct aaactactaa 6960tagattctgg cgctgacata gaacagatac attctggaaa tagtccgtta tatatttctg 7020tatatagaaa caataagtca ttaactagat atttattaaa aaaaggtgtt aattgtaata 7080gattctttct aaattattac gatgtactgt atgataagat atctgatgat atgtataaaa 7140tatttataga ttttaatatt gatcttaata tacaaactag aaattttgaa actccgttac 7200attacgctat aaagtataag aatatagatt taattaggat attgttagat aatagtatta 7260aaatagataa aagtttattt ttgcataaac agtatctcat aaaggcactt aaaaataatt 7320gtagttacga tataatagcg ttacttataa atcacggagt gcctataaac gaacaagatg 7380atttaggtaa aaccccatta catcattcgg taattaatag aagaaaagat gtaacagcac 7440ttctgttaaa tctaggagct gatataaacg taatagatga ctgtatgggc agtcccttac 7500attacgctgt ttcacgtaac gatatcgaaa caacaaagac acttttagaa agaggatcta 7560atgttaatgt ggttaataat catatagata ccgttctaaa tatagctgtt gcatctaaaa 7620acaaaactat agtaaactta ttactgaagt acggtactga tacaaagttg gtaggattag 7680ataaacatgt tattcacata gctatagaaa tgaaagatat taatatactg aatgcgatct 7740tattatatgg ttgctatgta aacgtctata atcataaagg tttcactcct ctatacatgg 7800cagttagttc tatgaaaaca gaatttgtta aactcttact tgaccacggt gcttacgtaa 7860atgctaaagc taagttatct ggaaatactc ctttacataa agctatgtta tctaatagtt 7920ttaataatat aaaattactt ttatcttata acgccgacta taattctcta aataatcacg 7980gtaatacgcc tctaacttgt gttagctttt tagatgacaa gatagctatt atgataatat 8040ctaaaatgat gttagaaata tctaaaaatc ctgaaatagc taattcagaa ggttttatag 8100taaacatgga acatataaac agtaataaaa gactactatc tataaaagaa tcatgcgaaa 8160aagaactaga tgttataaca catataaagt taaattctat atattctttt aatatctttc 8220ttgacaataa catagatctt atggtaaagt tcgtaactaa tcctagagtt aataagatac 8280ctgcatgtat acgtatatat agggaattaa tacggaaaaa taaatcatta gcttttcata 8340gacatcagct aatagttaaa gctgtaaaag agagtaagaa tctaggaata ataggtaggt 8400tacctataga tatcaaacat ataataatgg aactattaag taataatgat ttacattctg 8460ttatcaccag ctgttgtaac ccagtagtat aaagagctcg aattaattca ctggccgtcg 8520ttttacaacg tcgtgactgg gaaaaccctg gcgttaccca acttaatcgc cttgcagcac 8580atcccccttt cgccagctgg cgtaatagcg aagaggcccg caccgatcgc ccttcccaac 8640agttgcgcag cctgaatggc gaatggcgcc tgatgcggta ttttctcctt acgcatctgt 8700gcggtatttc acaccgcata tggtgcactc tcagtacaat ctgctctgat gccgcatagt 8760taagccagcc ccgacacccg ccaacacccg ctgacgcgcc ctgacgggct tgtctgctcc 8820cggcatccgc ttacagacaa gctgtgaccg tctccgggag ctgcatgtgt cagaggtttt 8880caccgtcatc accgaaacgc gcgagacgaa agggcctcgt gatacgccta tttttatagg 8940ttaatgtcat gataataatg gtttcttaga cgtcaggtgg cacttttcgg ggaaatgtgc 9000gcggaacccc tatttgttta tttttctaaa tacattcaaa tatgtatccg ctcatgagac 9060aataaccctg ataaatgctt caataatatt gaaaaaggaa gagtatgagt attcaacatt 9120tccgtgtcgc ccttattccc ttttttgcgg cattttgcct tcctgttttt gctcacccag 9180aaacgctggt gaaagtaaaa gatgctgaag atcagttggg tgcacgagtg ggttacatcg 9240aactggatct caacagcggt aagatccttg agagttttcg ccccgaagaa cgttttccaa 9300tgatgagcac ttttaaagtt ctgctatgtg gcgcggtatt atcccgtatt gacgccgggc 9360aagagcaact cggtcgccgc atacactatt ctcagaatga cttggttgag tactcaccag 9420tcacagaaaa gcatcttacg gatggcatga cagtaagaga attatgcagt gctgccataa 9480ccatgagtga taacactgcg gccaacttac ttctgacaac gatcggagga ccgaaggagc 9540taaccgcttt tttgcacaac atgggggatc atgtaactcg ccttgatcgt tgggaaccgg 9600agctgaatga agccatacca aacgacgagc gtgacaccac gatgcctgta gcaatggcaa 9660caacgttgcg caaactatta actggcgaac tacttactct agcttcccgg caacaattaa 9720tagactggat ggaggcggat aaagttgcag gaccacttct gcgctcggcc cttccggctg 9780gctggtttat tgctgataaa tctggagccg gtgagcgtgg gtctcgcggt atcattgcag 9840cactggggcc agatggtaag ccctcccgta tcgtagttat ctacacgacg gggagtcagg 9900caactatgga tgaacgaaat agacagatcg ctgagatagg tgcctcactg attaagcatt 9960ggtaactgtc agaccaagtt tactcatata tactttagat tgatttaaaa cttcattttt 10020aatttaaaag gatctaggtg aagatccttt ttgataatct catgaccaaa atcccttaac 10080gtgagttttc gttccactga gcgtcagacc ccgtagaaaa gatcaaagga tcttcttgag 10140atcctttttt tctgcgcgta atctgctgct tgcaaacaaa aaaaccaccg ctaccagcgg 10200tggtttgttt gccggatcaa gagctaccaa ctctttttcc gaaggtaact ggcttcagca 10260gagcgcagat accaaatact gtccttctag tgtagccgta gttaggccac cacttcaaga 10320actctgtagc accgcctaca tacctcgctc tgctaatcct gttaccagtg gctgctgcca 10380gtggcgataa gtcgtgtctt accgggttgg actcaagacg atagttaccg gataaggcgc 10440agcggtcggg ctgaacgggg ggttcgtgca cacagcccag cttggagcga acgacctaca 10500ccgaactgag atacctacag cgtgagctat gagaaagcgc cacgcttccc gaagggagaa 10560aggcggacag gtatccggta agcggcaggg tcggaacagg agagcgcacg agggagcttc 10620cagggggaaa cgcctggtat ctttatagtc ctgtcgggtt tcgccacctc tgacttgagc 10680gtcgattttt gtgatgctcg tcaggggggc ggagcctatg gaaaaacgcc agcaacgcgg 10740cctttttacg gttcctggcc ttttgctggc cttttgctca catgttcttt cctgcgttat 10800cccctgattc tgtggataac cgtattaccg cctttgagtg agctgatacc gctcgccgca 10860gccgaacgac cgagcgcagc gagtcagtga gcgaggaagc ggaagagcgc ccaatacgca 10920aaccgcctct ccccgcgcgt tggccgattc attaatgcag ctggcacgac aggtttcccg 10980actggaaagc gggcagtgag cgcaacgcaa ttaatgtgag ttagctcact

cattaggcac 11040cccaggcttt acactttatg cttccggctc gtatgttgtg tggaattgtg agcggataac 11100aatttcacac aggaaacagc tatgaccatg attacgccaa gct 11143333171DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-5 VP2 in pJSY2247.2 33atggccagcg agttcggcgt gctgctgacc gacaaggtgg aaggcgacgc cctggaaaag 60accaactgcg aggtgatcct gacccggtcc ggcagagtgc ggcggagaga agtggacggc 120gtgaagggct acgagtggga gttcaccgac caccggctgg gcctgtgcga gatcgagcac 180accatgagca tggccgattt cttctacaac cagatcaagt gcgagggcgc ctaccccatc 240ttcccccact acatcaccga cgtgctgaag tacggcaaga tggtggaccg gaacgaccac 300cagatccggg tggaccggga cgtgaaagag ctgtccaaga tcctgatcca gccctacttc 360ggcgaggcct acttcagccc cgagttctac accagcacct tcagcaagcg gcaggccatc 420cagatgaacg tggagatgct gcgggccttc gtgcccaagc gggtggcctt ctacgaggac 480gacatgcgga ggggcggcac catcgacggc aactggatcg gcgccctgca ggcctggaag 540aagaaggccg acctgcagat gagccgggag ggcaacagcc agaccaattg cgtggaccac 600aacgccgacg tgatctacca gcacatgaag aagctgcggt tcggcctgct gtacccccac 660tactacatgc tgaacagcga gtacaccgtg gaggaaaaga gcaagggcgg cctgatcgcc 720aactggctgg tgaaagagaa agccgccgga cgggccgaga acagccccat gtacagcggc 780gtgggccccc tgaacaccct gcgggagcgg atcgagcggg acgagctgga cgagaaggtg 840atccaggaaa tcatcgccta cggcagcaag ttcagcacct acgccggcac ccggaccggc 900gacctgaccc tgaacgagct ggtgaagtac tgcgagagcc tgaccacctt cgtgcacaag 960aagaagaaag agggcgagga cgagaccgcc agagagttct tcaagagcaa gtggattcag 1020ggcatgccca agatgaactt cgagaacgag atgatcatga gccggaagag ctgggccaac 1080accaagttct tttggagcat cgacatgttc aagcggaaca acggcgtgga catcgacccc 1140aacggcaaga actggaagga ctataagaag aagatccagg aacagctgga cgaagcccag 1200aagaagaaca acaacgagcc ctacaaagtg atggtggacg gggtgaacat catgaccaac 1260aagaaatacg gcagcgtgga gaactgggtg gactgggtcg tgaactacat catgctgtcc 1320cacgtgaagc ggctggtgaa ggactacaag ttcaagcggc tgaagcccga caacctgatg 1380agcggcatga acaaactggt cggcgctctc aggtgctacg cctactgcct gatcctggcc 1440ctgtacgacc actttggcga ggatattgag ggcttcaaga agggcaccaa cgccgccagc 1500atcgtggaga ccgtgagcca gatgttcccc cagttccgga aagaggtgtc cgagaccttc 1560ggcatcaccc tgaataccaa ggacgtgaag tacgagctgt tcatcgcccg ggacatgagc 1620gccaaagagg cccagagcgg cgaagtgggc tacaagttcc agtacggctg gcgcaagacc 1680gaccagaaag tgatgagcga ctacgccgac atcctgagcg agaaggtgga ggccctgtac 1740caggccctgc tgtccggccg gaagtggagc gacatcgccg acgacaccga ggaatacttc 1800atcgacgacc tgtacgtgaa caagcccgac cgggtgttcg agagagccgg cctggacccc 1860gagcggcaca tcaaggtgaa aggcgtgatg aatgagctga ccacctactt ctccaagcgg 1920ttcgtgagct actggtacaa gatcaccaaa gtggaggccc ggaacctgct gaccctgacc 1980gacatcggcg gcgacgccaa gaagtacacc cagttcgacc ccgacgactt caagcccatg 2040gccgtggccg agctgggagc ccacgcctcc acctacgtgt accagaatct gatcctgggc 2100cggaaccggg gcgagaagat cgacgacgcc aaagaaatcg tgtggtacga cctgtccctg 2160accaactttg gctgctctcg cagcctggac agctgctggg tgggcagcgt ggccagaagc 2220gagctgaacc tgcggttcca cctgatcagc gccatcttcg agagatacca gcacgacgcc 2280aggcggagca gcttctacga gatcatcttc gacctgccca gcaagaaaga gaagattttc 2340cccagctaca agcactacta cgtggccctg ctgcagaaca tcttcaacga cacccagcgg 2400ctggaagtga tggactactg cgagcggctg atgaaccccg agacccggat gagcgccctg 2460ctgtctctgc aaggctttaa gaactgcgtg gagagcgagt tcgtggcccc caccctgaag 2520atgaatgccc tgctgtgggt gctggccgac atggaaaaca tcgacatcaa ctacagcaac 2580aagcggatgc ccctgctgct gtccaccgag aagggcctgc gggtgatctc catcgatatg 2640tttaacggca tgctgggcgt gagctatagc ggctggattc cctacctgga acggatctgc 2700tccgaggtga acctgcagcg gcggctgagg gccgacgagc tgaagctgaa gaagtggttc 2760atcagctact acgccaccta cgaggtggag cggagagccg agcccaggat gagcttcaag 2820atggaaggca tcagcacctg gatcggcagc aactgtggcg gcgtgcagga ctacgtgctg 2880cacctgatcc ccagcaggcg gcccaagcct ggcctgctgt tcctgatcta cgccgacgac 2940ggcgacgtgg attgggtggc caacatgctg tccgatgtga tcggcagcga gggcagcctg 3000ggcttcatct tcatcaacga ccggaccttc gtgaataaga gccagctgaa agtgcggacc 3060ctgaaaatct acaaccgggg catgctggat cggctcatcc tgatttccgg cggcaactac 3120accttcggca acaagtttct gctgtccaag ctgctggcca agacagagaa a 3171341515DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-5 VP5 of pJSY2247.2 34atgggcaagt tcaccagctt tctgaagagg gccggcagcg ccaccaagaa ggccctgacc 60agcgacaccg ccaagcggat gtacaagatg gccggcaaga ccctgcagaa agtggtggag 120aacgaagtgg gcagcgccgc catcgacggc gtgatgcagg gcaccatcca gagcatcatc 180cagggcgaga acctgggcga cagcatccgg caggccgtga tcctgaacgt ggccggcacc 240ctggaaagcg cccctgaccc cctgagccct ggcgagcagc tgctgtacaa caaggtgtcc 300gagctggaac gggccgagaa agaagatcgg gtcatcgaga cccacaacga gaagatcatc 360gagaagtacg gcgaggacct gctgaagatc cggaagatca tgaagggcga ggccaaggcc 420gagcagctgg aaggcaaaga aatcgagtac gtggagatgg ccctgaaggg catgctgaag 480attggcaagg accagagcga gcggatcacc cagctgtacc gggccctgca gaccgaagag 540gacctgcgga ccagcgacga gacccggatg atcaacgagt accgggagaa gttcgacgcc 600ctgaagcagg ccatcgaact ggaacagcag gccacccacg aggaagccgt gcaggaaatg 660ctggacctga gcgccgaggt gatcgaaaca gccgccgagg aagtgcccat ctttggcgct 720ggggctgcca acgtggtggc tactaccagg gccgtgcagg gcggcctgaa gctgaaagag 780atcatcgaca agctgaccgg catcgacctg agccacctga aggtggccga catccacccc 840cacatcatcg aaaaggccat gctgaaagac aagatccccg acaacgagct ggctatggcc 900atcaagagca aggtggaagt gatcgacgag atgaacaccg agaccgagca cgtgatcgag 960agcatcatgc ccctggtgaa gaaagagtac gagaagcacg acaacaagta ccacgtgaac 1020atccccagcg tgctgaaaat ccacagcgag cacaccccca aggtgcacat ctacaccacc 1080ccctgggaca gcgacaaggt gttcatctgc cggtgcatcg ccccccacca tcagcagaaa 1140agcttcatga tcggcttcga cctggaaatc gagtttgtgt tctacgagga caccagcgtg 1200gagggccaca tcatgcacgg cggagccgtg ctgatcgagg gcaggggctt caggcaggcc 1260tacagcgagt tcatgaacgc cgcctggtcc atgcccagca cccccgagct gcacaagcgg 1320cggctgcagc ggagcctggg cagccacccc atctacatgg gcagcatgga ctacaccgtg 1380agctacgacc agctggtgtc caacgccatg aagctggtgt acgacaccga gctgcagatg 1440cactgcctga gaggccccct gaagttccag cggcggaccc tgatgaacgc cctgctgttc 1500ggcgtgaaga tcgcc 1515351057PRTartificial sequenceAHSV-5 VP2 in pC3 H6p-AHSV 5-VP2/42Kp-VP5 (pJSY2247.2) 35Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Val Leu Leu Thr Asp Lys Val Glu Gly Asp 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Glu Lys Thr Asn Cys Glu Val Ile Leu Thr Arg Ser Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Arg Arg Arg Glu Val Asp Gly Val Lys Gly Tyr Glu Trp Glu Phe 35 40 45 Thr Asp His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Ile Glu His Thr Met Ser Met 50 55 60 Ala Asp Phe Phe Tyr Asn Gln Ile Lys Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Phe Pro His Tyr Ile Thr Asp Val Leu Lys Tyr Gly Lys Met Val Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Val Lys Glu Leu Ser 100 105 110 Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Phe Gly Glu Ala Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Phe Tyr Thr Ser Thr Phe Ser Lys Arg Gln Ala Ile Gln Met Asn Val 130 135 140 Glu Met Leu Arg Ala Phe Val Pro Lys Arg Val Ala Phe Tyr Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Asp Met Arg Arg Gly Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Asn Trp Ile Gly Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ala Trp Lys Lys Lys Ala Asp Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Glu Gly Asn 180 185 190 Ser Gln Thr Asn Cys Val Asp His Asn Ala Asp Val Ile Tyr Gln His 195 200 205 Met Lys Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Tyr Pro His Tyr Tyr Met Leu 210 215 220 Asn Ser Glu Tyr Thr Val Glu Glu Lys Ser Lys Gly Gly Leu Ile Ala 225 230 235 240 Asn Trp Leu Val Lys Glu Lys Ala Ala Gly Arg Ala Glu Asn Ser Pro 245 250 255 Met Tyr Ser Gly Val Gly Pro Leu Asn Thr Leu Arg Glu Arg Ile Glu 260 265 270 Arg Asp Glu Leu Asp Glu Lys Val Ile Gln Glu Ile Ile Ala Tyr Gly 275 280 285 Ser Lys Phe Ser Thr Tyr Ala Gly Thr Arg Thr Gly Asp Leu Thr Leu 290 295 300 Asn Glu Leu Val Lys Tyr Cys Glu Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Lys 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Lys Glu Gly Glu Asp Glu Thr Ala Arg Glu Phe Phe Lys Ser 325 330 335 Lys Trp Ile Gln Gly Met Pro Lys Met Asn Phe Glu Asn Glu Met Ile 340 345 350 Met Ser Arg Lys Ser Trp Ala Asn Thr Lys Phe Phe Trp Ser Ile Asp 355 360 365 Met Phe Lys Arg Asn Asn Gly Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn Gly Lys Asn 370 375 380 Trp Lys Asp Tyr Lys Lys Lys Ile Gln Glu Gln Leu Asp Glu Ala Gln 385 390 395 400 Lys Lys Asn Asn Asn Glu Pro Tyr Lys Val Met Val Asp Gly Val Asn 405 410 415 Ile Met Thr Asn Lys Lys Tyr Gly Ser Val Glu Asn Trp Val Asp Trp 420 425 430 Val Val Asn Tyr Ile Met Leu Ser His Val Lys Arg Leu Val Lys Asp 435 440 445 Tyr Lys Phe Lys Arg Leu Lys Pro Asp Asn Leu Met Ser Gly Met Asn 450 455 460 Lys Leu Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala 465 470 475 480 Leu Tyr Asp His Phe Gly Glu Asp Ile Glu Gly Phe Lys Lys Gly Thr 485 490 495 Asn Ala Ala Ser Ile Val Glu Thr Val Ser Gln Met Phe Pro Gln Phe 500 505 510 Arg Lys Glu Val Ser Glu Thr Phe Gly Ile Thr Leu Asn Thr Lys Asp 515 520 525 Val Lys Tyr Glu Leu Phe Ile Ala Arg Asp Met Ser Ala Lys Glu Ala 530 535 540 Gln Ser Gly Glu Val Gly Tyr Lys Phe Gln Tyr Gly Trp Arg Lys Thr 545 550 555 560 Asp Gln Lys Val Met Ser Asp Tyr Ala Asp Ile Leu Ser Glu Lys Val 565 570 575 Glu Ala Leu Tyr Gln Ala Leu Leu Ser Gly Arg Lys Trp Ser Asp Ile 580 585 590 Ala Asp Asp Thr Glu Glu Tyr Phe Ile Asp Asp Leu Tyr Val Asn Lys 595 600 605 Pro Asp Arg Val Phe Glu Arg Ala Gly Leu Asp Pro Glu Arg His Ile 610 615 620 Lys Val Lys Gly Val Met Asn Glu Leu Thr Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg 625 630 635 640 Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Lys Ile Thr Lys Val Glu Ala Arg Asn Leu 645 650 655 Leu Thr Leu Thr Asp Ile Gly Gly Asp Ala Lys Lys Tyr Thr Gln Phe 660 665 670 Asp Pro Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Met Ala Val Ala Glu Leu Gly Ala His 675 680 685 Ala Ser Thr Tyr Val Tyr Gln Asn Leu Ile Leu Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly 690 695 700 Glu Lys Ile Asp Asp Ala Lys Glu Ile Val Trp Tyr Asp Leu Ser Leu 705 710 715 720 Thr Asn Phe Gly Cys Ser Arg Ser Leu Asp Ser Cys Trp Val Gly Ser 725 730 735 Val Ala Arg Ser Glu Leu Asn Leu Arg Phe His Leu Ile Ser Ala Ile 740 745 750 Phe Glu Arg Tyr Gln His Asp Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Phe Tyr Glu Ile 755 760 765 Ile Phe Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Lys Glu Lys Ile Phe Pro Ser Tyr Lys 770 775 780 His Tyr Tyr Val Ala Leu Leu Gln Asn Ile Phe Asn Asp Thr Gln Arg 785 790 795 800 Leu Glu Val Met Asp Tyr Cys Glu Arg Leu Met Asn Pro Glu Thr Arg 805 810 815 Met Ser Ala Leu Leu Ser Leu Gln Gly Phe Lys Asn Cys Val Glu Ser 820 825 830 Glu Phe Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Lys Met Asn Ala Leu Leu Trp Val Leu 835 840 845 Ala Asp Met Glu Asn Ile Asp Ile Asn Tyr Ser Asn Lys Arg Met Pro 850 855 860 Leu Leu Leu Ser Thr Glu Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Ile Ser Ile Asp Met 865 870 875 880 Phe Asn Gly Met Leu Gly Val Ser Tyr Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Leu 885 890 895 Glu Arg Ile Cys Ser Glu Val Asn Leu Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg Ala Asp 900 905 910 Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Lys Trp Phe Ile Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Thr Tyr Glu 915 920 925 Val Glu Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys Met Glu Gly Ile 930 935 940 Ser Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Gln Asp Tyr Val Leu 945 950 955 960 His Leu Ile Pro Ser Arg Arg Pro Lys Pro Gly Leu Leu Phe Leu Ile 965 970 975 Tyr Ala Asp Asp Gly Asp Val Asp Trp Val Ala Asn Met Leu Ser Asp 980 985 990 Val Ile Gly Ser Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly Phe Ile Phe Ile Asn Asp Arg 995 1000 1005 Thr Phe Val Asn Lys Ser Gln Leu Lys Val Arg Thr Leu Lys Ile 1010 1015 1020 Tyr Asn Arg Gly Met Leu Asp Arg Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Gly Gly 1025 1030 1035 Asn Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Leu Ala 1040 1045 1050 Lys Thr Glu Lys 1055 36505PRTartificial sequenceAHSV-5 VP5 in pC3 H6p-AHSV 5-VP2/42Kp-VP5 (pJSY2247.2) 36Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Thr Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Arg Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Leu Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Glu Lys Ile Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Lys Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val Glu Met Ala Leu Lys Gly Met Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Gln Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Val Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asp Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Val Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Lys Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Leu Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Val Ser Tyr Asp Gln 450 455

460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Glu Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 500 505 3724DNAartificial sequence18098.JY Primer for amplifying the AHSV-5 VP2 probe for the vCP2398.2.1.1 viral vector 37ggatcgagcg ggacgagctg gacg 243824DNAartificial sequence18103.JY Primer for amplifying the AHSV-5 VP2 probe for the vCP2398.2.1.1 viral vector 38gccagccgta ctggaacttg tagc 243924DNAartificial sequence18115.JY Primer for amplifying the AHSV-5 VP5 probe for the vCP2398.2.1.1 viral vector 39tgctggacct gagcgccgag gtga 244024DNAartificial sequence18120.JY Primer for amplifying the AHSV-5 VP5 probe for the vCP2398.2.1.1 viral vector 40tcaggcgatc ttcacgccga acag 24418936DNAartificial sequencevCP2398 viral vector sequence 41ctaagtatat tattggattt aacgcgctat aaacgcatcc aaaacctaca aatataggag 60aagcttctct tatgaaactt cttaaagctt tactcttact attactactc aaaagagata 120ttacattaat tatgtgatga ggcatccaac atataaagaa gactaaagct gtagaagctg 180ttatgaagaa tatcttatca gatatattag atgcattgtt agttctgtag atcagtaacg 240tatagcatac gagtataatt atcgtaggta gtaggtatcc taaaataaat ctgatacaga 300taataacttt gtaaatcaat tcagcaattt ctctattatc atgataatga ttaatacaca 360gcgtgtcgtt attttttgtt acgatagtat ttctaaagta aagagcagga atccctagta 420taatagaaat aatccatatg aaaaatatag taatgtacat atttctaatg ttaacatatt 480tataggtaaa tccaggaagg gtaattttta catatctata tacgcttatt acagttatta 540aaaatatact tgcaaacatg ttagaagtaa aaaagaaaga actaatttta caaagtgctt 600taccaaaatg ccaatggaaa ttacttagta tgtatataat gtataaaggt atgaatatca 660caaacagcaa atcggctatt cccaagttga gaaacggtat aatagatata tttctagata 720ccattaataa ccttataagc ttgacgtttc ctataatgcc tactaagaaa actagaagat 780acatacatac taacgccata cgagagtaac tactcatcgt ataactactg ttgctaacag 840tgacactgat gttataactc atctttgatg tggtataaat gtataataac tatattacac 900tggtatttta tttcagttat atactatata gtattaaaaa ttatatttgt ataattatat 960tattatattc agtgtagaaa gtaaaatact ataaatatgt atctcttatt tataacttat 1020tagtaaagta tgtactattc agttatattg ttttataaaa gctaaatgct actagattga 1080tataaatgaa tatgtaataa attagtaatg tagtatacta atattaactc acatttgact 1140aattagctat aaaaacccgg gttaattaat tagtcatcag gcagggcgag aacgagacta 1200tctgctcgtt aattaattag agcttcttta ttctatactt aaaaagtgaa aataaataca 1260aaggttcttg agggttgtgt taaattgaaa gcgagaaata atcataaatt atttcattat 1320cgcgatatcc gttaagtttg tatcgtaatg gccagcgagt tcggcgtgct gctgaccgac 1380aaggtggaag gcgacgccct ggaaaagacc aactgcgagg tgatcctgac ccggtccggc 1440agagtgcggc ggagagaagt ggacggcgtg aagggctacg agtgggagtt caccgaccac 1500cggctgggcc tgtgcgagat cgagcacacc atgagcatgg ccgatttctt ctacaaccag 1560atcaagtgcg agggcgccta ccccatcttc ccccactaca tcaccgacgt gctgaagtac 1620ggcaagatgg tggaccggaa cgaccaccag atccgggtgg accgggacgt gaaagagctg 1680tccaagatcc tgatccagcc ctacttcggc gaggcctact tcagccccga gttctacacc 1740agcaccttca gcaagcggca ggccatccag atgaacgtgg agatgctgcg ggccttcgtg 1800cccaagcggg tggccttcta cgaggacgac atgcggaggg gcggcaccat cgacggcaac 1860tggatcggcg ccctgcaggc ctggaagaag aaggccgacc tgcagatgag ccgggagggc 1920aacagccaga ccaattgcgt ggaccacaac gccgacgtga tctaccagca catgaagaag 1980ctgcggttcg gcctgctgta cccccactac tacatgctga acagcgagta caccgtggag 2040gaaaagagca agggcggcct gatcgccaac tggctggtga aagagaaagc cgccggacgg 2100gccgagaaca gccccatgta cagcggcgtg ggccccctga acaccctgcg ggagcggatc 2160gagcgggacg agctggacga gaaggtgatc caggaaatca tcgcctacgg cagcaagttc 2220agcacctacg ccggcacccg gaccggcgac ctgaccctga acgagctggt gaagtactgc 2280gagagcctga ccaccttcgt gcacaagaag aagaaagagg gcgaggacga gaccgccaga 2340gagttcttca agagcaagtg gattcagggc atgcccaaga tgaacttcga gaacgagatg 2400atcatgagcc ggaagagctg ggccaacacc aagttctttt ggagcatcga catgttcaag 2460cggaacaacg gcgtggacat cgaccccaac ggcaagaact ggaaggacta taagaagaag 2520atccaggaac agctggacga agcccagaag aagaacaaca acgagcccta caaagtgatg 2580gtggacgggg tgaacatcat gaccaacaag aaatacggca gcgtggagaa ctgggtggac 2640tgggtcgtga actacatcat gctgtcccac gtgaagcggc tggtgaagga ctacaagttc 2700aagcggctga agcccgacaa cctgatgagc ggcatgaaca aactggtcgg cgctctcagg 2760tgctacgcct actgcctgat cctggccctg tacgaccact ttggcgagga tattgagggc 2820ttcaagaagg gcaccaacgc cgccagcatc gtggagaccg tgagccagat gttcccccag 2880ttccggaaag aggtgtccga gaccttcggc atcaccctga ataccaagga cgtgaagtac 2940gagctgttca tcgcccggga catgagcgcc aaagaggccc agagcggcga agtgggctac 3000aagttccagt acggctggcg caagaccgac cagaaagtga tgagcgacta cgccgacatc 3060ctgagcgaga aggtggaggc cctgtaccag gccctgctgt ccggccggaa gtggagcgac 3120atcgccgacg acaccgagga atacttcatc gacgacctgt acgtgaacaa gcccgaccgg 3180gtgttcgaga gagccggcct ggaccccgag cggcacatca aggtgaaagg cgtgatgaat 3240gagctgacca cctacttctc caagcggttc gtgagctact ggtacaagat caccaaagtg 3300gaggcccgga acctgctgac cctgaccgac atcggcggcg acgccaagaa gtacacccag 3360ttcgaccccg acgacttcaa gcccatggcc gtggccgagc tgggagccca cgcctccacc 3420tacgtgtacc agaatctgat cctgggccgg aaccggggcg agaagatcga cgacgccaaa 3480gaaatcgtgt ggtacgacct gtccctgacc aactttggct gctctcgcag cctggacagc 3540tgctgggtgg gcagcgtggc cagaagcgag ctgaacctgc ggttccacct gatcagcgcc 3600atcttcgaga gataccagca cgacgccagg cggagcagct tctacgagat catcttcgac 3660ctgcccagca agaaagagaa gattttcccc agctacaagc actactacgt ggccctgctg 3720cagaacatct tcaacgacac ccagcggctg gaagtgatgg actactgcga gcggctgatg 3780aaccccgaga cccggatgag cgccctgctg tctctgcaag gctttaagaa ctgcgtggag 3840agcgagttcg tggcccccac cctgaagatg aatgccctgc tgtgggtgct ggccgacatg 3900gaaaacatcg acatcaacta cagcaacaag cggatgcccc tgctgctgtc caccgagaag 3960ggcctgcggg tgatctccat cgatatgttt aacggcatgc tgggcgtgag ctatagcggc 4020tggattccct acctggaacg gatctgctcc gaggtgaacc tgcagcggcg gctgagggcc 4080gacgagctga agctgaagaa gtggttcatc agctactacg ccacctacga ggtggagcgg 4140agagccgagc ccaggatgag cttcaagatg gaaggcatca gcacctggat cggcagcaac 4200tgtggcggcg tgcaggacta cgtgctgcac ctgatcccca gcaggcggcc caagcctggc 4260ctgctgttcc tgatctacgc cgacgacggc gacgtggatt gggtggccaa catgctgtcc 4320gatgtgatcg gcagcgaggg cagcctgggc ttcatcttca tcaacgaccg gaccttcgtg 4380aataagagcc agctgaaagt gcggaccctg aaaatctaca accggggcat gctggatcgg 4440ctcatcctga tttccggcgg caactacacc ttcggcaaca agtttctgct gtccaagctg 4500ctggccaaga cagagaaatg atgactcgag tttttattga ttcaaaattg aaaatatata 4560attacaatat aaaatgggca agttcaccag ctttctgaag agggccggca gcgccaccaa 4620gaaggccctg accagcgaca ccgccaagcg gatgtacaag atggccggca agaccctgca 4680gaaagtggtg gagaacgaag tgggcagcgc cgccatcgac ggcgtgatgc agggcaccat 4740ccagagcatc atccagggcg agaacctggg cgacagcatc cggcaggccg tgatcctgaa 4800cgtggccggc accctggaaa gcgcccctga ccccctgagc cctggcgagc agctgctgta 4860caacaaggtg tccgagctgg aacgggccga gaaagaagat cgggtcatcg agacccacaa 4920cgagaagatc atcgagaagt acggcgagga cctgctgaag atccggaaga tcatgaaggg 4980cgaggccaag gccgagcagc tggaaggcaa agaaatcgag tacgtggaga tggccctgaa 5040gggcatgctg aagattggca aggaccagag cgagcggatc acccagctgt accgggccct 5100gcagaccgaa gaggacctgc ggaccagcga cgagacccgg atgatcaacg agtaccggga 5160gaagttcgac gccctgaagc aggccatcga actggaacag caggccaccc acgaggaagc 5220cgtgcaggaa atgctggacc tgagcgccga ggtgatcgaa acagccgccg aggaagtgcc 5280catctttggc gctggggctg ccaacgtggt ggctactacc agggccgtgc agggcggcct 5340gaagctgaaa gagatcatcg acaagctgac cggcatcgac ctgagccacc tgaaggtggc 5400cgacatccac ccccacatca tcgaaaaggc catgctgaaa gacaagatcc ccgacaacga 5460gctggctatg gccatcaaga gcaaggtgga agtgatcgac gagatgaaca ccgagaccga 5520gcacgtgatc gagagcatca tgcccctggt gaagaaagag tacgagaagc acgacaacaa 5580gtaccacgtg aacatcccca gcgtgctgaa aatccacagc gagcacaccc ccaaggtgca 5640catctacacc accccctggg acagcgacaa ggtgttcatc tgccggtgca tcgcccccca 5700ccatcagcag aaaagcttca tgatcggctt cgacctggaa atcgagtttg tgttctacga 5760ggacaccagc gtggagggcc acatcatgca cggcggagcc gtgctgatcg agggcagggg 5820cttcaggcag gcctacagcg agttcatgaa cgccgcctgg tccatgccca gcacccccga 5880gctgcacaag cggcggctgc agcggagcct gggcagccac cccatctaca tgggcagcat 5940ggactacacc gtgagctacg accagctggt gtccaacgcc atgaagctgg tgtacgacac 6000cgagctgcag atgcactgcc tgagaggccc cctgaagttc cagcggcgga ccctgatgaa 6060cgccctgctg ttcggcgtga agatcgcctg atgatttttc tactagttaa tcaaataaaa 6120agcatacaag ctattgcttc gctatcgtta caaaatggca ggaattttgt gtaaactaag 6180ccacatactt gccaatgaaa aaaatagtag aaaggatact attttaatgg gattagatgt 6240taaggttcct tgggattata gtaactgggc atctgttaac ttttacgacg ttaggttaga 6300tactgatgtt acagattata ataatgttac aataaaatac atgacaggat gtgatatttt 6360tcctcatata actcttggaa tagcaaatat ggatcaatgt gatagatttg aaaatttcaa 6420aaagcaaata actgatcaag atttacagac tatttctata gtctgtaaag aagagatgtg 6480ttttcctcag agtaacgcct ctaaacagtt gggagcgaaa ggatgcgctg tagttatgaa 6540actggaggta tctgatgaac ttagagccct aagaaatgtt ctgctgaatg cggtaccctg 6600ttcgaaggac gtgtttggtg atatcacagt agataatccg tggaatcctc acataacagt 6660aggatatgtt aaggaggacg atgtcgaaaa caagaaacgc ctaatggagt gcatgtccaa 6720gtttaggggg caagaaatac aagttctagg atggtattaa taagtatcta agtatttggt 6780ataatttatt aaatagtata attataacaa ataataaata acatgataac ggtttttatt 6840agaataaaat agagataata tcataatgat atataatact tcattaccag aaatgagtaa 6900tggaagactt ataaatgaac tgcataaagc tataaggtat agagatataa atttagtaag 6960gtatatactt aaaaaatgca aatacaataa cgtaaatata ctatcaacgt ctttgtattt 7020agccgtaagt atttctgata tagaaatggt aaaattatta ctagaacacg gtgccgatat 7080tttaaaatgt aaaaatcctc ctcttcataa agctgctagt ttagataata cagaaattgc 7140taaactacta atagattctg gcgctgacat agaacagata cattctggaa atagtccgtt 7200atatatttct gtatatagaa acaataagtc attaactaga tatttattaa aaaaaggtgt 7260taattgtaat agattctttc taaattatta cgatgtactg tatgataaga tatctgatga 7320tatgtataaa atatttatag attttaatat tgatcttaat atacaaacta gaaattttga 7380aactccgtta cattacgcta taaagtataa gaatatagat ttaattagga tattgttaga 7440taatagtatt aaaatagata aaagtttatt tttgcataaa cagtatctca taaaggcact 7500taaaaataat tgtagttacg atataatagc gttacttata aatcacggag tgcctataaa 7560cgaacaagat gatttaggta aaaccccatt acatcattcg gtaattaata gaagaaaaga 7620tgtaacagca cttctgttaa atctaggagc tgatataaac gtaatagatg actgtatggg 7680cagtccctta cattacgctg tttcacgtaa cgatatcgaa acaacaaaga cacttttaga 7740aagaggatct aatgttaatg tggttaataa tcatatagat accgttctaa atatagctgt 7800tgcatctaaa aacaaaacta tagtaaactt attactgaag tacggtactg atacaaagtt 7860ggtaggatta gataaacatg ttattcacat agctatagaa atgaaagata ttaatatact 7920gaatgcgatc ttattatatg gttgctatgt aaacgtctat aatcataaag gtttcactcc 7980tctatacatg gcagttagtt ctatgaaaac agaatttgtt aaactcttac ttgaccacgg 8040tgcttacgta aatgctaaag ctaagttatc tggaaatact cctttacata aagctatgtt 8100atctaatagt tttaataata taaaattact tttatcttat aacgccgact ataattctct 8160aaataatcac ggtaatacgc ctctaacttg tgttagcttt ttagatgaca agatagctat 8220tatgataata tctaaaatga tgttagaaat atctaaaaat cctgaaatag ctaattcaga 8280aggttttata gtaaacatgg aacatataaa cagtaataaa agactactat ctataaaaga 8340atcatgcgaa aaagaactag atgttataac acatataaag ttaaattcta tatattcttt 8400taatatcttt cttgacaata acatagatct tatggtaaag ttcgtaacta atcctagagt 8460taataagata cctgcatgta tacgtatata tagggaatta atacggaaaa ataaatcatt 8520agcttttcat agacatcagc taatagttaa agctgtaaaa gagagtaaga atctaggaat 8580aataggtagg ttacctatag atatcaaaca tataataatg gaactattaa gtaataatga 8640tttacattct gttatcacca gctgttgtaa cccagtagta taaagtgatt ttattcaatt 8700acgaagataa acattaaatt tgttaacaga tatgagttat gagtatttaa ctaaagttac 8760tttaggtaca aataaaatat tatgtaatat aatagaaaat tatcttgagt cttcatttcc 8820atcaccgtct aaatttatta ttaaaacctt attatataag gctgttgagt ttagaaatgt 8880aaatgctgta aaaaaaatat tacagaatga tattgaatat gttaaagtag atagtc 8936423171DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-5 VP2 of vCP2398 42atggccagcg agttcggcgt gctgctgacc gacaaggtgg aaggcgacgc cctggaaaag 60accaactgcg aggtgatcct gacccggtcc ggcagagtgc ggcggagaga agtggacggc 120gtgaagggct acgagtggga gttcaccgac caccggctgg gcctgtgcga gatcgagcac 180accatgagca tggccgattt cttctacaac cagatcaagt gcgagggcgc ctaccccatc 240ttcccccact acatcaccga cgtgctgaag tacggcaaga tggtggaccg gaacgaccac 300cagatccggg tggaccggga cgtgaaagag ctgtccaaga tcctgatcca gccctacttc 360ggcgaggcct acttcagccc cgagttctac accagcacct tcagcaagcg gcaggccatc 420cagatgaacg tggagatgct gcgggccttc gtgcccaagc gggtggcctt ctacgaggac 480gacatgcgga ggggcggcac catcgacggc aactggatcg gcgccctgca ggcctggaag 540aagaaggccg acctgcagat gagccgggag ggcaacagcc agaccaattg cgtggaccac 600aacgccgacg tgatctacca gcacatgaag aagctgcggt tcggcctgct gtacccccac 660tactacatgc tgaacagcga gtacaccgtg gaggaaaaga gcaagggcgg cctgatcgcc 720aactggctgg tgaaagagaa agccgccgga cgggccgaga acagccccat gtacagcggc 780gtgggccccc tgaacaccct gcgggagcgg atcgagcggg acgagctgga cgagaaggtg 840atccaggaaa tcatcgccta cggcagcaag ttcagcacct acgccggcac ccggaccggc 900gacctgaccc tgaacgagct ggtgaagtac tgcgagagcc tgaccacctt cgtgcacaag 960aagaagaaag agggcgagga cgagaccgcc agagagttct tcaagagcaa gtggattcag 1020ggcatgccca agatgaactt cgagaacgag atgatcatga gccggaagag ctgggccaac 1080accaagttct tttggagcat cgacatgttc aagcggaaca acggcgtgga catcgacccc 1140aacggcaaga actggaagga ctataagaag aagatccagg aacagctgga cgaagcccag 1200aagaagaaca acaacgagcc ctacaaagtg atggtggacg gggtgaacat catgaccaac 1260aagaaatacg gcagcgtgga gaactgggtg gactgggtcg tgaactacat catgctgtcc 1320cacgtgaagc ggctggtgaa ggactacaag ttcaagcggc tgaagcccga caacctgatg 1380agcggcatga acaaactggt cggcgctctc aggtgctacg cctactgcct gatcctggcc 1440ctgtacgacc actttggcga ggatattgag ggcttcaaga agggcaccaa cgccgccagc 1500atcgtggaga ccgtgagcca gatgttcccc cagttccgga aagaggtgtc cgagaccttc 1560ggcatcaccc tgaataccaa ggacgtgaag tacgagctgt tcatcgcccg ggacatgagc 1620gccaaagagg cccagagcgg cgaagtgggc tacaagttcc agtacggctg gcgcaagacc 1680gaccagaaag tgatgagcga ctacgccgac atcctgagcg agaaggtgga ggccctgtac 1740caggccctgc tgtccggccg gaagtggagc gacatcgccg acgacaccga ggaatacttc 1800atcgacgacc tgtacgtgaa caagcccgac cgggtgttcg agagagccgg cctggacccc 1860gagcggcaca tcaaggtgaa aggcgtgatg aatgagctga ccacctactt ctccaagcgg 1920ttcgtgagct actggtacaa gatcaccaaa gtggaggccc ggaacctgct gaccctgacc 1980gacatcggcg gcgacgccaa gaagtacacc cagttcgacc ccgacgactt caagcccatg 2040gccgtggccg agctgggagc ccacgcctcc acctacgtgt accagaatct gatcctgggc 2100cggaaccggg gcgagaagat cgacgacgcc aaagaaatcg tgtggtacga cctgtccctg 2160accaactttg gctgctctcg cagcctggac agctgctggg tgggcagcgt ggccagaagc 2220gagctgaacc tgcggttcca cctgatcagc gccatcttcg agagatacca gcacgacgcc 2280aggcggagca gcttctacga gatcatcttc gacctgccca gcaagaaaga gaagattttc 2340cccagctaca agcactacta cgtggccctg ctgcagaaca tcttcaacga cacccagcgg 2400ctggaagtga tggactactg cgagcggctg atgaaccccg agacccggat gagcgccctg 2460ctgtctctgc aaggctttaa gaactgcgtg gagagcgagt tcgtggcccc caccctgaag 2520atgaatgccc tgctgtgggt gctggccgac atggaaaaca tcgacatcaa ctacagcaac 2580aagcggatgc ccctgctgct gtccaccgag aagggcctgc gggtgatctc catcgatatg 2640tttaacggca tgctgggcgt gagctatagc ggctggattc cctacctgga acggatctgc 2700tccgaggtga acctgcagcg gcggctgagg gccgacgagc tgaagctgaa gaagtggttc 2760atcagctact acgccaccta cgaggtggag cggagagccg agcccaggat gagcttcaag 2820atggaaggca tcagcacctg gatcggcagc aactgtggcg gcgtgcagga ctacgtgctg 2880cacctgatcc ccagcaggcg gcccaagcct ggcctgctgt tcctgatcta cgccgacgac 2940ggcgacgtgg attgggtggc caacatgctg tccgatgtga tcggcagcga gggcagcctg 3000ggcttcatct tcatcaacga ccggaccttc gtgaataaga gccagctgaa agtgcggacc 3060ctgaaaatct acaaccgggg catgctggat cggctcatcc tgatttccgg cggcaactac 3120accttcggca acaagtttct gctgtccaag ctgctggcca agacagagaa a 3171431515DNAartificial sequenceAHSV-5 VP5 of vCP2398 43atgggcaagt tcaccagctt tctgaagagg gccggcagcg ccaccaagaa ggccctgacc 60agcgacaccg ccaagcggat gtacaagatg gccggcaaga ccctgcagaa agtggtggag 120aacgaagtgg gcagcgccgc catcgacggc gtgatgcagg gcaccatcca gagcatcatc 180cagggcgaga acctgggcga cagcatccgg caggccgtga tcctgaacgt ggccggcacc 240ctggaaagcg cccctgaccc cctgagccct ggcgagcagc tgctgtacaa caaggtgtcc 300gagctggaac gggccgagaa agaagatcgg gtcatcgaga cccacaacga gaagatcatc 360gagaagtacg gcgaggacct gctgaagatc cggaagatca tgaagggcga ggccaaggcc 420gagcagctgg aaggcaaaga aatcgagtac gtggagatgg ccctgaaggg catgctgaag 480attggcaagg accagagcga gcggatcacc cagctgtacc gggccctgca gaccgaagag 540gacctgcgga ccagcgacga gacccggatg atcaacgagt accgggagaa gttcgacgcc 600ctgaagcagg ccatcgaact ggaacagcag gccacccacg aggaagccgt gcaggaaatg 660ctggacctga gcgccgaggt gatcgaaaca gccgccgagg aagtgcccat ctttggcgct 720ggggctgcca acgtggtggc tactaccagg gccgtgcagg gcggcctgaa gctgaaagag 780atcatcgaca agctgaccgg catcgacctg agccacctga aggtggccga catccacccc 840cacatcatcg aaaaggccat gctgaaagac aagatccccg acaacgagct ggctatggcc 900atcaagagca aggtggaagt gatcgacgag atgaacaccg agaccgagca cgtgatcgag 960agcatcatgc ccctggtgaa gaaagagtac gagaagcacg acaacaagta ccacgtgaac 1020atccccagcg tgctgaaaat ccacagcgag cacaccccca aggtgcacat ctacaccacc 1080ccctgggaca gcgacaaggt gttcatctgc cggtgcatcg ccccccacca tcagcagaaa 1140agcttcatga tcggcttcga cctggaaatc gagtttgtgt tctacgagga caccagcgtg 1200gagggccaca tcatgcacgg cggagccgtg ctgatcgagg gcaggggctt caggcaggcc 1260tacagcgagt tcatgaacgc cgcctggtcc atgcccagca cccccgagct gcacaagcgg 1320cggctgcagc ggagcctggg cagccacccc atctacatgg gcagcatgga ctacaccgtg 1380agctacgacc agctggtgtc caacgccatg aagctggtgt acgacaccga gctgcagatg 1440cactgcctga gaggccccct gaagttccag cggcggaccc tgatgaacgc cctgctgttc 1500ggcgtgaaga tcgcc 1515441057PRTartificial sequencePredicted Amino Acid Sequence for AHSV-5 VP2 of vCP2398 44Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Val Leu Leu Thr Asp Lys Val Glu Gly Asp 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Glu Lys Thr Asn Cys Glu Val Ile Leu Thr Arg Ser Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Arg Arg Arg

Glu Val Asp Gly Val Lys Gly Tyr Glu Trp Glu Phe 35 40 45 Thr Asp His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Ile Glu His Thr Met Ser Met 50 55 60 Ala Asp Phe Phe Tyr Asn Gln Ile Lys Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Phe Pro His Tyr Ile Thr Asp Val Leu Lys Tyr Gly Lys Met Val Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Val Lys Glu Leu Ser 100 105 110 Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Phe Gly Glu Ala Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Phe Tyr Thr Ser Thr Phe Ser Lys Arg Gln Ala Ile Gln Met Asn Val 130 135 140 Glu Met Leu Arg Ala Phe Val Pro Lys Arg Val Ala Phe Tyr Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Asp Met Arg Arg Gly Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Asn Trp Ile Gly Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ala Trp Lys Lys Lys Ala Asp Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Glu Gly Asn 180 185 190 Ser Gln Thr Asn Cys Val Asp His Asn Ala Asp Val Ile Tyr Gln His 195 200 205 Met Lys Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Tyr Pro His Tyr Tyr Met Leu 210 215 220 Asn Ser Glu Tyr Thr Val Glu Glu Lys Ser Lys Gly Gly Leu Ile Ala 225 230 235 240 Asn Trp Leu Val Lys Glu Lys Ala Ala Gly Arg Ala Glu Asn Ser Pro 245 250 255 Met Tyr Ser Gly Val Gly Pro Leu Asn Thr Leu Arg Glu Arg Ile Glu 260 265 270 Arg Asp Glu Leu Asp Glu Lys Val Ile Gln Glu Ile Ile Ala Tyr Gly 275 280 285 Ser Lys Phe Ser Thr Tyr Ala Gly Thr Arg Thr Gly Asp Leu Thr Leu 290 295 300 Asn Glu Leu Val Lys Tyr Cys Glu Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Lys 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Lys Glu Gly Glu Asp Glu Thr Ala Arg Glu Phe Phe Lys Ser 325 330 335 Lys Trp Ile Gln Gly Met Pro Lys Met Asn Phe Glu Asn Glu Met Ile 340 345 350 Met Ser Arg Lys Ser Trp Ala Asn Thr Lys Phe Phe Trp Ser Ile Asp 355 360 365 Met Phe Lys Arg Asn Asn Gly Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn Gly Lys Asn 370 375 380 Trp Lys Asp Tyr Lys Lys Lys Ile Gln Glu Gln Leu Asp Glu Ala Gln 385 390 395 400 Lys Lys Asn Asn Asn Glu Pro Tyr Lys Val Met Val Asp Gly Val Asn 405 410 415 Ile Met Thr Asn Lys Lys Tyr Gly Ser Val Glu Asn Trp Val Asp Trp 420 425 430 Val Val Asn Tyr Ile Met Leu Ser His Val Lys Arg Leu Val Lys Asp 435 440 445 Tyr Lys Phe Lys Arg Leu Lys Pro Asp Asn Leu Met Ser Gly Met Asn 450 455 460 Lys Leu Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala 465 470 475 480 Leu Tyr Asp His Phe Gly Glu Asp Ile Glu Gly Phe Lys Lys Gly Thr 485 490 495 Asn Ala Ala Ser Ile Val Glu Thr Val Ser Gln Met Phe Pro Gln Phe 500 505 510 Arg Lys Glu Val Ser Glu Thr Phe Gly Ile Thr Leu Asn Thr Lys Asp 515 520 525 Val Lys Tyr Glu Leu Phe Ile Ala Arg Asp Met Ser Ala Lys Glu Ala 530 535 540 Gln Ser Gly Glu Val Gly Tyr Lys Phe Gln Tyr Gly Trp Arg Lys Thr 545 550 555 560 Asp Gln Lys Val Met Ser Asp Tyr Ala Asp Ile Leu Ser Glu Lys Val 565 570 575 Glu Ala Leu Tyr Gln Ala Leu Leu Ser Gly Arg Lys Trp Ser Asp Ile 580 585 590 Ala Asp Asp Thr Glu Glu Tyr Phe Ile Asp Asp Leu Tyr Val Asn Lys 595 600 605 Pro Asp Arg Val Phe Glu Arg Ala Gly Leu Asp Pro Glu Arg His Ile 610 615 620 Lys Val Lys Gly Val Met Asn Glu Leu Thr Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg 625 630 635 640 Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Lys Ile Thr Lys Val Glu Ala Arg Asn Leu 645 650 655 Leu Thr Leu Thr Asp Ile Gly Gly Asp Ala Lys Lys Tyr Thr Gln Phe 660 665 670 Asp Pro Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Met Ala Val Ala Glu Leu Gly Ala His 675 680 685 Ala Ser Thr Tyr Val Tyr Gln Asn Leu Ile Leu Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly 690 695 700 Glu Lys Ile Asp Asp Ala Lys Glu Ile Val Trp Tyr Asp Leu Ser Leu 705 710 715 720 Thr Asn Phe Gly Cys Ser Arg Ser Leu Asp Ser Cys Trp Val Gly Ser 725 730 735 Val Ala Arg Ser Glu Leu Asn Leu Arg Phe His Leu Ile Ser Ala Ile 740 745 750 Phe Glu Arg Tyr Gln His Asp Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Phe Tyr Glu Ile 755 760 765 Ile Phe Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Lys Glu Lys Ile Phe Pro Ser Tyr Lys 770 775 780 His Tyr Tyr Val Ala Leu Leu Gln Asn Ile Phe Asn Asp Thr Gln Arg 785 790 795 800 Leu Glu Val Met Asp Tyr Cys Glu Arg Leu Met Asn Pro Glu Thr Arg 805 810 815 Met Ser Ala Leu Leu Ser Leu Gln Gly Phe Lys Asn Cys Val Glu Ser 820 825 830 Glu Phe Val Ala Pro Thr Leu Lys Met Asn Ala Leu Leu Trp Val Leu 835 840 845 Ala Asp Met Glu Asn Ile Asp Ile Asn Tyr Ser Asn Lys Arg Met Pro 850 855 860 Leu Leu Leu Ser Thr Glu Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Ile Ser Ile Asp Met 865 870 875 880 Phe Asn Gly Met Leu Gly Val Ser Tyr Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Leu 885 890 895 Glu Arg Ile Cys Ser Glu Val Asn Leu Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg Ala Asp 900 905 910 Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Lys Trp Phe Ile Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Thr Tyr Glu 915 920 925 Val Glu Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys Met Glu Gly Ile 930 935 940 Ser Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Gln Asp Tyr Val Leu 945 950 955 960 His Leu Ile Pro Ser Arg Arg Pro Lys Pro Gly Leu Leu Phe Leu Ile 965 970 975 Tyr Ala Asp Asp Gly Asp Val Asp Trp Val Ala Asn Met Leu Ser Asp 980 985 990 Val Ile Gly Ser Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly Phe Ile Phe Ile Asn Asp Arg 995 1000 1005 Thr Phe Val Asn Lys Ser Gln Leu Lys Val Arg Thr Leu Lys Ile 1010 1015 1020 Tyr Asn Arg Gly Met Leu Asp Arg Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Gly Gly 1025 1030 1035 Asn Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Leu Ala 1040 1045 1050 Lys Thr Glu Lys 1055 45505PRTartificial sequencePredicted Amino Acid Sequence for AHSV-5 VP5 of vCP2398 45Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Thr Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Arg Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Leu Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Glu Lys Ile Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Lys Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val Glu Met Ala Leu Lys Gly Met Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Gln Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Val Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asp Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Val Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Lys Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Leu Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Val Ser Tyr Asp Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Glu Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 500 505 4643DNAartificial sequence18041 CXL mutagenesis primer 46cggcgtgaaa tgatagtaat ttttctacta gtctagaagg gcg 434743DNAartificial sequence18042 CXL mutagenesis primer 47cgcccttcta gactagtaga aaaattacta tcatttcacg ccg 43483180DNAartificial sequenceAHSV4-Jane Strain-L2/VP2 gene 48atggcgtccg agtttggaat attgatgaca aatgaaaaat ttgacccaag cttagagaaa 60accatttgcg atgttatagt tacgaagaag ggaagagtga agcataaaga ggtggatggc 120gtatgtggat acgagtggga tgaaacgaat caccgattcg gattgtgtaa ggtggaacac 180gacatgtcta tatcggaatt tatgtacaat gagatcagat gtgagggggc atatccaatt 240tttccgcgtt atataattga tacgttaaaa tacgagaaat ttattgatag gaatgaccat 300caaattagag tggatagaga tgataacgaa atgaggaaaa tattgataca gccgtatgca 360ggtgagatgt acttttcgcc ggaatgttat ccgagcgttt ttcttcggag ggaagcgcga 420agtcaaaagc ttgatcggat tcggaattat attggaaaga gagtcgaatt ttatgaagag 480gagagtaaga gaaaagcaat ccttgatcag aataagatgt ctaaggttga acaatggaga 540gatgcggtta atgaaaggat tgtgagtatc gaaccaaagc gaggtgagtg ctatgatcac 600ggaaccgaca ttatctacca attcataaaa aagctgagat ttggaatgat gtacccacac 660tattatgttt tgcatagtga ttactgtatt gtaccaaata aggggggaac tagtattgga 720tcatggcata taagaaaacg tactgagggt gatgcgaaag cttctgctat gtattctgga 780aaaggtccac tgaatgactt acgagttaaa attgagcggg atgatttatc tcgagagaca 840attattcaga tcattgagta cggtaagaaa tttaattcat cagcaggtga taagcagggg 900aacatttcaa ttgaaaaatt ggtagagtat tgtgattttt tgacaacatt cgttcatgcg 960aagaagaaag aagagggtga ggatgatact gctcgacagg agataagaaa agcatgggtt 1020aaggggatgc cttatatgga tttctcaaaa ccgatgaaaa tcacgcgtgg attcaacaga 1080aatatgcttt tccttgcggc gctcgattca ttcagaaaga ggaacggtgt agatgttgat 1140ccgaataagg gtaagtggaa agaacatata aaggaggtaa ccgaaaaatt gaagaaagcg 1200caaaccgaaa atggaggaca accatgccaa gtgtcgatcg atggagtaaa cgtcttgact 1260aacgtagatt acggtacggt taatcattgg atagattggg taacagatat aattatggtt 1320gtacaaacta aacgtttggt gaaagagtat gcatttaaaa aactaaagag cgaaaactta 1380cttgctggaa tgaatagttt agttggggta ttaagatgtt atatgtattg cttagcttta 1440gcgatctatg atttttatga agggactatt gatggtttta agaaaggctc gaatgcttcc 1500gctatcattg aaactgtcgc gcagatgttt ccggactttc gcagagagct tgtcgaaaaa 1560ttcggtatag atttaaggat gaaggaaatc acgcgtgagt tgtttgttgg taagagcatg 1620acgtcaaaat ttatggagga aggtgaatat ggatataagt tcgcctatgg atggcgtagg 1680gatggcttcg cggtgatgga agattacgga gaaattttga cagaaaaagt ggaggaccta 1740tataagggtg tacttttagg acgaaagtgg gaggatgagg ttgatgatcc agagagttat 1800ttttatgatg atctttatac taatgagccc cacagagtgt ttctaagcgc aggaaaggat 1860gtggataata atatcacgct tcgatcgatt tcgcaggcgg aaaccacgta tctatcgaaa 1920cgtttcgtat catattggta tagaatatca caagttgaag taacgaaggc gcgtaatgaa 1980gttctggaca tgaatgagaa acagaagccg tattttgaat ttgaatatga tgatttcaaa 2040ccctgttcaa ttggagagtt ggggatccat gcatccacat atatatatca gaacctactg 2100gtcggacgta atagaggtga ggaaatactt gattcgaaag agctcgtctg gatggatatg 2160tcacttttaa attttggagc ggtcagatct cacgataggt gctggatctc ctcaagcgtc 2220gcgattgagg tgaatttacg tcatgcacta atagttagga ttttttcacg ctttgacatg 2280atgtcggaaa gagaaacgtt ttcaaccatt ttagaaaaag tcatggagga tgtgaaagag 2340ttgagatttt tcccgacata tcgtcattat tatttggaaa ctctccaacg tgtctttaac 2400gatgagagac gcttagaagt tgatgacttt tatatgaggt tatatgatgt gcagacaagg 2460gagcaggcac taaatacttt cacggatttt cacaggtgtg ttgagtcgga actgctctta 2520ccgacactta aacttaactt tctgctgtgg attgtttttg aaatggaaaa tgttgaagtg 2580aacgcggcgt acaagcgtca tccgctttta atctcaactg ccaaagggtt aagggttatc 2640ggcgttgata ttttcaactc acagctttcg atatcaatga gcggatggat tccgtatgtc 2700gaacggatgt gcgcggagag taaagttcaa acaaaattga cggctgatga gctgaaattg 2760aagaggtggt tcatctcata ttatacgacg ttgaaattgg accgcagagc ggagccacgt 2820atgagtttca aatttgaggg gttgagtaca tggatcggtt cgaactgcgg aggtgttagg 2880gattacgtaa tacagatgct tcctaccaga aaacctaaac cgggagcttt gatggtggta 2940tacgcgcggg attcgagaat cgagtggatc gaagcagagc tatcacagtg gctgcaaatg 3000gaaggttcgc ttggtttgat cctcgttcat gattcaggta taataaataa gagcgtattg 3060agagcgagaa ctctgaaaat ttacaatagg ggttcgatgg atactttaat tctaatttcg 3120agtggagttt acactttcgg aaataaattc ttgttgtcga agttactcgc aaaaacagaa 3180491060PRTartificial sequenceAHSV4-Jane Strain-VP2 predicted AA sequence 49Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Met Thr Asn Glu Lys Phe Asp Pro 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Glu Lys Thr Ile Cys Asp Val Ile Val Thr Lys Lys Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Lys His Lys Glu Val Asp Gly Val Cys Gly Tyr Glu Trp Asp Glu 35 40 45 Thr Asn His Arg Phe Gly Leu Cys Lys Val Glu His Asp Met Ser Ile 50 55 60 Ser Glu Phe Met Tyr Asn Glu Ile Arg Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Phe Pro Arg Tyr Ile Ile Asp Thr Leu Lys Tyr Glu Lys Phe Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Asn Glu Met Arg 100 105 110 Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Ala Gly Glu Met Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Cys Tyr Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Arg Arg Glu Ala Arg Ser Gln Lys Leu 130 135 140 Asp Arg Ile Arg Asn Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Val Glu Phe Tyr Glu Glu 145 150 155 160 Glu Ser Lys Arg Lys Ala Ile Leu Asp Gln Asn Lys Met Ser Lys Val 165 170 175 Glu Gln Trp Arg Asp Ala Val Asn Glu Arg Ile Val Ser Ile Glu Pro 180 185 190 Lys Arg Gly Glu Cys Tyr Asp His Gly Thr Asp Ile Ile Tyr Gln Phe 195 200 205 Ile Lys Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Met Met Tyr Pro His Tyr Tyr Val Leu 210

215 220 His Ser Asp Tyr Cys Ile Val Pro Asn Lys Gly Gly Thr Ser Ile Gly 225 230 235 240 Ser Trp His Ile Arg Lys Arg Thr Glu Gly Asp Ala Lys Ala Ser Ala 245 250 255 Met Tyr Ser Gly Lys Gly Pro Leu Asn Asp Leu Arg Val Lys Ile Glu 260 265 270 Arg Asp Asp Leu Ser Arg Glu Thr Ile Ile Gln Ile Ile Glu Tyr Gly 275 280 285 Lys Lys Phe Asn Ser Ser Ala Gly Asp Lys Gln Gly Asn Ile Ser Ile 290 295 300 Glu Lys Leu Val Glu Tyr Cys Asp Phe Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Ala 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Asp Thr Ala Arg Gln Glu Ile Arg 325 330 335 Lys Ala Trp Val Lys Gly Met Pro Tyr Met Asp Phe Ser Lys Pro Met 340 345 350 Lys Ile Thr Arg Gly Phe Asn Arg Asn Met Leu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu 355 360 365 Asp Ser Phe Arg Lys Arg Asn Gly Val Asp Val Asp Pro Asn Lys Gly 370 375 380 Lys Trp Lys Glu His Ile Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Ala 385 390 395 400 Gln Thr Glu Asn Gly Gly Gln Pro Cys Gln Val Ser Ile Asp Gly Val 405 410 415 Asn Val Leu Thr Asn Val Asp Tyr Gly Thr Val Asn His Trp Ile Asp 420 425 430 Trp Val Thr Asp Ile Ile Met Val Val Gln Thr Lys Arg Leu Val Lys 435 440 445 Glu Tyr Ala Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Leu Leu Ala Gly Met 450 455 460 Asn Ser Leu Val Gly Val Leu Arg Cys Tyr Met Tyr Cys Leu Ala Leu 465 470 475 480 Ala Ile Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Glu Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Phe Lys Lys Gly 485 490 495 Ser Asn Ala Ser Ala Ile Ile Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Met Phe Pro Asp 500 505 510 Phe Arg Arg Glu Leu Val Glu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asp Leu Arg Met Lys 515 520 525 Glu Ile Thr Arg Glu Leu Phe Val Gly Lys Ser Met Thr Ser Lys Phe 530 535 540 Met Glu Glu Gly Glu Tyr Gly Tyr Lys Phe Ala Tyr Gly Trp Arg Arg 545 550 555 560 Asp Gly Phe Ala Val Met Glu Asp Tyr Gly Glu Ile Leu Thr Glu Lys 565 570 575 Val Glu Asp Leu Tyr Lys Gly Val Leu Leu Gly Arg Lys Trp Glu Asp 580 585 590 Glu Val Asp Asp Pro Glu Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Asp Leu Tyr Thr Asn 595 600 605 Glu Pro His Arg Val Phe Leu Ser Ala Gly Lys Asp Val Asp Asn Asn 610 615 620 Ile Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Ser Gln Ala Glu Thr Thr Tyr Leu Ser Lys 625 630 635 640 Arg Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Ile Ser Gln Val Glu Val Thr Lys 645 650 655 Ala Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Asp Met Asn Glu Lys Gln Lys Pro Tyr Phe 660 665 670 Glu Phe Glu Tyr Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Cys Ser Ile Gly Glu Leu Gly 675 680 685 Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asn Leu Leu Val Gly Arg Asn 690 695 700 Arg Gly Glu Glu Ile Leu Asp Ser Lys Glu Leu Val Trp Met Asp Met 705 710 715 720 Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Gly Ala Val Arg Ser His Asp Arg Cys Trp Ile 725 730 735 Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Ile Glu Val Asn Leu Arg His Ala Leu Ile Val 740 745 750 Arg Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Asp Met Met Ser Glu Arg Glu Thr Phe Ser 755 760 765 Thr Ile Leu Glu Lys Val Met Glu Asp Val Lys Glu Leu Arg Phe Phe 770 775 780 Pro Thr Tyr Arg His Tyr Tyr Leu Glu Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Phe Asn 785 790 795 800 Asp Glu Arg Arg Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg Leu Tyr Asp 805 810 815 Val Gln Thr Arg Glu Gln Ala Leu Asn Thr Phe Thr Asp Phe His Arg 820 825 830 Cys Val Glu Ser Glu Leu Leu Leu Pro Thr Leu Lys Leu Asn Phe Leu 835 840 845 Leu Trp Ile Val Phe Glu Met Glu Asn Val Glu Val Asn Ala Ala Tyr 850 855 860 Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Ala Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Ile 865 870 875 880 Gly Val Asp Ile Phe Asn Ser Gln Leu Ser Ile Ser Met Ser Gly Trp 885 890 895 Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Met Cys Ala Glu Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Lys 900 905 910 Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Arg Trp Phe Ile Ser Tyr Tyr 915 920 925 Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Asp Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys 930 935 940 Phe Glu Gly Leu Ser Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg 945 950 955 960 Asp Tyr Val Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Thr Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala 965 970 975 Leu Met Val Val Tyr Ala Arg Asp Ser Arg Ile Glu Trp Ile Glu Ala 980 985 990 Glu Leu Ser Gln Trp Leu Gln Met Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly Leu Ile Leu 995 1000 1005 Val His Asp Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ser Val Leu Arg Ala Arg 1010 1015 1020 Thr Leu Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Ser Met Asp Thr Leu Ile Leu 1025 1030 1035 Ile Ser Ser Gly Val Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe Leu Leu Ser 1040 1045 1050 Lys Leu Leu Ala Lys Thr Glu 1055 1060 501566DNAartificial sequenceAHSV4-Jane Strain-L2/VP5 gene 50gttaattttt ccagaagcca tgggaaagtt cacatctttt ttgaagcgcg cgggcaatgc 60gaccaagagg gcgctgacgt cggattcagc aaagaagatg tataagttgg cggggaaaac 120gttacagaga gtggtagaaa gtgaagttgg aagtgcagcg atcgatggcg tgatgcaggg 180ggcgatacaa agcataatac aaggcgaaaa ccttggtgat tcaattaagc aggcggttat 240tttaaatgtt gcggggacat tggaatcggc gccagacccg ttgagcccag gggagcagct 300cctttacaat aaggtttctg aaatcgagaa aatggaaaaa gaggatcgag tgattgaaac 360acacaatgcg aaaatagaag aaaaatttgg taaagattta ttagcgattc gaaagattgt 420gaaaggcgag gttgatgcag aaaagctgga aggtaacgaa attaagtacg tagaaaaagc 480gcttagcggt ttgctggaga tagggaaaga tcagtcagaa cgcattacaa agctatatcg 540cgcgttacaa acagaggaag atttgcggac acgagatgag actagaatga taaacgaata 600tagagaaaaa tttgacgcgt tgaaagaagc gattgaaatc gagcagcaag cgacacatga 660tgaggcgatt caagagatgc tcgacttaag cgcggaagta attgagactg cgtcggagga 720ggtaccaatc ttcggcgctg gggcggcgaa cgttatcgcc acaacccgcg caatacaggg 780ggggttaaaa ctaaaggaaa ttgttgataa gcttacgggc atagatttga gccatttgaa 840ggtggccgac attcatccac acatcattga aaaggcaatg ctacgtgata ctgtaacgga 900caaagatttg gcgatggcaa ttaagtcaaa agtggatgta attgacgaga tgaacgtaga 960aacgcagcac gtaatcgatg ccgttctacc gatagttaaa caagaatatg agagacatga 1020taacaaatat catgttagga tcccaggtgc attgaagata cattcagagc acacgcctaa 1080gatacatata tatacgaccc catgggattc ggatagcgtc ttcatgtgta gagccattgc 1140accgcatcat caacaacgaa gctttttcat tggatttgat ctagaaattg aatatgtcca 1200ttttgaagat acttcagttg agggacatat attacatgga ggggcaataa ccgttgaggg 1260tagaggattt cgacaggcgt atactgagtt catgaatgca gcgtggggga tgccaacaac 1320cccagagctc cataaacgta agctacaaag gagtatggga actcatccga tctatatggg 1380atcgatggat tacgctataa gctacgaaca gctggtttct aacgcgatga gattagttta 1440tgattccgag ttacaaatgc attgtctccg tgggcctcta aaatttcaac gccgcacgct 1500aatgaacgcg cttctatatg gtgtgaaaat agcttgaaag cctcacggcg cggagaaaac 1560acatac 156651505PRTartificial sequenceAHSV4-Jane Strain-VP5 predicted AA sequence 51Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Asn Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ser Ala Lys Lys Met Tyr Lys Leu Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Lys Met Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Ala Lys Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Ala Ile Arg Lys Ile Val Lys Gly Glu Val Asp Ala Glu Lys Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asn Glu Ile Lys Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Ser Gly Leu Leu Glu 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Lys Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Arg Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Asp Glu Ala Ile Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Arg Asp Thr Val Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Asp Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Val Glu Thr Gln His Val Ile Asp 305 310 315 320 Ala Val Leu Pro Ile Val Lys Gln Glu Tyr Glu Arg His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Arg Ile Pro Gly Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Ile His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Ser Val Phe 355 360 365 Met Cys Arg Ala Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Phe Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val His Phe Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Leu His Gly Gly Ala Ile Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Thr Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Gly Met Pro 420 425 430 Thr Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Lys Leu Gln Arg Ser Met Gly Thr 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Ala Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Arg Leu Val Tyr Asp Ser Glu Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Tyr Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 500 505 52505PRTartificial sequenceAHSV4-VP5 - B4UUP0 52Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Asn Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ser Ala Lys Lys Met Tyr Lys Leu Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Lys Met Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Ala Lys Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Ala Ile Arg Lys Ile Val Lys Gly Glu Val Asp Ala Glu Lys Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asn Glu Ile Lys Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Ser Gly Leu Leu Glu 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Lys Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Arg Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Asp Glu Ala Ile Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Arg Asp Thr Val Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Asp Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Val Glu Thr Gln His Val Ile Asp 305 310 315 320 Ala Val Leu Pro Ile Val Lys Gln Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Arg Ile Pro Gly Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Ile His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Ser Val Phe 355 360 365 Met Cys Arg Ala Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Phe Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val His Phe Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Leu His Gly Gly Ala Ile Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Thr Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Gly Met Pro 420 425 430 Thr Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Lys Leu Gln Arg Ser Met Gly Thr 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Ala Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Arg Leu Val Tyr Asp Ser Glu Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Tyr Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 500 505 53505PRTartificial sequenceAHSV4-VP5 - B4UUP1 53Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Thr Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Ile His Asn Lys Lys Ile Val Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Met Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Arg Gly Met Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu

165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Ile Ile Ser 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Val Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Val Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Val Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu Gln Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Lys Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Leu Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Asp Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys Val Ala 500 505 54505PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP5 - B4UUP2 54Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Thr Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Arg Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ala Glu Leu Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Glu Lys Ile Ile Gln Glu Tyr Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Lys Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val Glu Met Ala Leu Lys Gly Met Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Gln Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Val Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Ile Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asp Lys Ile Pro Asp Ser Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Lys 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Val Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Lys Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Val Ser Tyr Asp Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Glu Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 500 505 55505PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP5 - B4UUP3 55Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Ala Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Phe Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Lys Lys Ile Val Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Met Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Arg Gly Met Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Ile Ile Ser 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Val Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asp Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Val Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Met Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Gly Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Asp Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Leu Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys Val Ala 500 505 56505PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP5 - B4XIE4 56Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Asp Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Pro Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Lys Ile Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Glu Lys Ile Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Met Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Lys Gly Met Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Ser 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Asp Leu Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asp Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425 430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Val Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Asp Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys Val Ala 500 505 57505PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP5 - B4XIE5 57Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Arg Met Tyr Lys Met Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Thr Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Gln Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Arg Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Lys Lys Ile Val Glu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Met Lys Gly Glu Ala Glu Ala Glu Gln Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Lys Glu Met Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Arg Gly Met Leu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Glu Thr Arg Ile Ile Ser 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Gln Ala Ile Glu Leu Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Glu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Val Pro Val Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Val Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Lys Asp Lys Ile Pro Asp Asn Glu Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Glu Val Val Asp Glu Met Asn Thr Glu Thr Glu His Val Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Met Pro Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Asn Ile Pro Ser Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Val His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Lys Val Phe 355 360 365 Ile Cys Arg Cys Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Met Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Phe Val Phe Tyr Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Met His Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Ser Met Pro 420 425

430 Ser Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Ser 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Thr Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Thr Asp Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Val Lys Val Ala 500 505 58505PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP5 - B4XIE7 58Met Gly Lys Phe Thr Ser Phe Leu Lys Arg Ala Gly Asn Ala Thr Lys 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Ser Ala Lys Lys Met Tyr Lys Leu Ala Gly 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Val Glu Ser Glu Val Gly Ser Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Asp Gly Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Ile Gln Gly Glu Asn 50 55 60 Leu Gly Asp Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Val Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Ser Ala Pro Asp Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Glu Arg Leu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Ile Glu Lys Met Glu Lys Glu Asp Arg Val Ile 100 105 110 Glu Thr His Asn Ala Lys Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Ala Ile Arg Lys Ile Val Lys Gly Glu Val Asp Ala Glu Lys Leu Glu 130 135 140 Gly Asn Glu Ile Lys Tyr Val Glu Lys Ala Leu Ser Gly Leu Leu Glu 145 150 155 160 Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Ser Glu Arg Ile Thr Lys Leu Tyr Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Glu Glu Asp Leu Arg Thr Arg Asp Glu Thr Arg Met Ile Asn 180 185 190 Glu Tyr Arg Glu Lys Phe Asp Ala Leu Lys Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Glu 195 200 205 Gln Gln Ala Thr His Asp Glu Ala Ile Gln Glu Met Leu Asp Leu Ser 210 215 220 Ala Glu Val Ile Glu Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Val Pro Ile Phe Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Ala Asn Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Arg Ala Ile Gln Gly Gly Leu 245 250 255 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Leu Thr Gly Ile Asp Leu Ser His 260 265 270 Leu Lys Val Ala Asp Ile His Pro His Ile Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Leu 275 280 285 Arg Asp Thr Val Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Lys Ser Lys 290 295 300 Val Asp Val Ile Asp Glu Met Asn Val Glu Thr Gln His Val Ile Asp 305 310 315 320 Ala Val Leu Pro Ile Val Lys Gln Glu Tyr Glu Lys His Asp Asn Lys 325 330 335 Tyr His Val Arg Ile Pro Gly Ala Leu Lys Ile His Ser Glu His Thr 340 345 350 Pro Lys Ile His Ile Tyr Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Asp Ser Val Phe 355 360 365 Met Cys Arg Ala Ile Ala Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Ser Phe Phe Ile 370 375 380 Gly Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Glu Tyr Val His Phe Glu Asp Thr Ser Val 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly His Ile Leu His Gly Gly Ala Ile Thr Val Glu Gly Arg Gly 405 410 415 Phe Arg Gln Ala Tyr Thr Glu Phe Met Asn Ala Ala Trp Gly Met Pro 420 425 430 Thr Thr Pro Glu Leu His Lys Arg Lys Leu Gln Arg Ser Met Gly Thr 435 440 445 His Pro Ile Tyr Met Gly Ser Met Asp Tyr Ala Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gln 450 455 460 Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Met Arg Leu Val Tyr Asp Ser Glu Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 His Cys Leu Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Phe Gln Arg Arg Thr Leu Met Asn 485 490 495 Ala Leu Leu Tyr Gly Val Lys Ile Ala 500 505 591057PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP2 - B4UUN4_9REOV 59Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Leu Thr Ile Gln Ile Tyr Asp Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Tyr Glu Lys Glu Lys Cys Asp Val Ile Ile Thr Ala Glu Asn Ala 20 25 30 Val Arg Arg Val Glu Val Ala Gly Val Tyr Gly Tyr Glu Trp Gly Ala 35 40 45 Thr Asn His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Ile Glu Asn Thr Lys Ser Ile 50 55 60 Gly Arg Met Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Arg Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Phe Pro His Tyr Ile Thr Asp Thr Leu Lys Tyr Gly Lys Ser Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp Asn Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Glu Arg Leu Arg 100 105 110 Lys Ile Lys Ile Gln Pro Tyr Phe Gly Glu Met Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Asn Tyr Ile Thr Val Phe Cys Lys Arg Gln Ala Ile Ser Gly Gln Ile 130 135 140 Glu Val Ser Arg Ser Ile Ile Gly Arg Arg Met Lys Tyr Glu Glu Ser 145 150 155 160 Ala Glu Gln Thr Lys Gly Thr Ile Asn Ala Asn Lys Tyr Arg Leu Leu 165 170 175 Glu Lys Trp Arg Asp Leu Ala Tyr Glu Gln Ile Glu Met Glu Gly Ser 180 185 190 Ser Glu Arg Cys Leu Thr His Asn Thr Asp Pro Ile Tyr Gln Leu Ile 195 200 205 Lys Lys Met Arg Phe Gly Met Met Tyr Pro Val His Tyr Ile Leu Asn 210 215 220 Asp Lys Tyr Lys Val Val Gln Glu Arg Ala Asp Met Gly Ile Glu Lys 225 230 235 240 Trp Leu Leu Gln Lys Ile Gly Arg Gly Thr Gln Arg Arg Lys Ala Asp 245 250 255 Asp Gly Asp Asn Asp Thr Leu Leu Gln Leu Glu Arg Met Met Ser Ser 260 265 270 Glu Glu Leu Glu Arg Pro Val Ile Glu Ser Val Ile Arg Phe Gly Ser 275 280 285 Leu Tyr Asn Ala His Ala Gly Lys Lys Thr Gly Asp Ile Pro Leu Glu 290 295 300 Val Leu Ile Lys Tyr Cys Asp Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Lys Lys 305 310 315 320 Asn Arg Glu Gly Gly Asp Asn Gln Thr Ala Arg Asp Glu Ile Arg Arg 325 330 335 Ala Met Val Lys Asn Ile Pro Ser Met Lys Gln Glu Asn Gln Met Lys 340 345 350 Val Thr Pro Asn Ile Arg Asn Phe Leu Phe Phe Ala Tyr Leu Asn Gly 355 360 365 Phe Lys Arg Asn Asn Gly Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn Asn Gly Thr Trp 370 375 380 Ser Lys His Lys Thr Glu Val Lys Lys Ile Leu Asp Glu Glu Gln Lys 385 390 395 400 Lys Asn Glu Asn Lys Pro Leu Lys Val Leu Ile Asp Gly Ala Tyr Ile 405 410 415 Ser Thr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Gly Thr Val Ala His Trp Val Asp Trp Val 420 425 430 Val Asp Ile Ile Met Thr Thr Gln Val Ser Arg Met Ile Lys Glu Tyr 435 440 445 Asn Phe Ile Arg Leu Lys Lys Asp Gln Leu Ile Ser Gly Met Asn Lys 450 455 460 Leu Glu Asp Gly Val Lys Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala Leu 465 470 475 480 Tyr Asp Phe His Gly Arg Glu Leu Asp Gly Phe Ala Gln Gly Thr Arg 485 490 495 Thr Ala Ala Ile Val Glu Thr Val Ala Arg Met Phe Pro Asp Phe Arg 500 505 510 Ser Glu Val Ser Glu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asp Leu Ala Val Ser Glu Glu 515 520 525 Ser Asp Glu Leu Phe Val Lys Lys Thr Met Val Ser Ser Phe Ser Asp 530 535 540 Ser Gly Glu Met Gly Tyr Lys Phe Ile Phe Gly Trp Arg Lys Thr Asp 545 550 555 560 Phe Lys Val Glu Thr Asp Tyr Gly Glu Ile Val Ser Asp Glu Val His 565 570 575 Arg Leu Tyr Gln Ala Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys Glu Trp Ser Lys Glu Val 580 585 590 Asp Asp Pro Glu Lys Tyr Phe Val Asp Asp Leu Tyr Asn Arg Cys Pro 595 600 605 Glu Ser Ile Tyr Val Arg Asn Gly Val Asp Pro Asp Asn Lys Ile Met 610 615 620 Ile Lys Lys Arg Gly Leu Val Gly Glu Gly Gln Arg His Phe Ser Ala 625 630 635 640 Arg Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Glu Phe Gln Lys Val Thr Ile Lys Ala 645 650 655 Asp Ser Lys Arg Leu Asp Ala Arg Gly Glu His Thr Gln Tyr His Glu 660 665 670 Ile Asp Val Glu Asp Phe Lys Pro Cys Ala Ile Ala Glu Leu Gly Leu 675 680 685 His Cys Ser Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asp Leu Leu Val Gly Ala Asn Arg 690 695 700 Gly Glu Tyr Val Lys Asp Ala Lys Glu Leu Val Trp Phe Asp Ile Ala 705 710 715 720 Asn Thr Asn Tyr Asn Ile Thr Arg Pro Phe Asp Arg Cys Trp Pro Ser 725 730 735 Ser Cys Ala Glu Ala Glu Leu Ser Leu Arg Phe His Leu Ile Thr Lys 740 745 750 Ile Phe Thr Arg Tyr Arg Gly Glu Arg Thr Ser Phe Val Asp Ile Ile 755 760 765 Asn Glu Leu Ser Glu Arg Gly Tyr Val Lys His Asn Phe Pro Ser Tyr 770 775 780 Lys His Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Val Ile Gln Thr Val Phe Glu Asp Gln Arg 785 790 795 800 Ala Ile Asp Pro Leu Asp Phe Cys Ala Met Ile Ser Arg Asn Glu Thr 805 810 815 Arg Glu Ser Thr Leu Lys Gly Phe Ser Met Phe Ala Ala Ile Val Lys 820 825 830 Ser Glu Arg Leu Ile Asp Thr Leu Phe Leu Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Ile 835 840 845 Val Phe Glu Met Glu Asn Val Asp Val Ser Ala Ala Asn Lys Arg His 850 855 860 Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser His Glu Lys Gly Leu Arg Leu Ile Gly Val Asp 865 870 875 880 Leu Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Ser Ile Ser Thr Gly Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr 885 890 895 Leu Glu Arg Ile Cys Ser Glu Glu Lys Ala Gln Arg Arg Leu Asn Ala 900 905 910 Asp Glu Leu Lys Ile Lys Ser Trp Phe Leu Thr Tyr Tyr Met Asn Leu 915 920 925 Ser Leu Glu Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys Phe Glu Gly 930 935 940 Leu Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Val 945 950 955 960 Val Gln Ala Leu Pro Met Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Leu Leu Met Val 965 970 975 Ile Tyr Gly Asp Asp Gly Asp Ala Arg Trp Val Glu Trp Ala Met Lys 980 985 990 Asn Phe Thr Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly Phe Ile Tyr Ile Asp Arg 995 1000 1005 His Lys Leu Val Asn Lys Ser Asp Phe Arg Val Arg Glu Met Lys 1010 1015 1020 Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Arg Leu Asp Arg Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Ser 1025 1030 1035 Gly His Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe Leu Met Ser Lys Leu Leu 1040 1045 1050 Ala Lys Thr Glu 1055 601060PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP2 - B4UUN5_9REOV 60Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Met Thr Asn Glu Lys Phe Asp Pro 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Glu Lys Thr Ile Cys Asp Val Ile Val Thr Lys Lys Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Lys His Lys Glu Val Asp Gly Val Cys Gly Tyr Glu Trp Asp Glu 35 40 45 Thr Asn His Arg Phe Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Asp Met Ser Ile 50 55 60 Ser Glu Phe Met Tyr Asn Glu Ile Arg Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Phe Pro Arg Tyr Ile Ile Asp Thr Leu Lys Tyr Glu Lys Phe Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Asn Glu Met Arg 100 105 110 Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Ala Gly Glu Met Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Cys Tyr Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Arg Arg Glu Ala Arg Ser Gln Lys Leu 130 135 140 Asp Arg Ile Arg Asn Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Val Glu Phe Tyr Glu Glu 145 150 155 160 Glu Ser Lys Arg Lys Ala Ile Leu Asp Gln Asn Lys Met Ser Lys Val 165 170 175 Glu Gln Trp Arg Asp Ala Val Asn Glu Arg Ile Val Ser Ile Glu Pro 180 185 190 Lys Arg Gly Glu Cys Tyr Asp His Gly Thr Asp Ile Ile Tyr Gln Phe 195 200 205 Ile Lys Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Met Met Tyr Pro His Tyr Tyr Val Leu 210 215 220 Pro Ser Asp Tyr Cys Ile Val Pro Asn Lys Gly Gly Thr Ser Ile Gly 225 230 235 240 Ser Trp His Ile Arg Lys Arg Thr Glu Gly Asp Ala Lys Val Ser Ala 245 250 255 Met Tyr Ser Gly Lys Gly Pro Leu Asn Asp Leu Arg Val Lys Ile Glu 260 265 270 Arg Asp Asp Leu Ser Arg Glu Thr Ile Ile Gln Ile Ile Glu Tyr Gly 275 280 285 Lys Lys Phe Asn Ser Ser Ala Gly Asp Lys Gln Gly Asn Ile Ser Ile 290 295 300 Glu Lys Leu Val Glu Tyr Phe Asp Phe Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Ala 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Asp Thr Ala Arg Gln Glu Ile Arg 325 330 335 Lys Ala Trp Val Lys Gly Met Pro Tyr Met Asp Phe Ser Lys Pro Met 340 345 350 Lys Ile Thr Arg Gly Phe Asn Arg Asn Met Leu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu 355 360 365 Asp Ser Phe Arg Lys Arg Asn Gly Val Asp Val Asp Pro Asn Lys Gly 370 375 380 Lys Trp Lys Glu His Ile Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Ala 385 390 395 400 Leu Thr Glu Asn Gly Gly Gln Pro Cys Gln Val Ser Ile Asp Gly Val 405 410 415 Asn Val Leu Thr Asn Val Asp Tyr Gly Thr Val Asn His Trp Ile Asp 420 425 430 Trp Val Thr Asp Ile Ile Met Val Val Gln Thr Lys Arg Leu Val Lys 435 440 445 Glu Tyr Ala Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Leu Leu Ala Gly Met 450 455 460 Asn Ser Leu Val Gly Val Leu Arg Cys Tyr Met Tyr Cys Leu Ala Leu 465 470 475 480 Ala Ile Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Glu Gly Thr Ile Asp Gly Phe Lys Lys Gly 485 490 495 Ser Asn Ala Ser Ala Ile Ile Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Met Phe Pro Asp 500 505 510 Phe Arg Arg Glu Leu Val Glu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asp Leu Arg Met Lys 515 520 525 Glu Ile Thr Arg Glu Leu Phe Val Gly Lys Ser Met Thr Ser Lys Phe 530 535 540 Met Glu Glu Gly Glu Tyr Gly Tyr Lys Phe Ala Tyr Gly Trp Arg Arg 545 550 555 560 Asp Gly Phe Ala Val Met Glu Asp Tyr Gly Glu Ile Leu Thr Glu Lys 565 570 575 Val Glu Asp Leu Tyr Lys Gly Val Leu Leu Gly Arg Lys Trp Glu Asp 580 585 590 Glu Val Asp Asp Pro Glu Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Asp Leu Tyr Thr Asn 595 600 605 Glu Pro His Arg Val Phe Leu Ser Ala Gly Lys Asp Val Asp Asn Asn 610 615 620 Ile Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Ser Gln Ala Glu Thr Thr Tyr Leu Ser Lys 625 630 635 640 Arg Phe Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Ile Ser Gln

Val Glu Val Thr Lys 645 650 655 Ala Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Asp Met Asn Glu Lys Gln Lys Pro Tyr Phe 660 665 670 Glu Phe Glu Tyr Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Cys Ser Ile Gly Glu Leu Gly 675 680 685 Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asn Leu Leu Val Gly Arg Asn 690 695 700 Arg Gly Glu Glu Ile Leu Asp Ser Lys Glu Leu Val Trp Met Asp Met 705 710 715 720 Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Gly Ala Val Arg Ser His Asp Arg Cys Trp Ile 725 730 735 Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Ile Glu Val Asn Leu Arg His Ala Leu Ile Val 740 745 750 Arg Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Asp Met Met Ser Glu Arg Glu Thr Phe Ser 755 760 765 Thr Ile Leu Glu Lys Val Met Glu Asp Val Lys Glu Leu Arg Phe Phe 770 775 780 Pro Thr Tyr Arg His Tyr Tyr Leu Glu Thr Leu Gln Arg Val Phe Asn 785 790 795 800 Asp Glu Arg Arg Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Phe Tyr Met Arg Leu Tyr Asp 805 810 815 Val Gln Thr Arg Glu Gln Ala Leu Asn Thr Phe Thr Asp Phe His Arg 820 825 830 Cys Val Glu Ser Glu Leu Leu Leu Pro Thr Leu Lys Leu Asn Phe Leu 835 840 845 Leu Trp Ile Val Phe Glu Met Glu Asn Val Glu Val Asn Ala Ala Tyr 850 855 860 Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Ala Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Ile 865 870 875 880 Gly Val Asp Ile Phe Asn Ser Gln Leu Ser Ile Ser Met Ser Gly Trp 885 890 895 Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Met Cys Ala Glu Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Lys 900 905 910 Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Arg Trp Phe Ile Ser Tyr Tyr 915 920 925 Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Asp Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys 930 935 940 Phe Glu Gly Leu Ser Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg 945 950 955 960 Asp Tyr Val Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Thr Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala 965 970 975 Leu Met Val Val Tyr Ala Arg Asp Ser Arg Ile Glu Trp Ile Glu Ala 980 985 990 Glu Leu Ser Gln Trp Leu Gln Met Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly Leu Ile Leu 995 1000 1005 Val His Asp Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn Lys Ser Val Leu Arg Ala Arg 1010 1015 1020 Thr Leu Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Ser Met Asp Thr Leu Ile Leu 1025 1030 1035 Ile Ser Ser Gly Val Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe Leu Leu Ser 1040 1045 1050 Lys Leu Leu Ala Lys Thr Glu 1055 1060 611051PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP2 - B4UUN6_9REOV 61Met Ala Ser Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Ile Cys Asp Lys Leu Lys Glu Asn 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Glu Lys Thr Asn Cys Asp Val Ile Ile Thr Gly Val Gly Lys 20 25 30 Val Ser Val Arg Glu Glu Asp Gly Ile Leu Gly Tyr Glu Trp Glu Glu 35 40 45 Thr Asn His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Ile Glu Asn Thr Val Ser Ile 50 55 60 Ser Asp Phe Val Tyr Lys Gln Ile Arg Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Leu Pro His Tyr Val Thr Asp Val Ile Lys Tyr Gly Met Val Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Glu Lys Ser Ile Gly 100 105 110 Lys Ile Gln Ile Gln Pro Tyr Phe Gly Asp Met Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Tyr Tyr Pro Ala Thr Phe Val Lys Arg Glu Pro Leu Pro Ile Ser Val 130 135 140 Asp Met Ile Arg Asp Tyr Ile Gly Ala Arg Met Arg Lys Ile Glu Ala 145 150 155 160 Arg Ala Gly Arg Ile Lys Glu Gly Gly Gly Asn Leu Leu Glu Cys Ala 165 170 175 Arg Arg Trp Glu Lys Ala Ala Tyr Glu Arg Ile Glu Asn Glu Arg Ala 180 185 190 Leu Arg Cys Val Val His Glu Thr Asp Pro Thr Tyr Gln Ile Leu Lys 195 200 205 Lys Leu Arg Phe Gly Phe Ile Tyr Pro His Tyr Tyr Val Leu Asn Thr 210 215 220 Asp Tyr Asn Pro Thr Thr Val Thr Arg Thr Ser Arg Ile Asn Asp Trp 225 230 235 240 Leu Leu Lys Glu Lys Thr Gln Gly Val Val Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Tyr 245 250 255 Ser Asp Asn Ala Glu Leu Lys Thr Leu Ala Glu Arg Met Glu Glu Glu 260 265 270 Glu Leu Thr Val Asp Ile Ile Arg Ala Val Ile Arg Tyr Gly Ala Lys 275 280 285 Tyr Ala Thr Arg Ser Gly Met Arg Glu Asp Thr Leu Ser Leu Gln Glu 290 295 300 Leu Asp Arg Tyr Cys Asp Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Lys Lys Lys 305 310 315 320 Lys Asp Glu Gly Asp Asp Glu Thr Ala Arg Thr Ile Ile Arg Asn Gln 325 330 335 Trp Ile Lys Gly Met Pro Arg Met Asp Phe Lys Lys Glu Met Lys Ile 340 345 350 Thr Arg Gly Pro Ile Ala Asn Trp Ser Phe Phe Met Ser Ile Asp Ala 355 360 365 Phe Lys Arg Asn Asn Lys Val Asp Ile Asn Pro Asn His Gln Thr Trp 370 375 380 Lys Asp His Ile Lys Glu Val Thr Asp Gln Met Asn Arg Ala Gln Gln 385 390 395 400 Gly Asn Asn Asn Lys Pro Leu Lys Ile Gln Ile Asp Gly Val Ser Ile 405 410 415 Leu Thr Asn Glu Lys Tyr Gly Thr Val Gly His Trp Val Asp Trp Val 420 425 430 Val Asp Leu Ile Met Leu Ala Gln Val Lys Met Leu Ile Lys Glu Tyr 435 440 445 Lys Phe Lys Arg Leu Asn Ser Gln Asn Leu Met Ser Gly Met Asn Lys 450 455 460 Leu Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala Leu 465 470 475 480 Tyr Asp Tyr Tyr Gly Gln Asp Ile Glu Gly Phe Lys Lys Gly Ser Asn 485 490 495 Ser Ser Ala Ile Leu Glu Thr Val Ile Gln Met Phe Pro Asn Phe Lys 500 505 510 Gln Glu Ile Gln Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Asn Leu Asn Ile Lys Asp Lys 515 520 525 Lys Gln Ser Leu Phe Val Glu Arg Thr Met His Ser Asp Phe Ser Ser 530 535 540 Asn Glu Glu Tyr Gly Tyr Lys Phe Val Phe Gly Trp Ala Ala Arg Gly 545 550 555 560 Glu Glu Val Leu Ser Asn Tyr Gly Asp Ile Leu Ser Asp Glu Val Glu 565 570 575 Glu Leu Phe Thr Lys Leu Arg Lys Lys Glu His Trp Asp Lys Val Val 580 585 590 Glu Asp Pro Glu Ser Tyr Phe Val Asp Glu Leu Tyr Gln Lys Asn Pro 595 600 605 Ala Glu Val Phe Phe Ser Ala Gly Tyr Asp Thr Asp Gln Asn Val Val 610 615 620 Ile Asp Gly Lys Met Thr Glu Gly Val Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg Phe 625 630 635 640 Val Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Val Glu Lys Ile Thr Thr Lys His Leu Glu 645 650 655 Phe Leu Asn Glu Glu Gly Arg Lys Val Ala Gln Phe Asp Phe Glu Asp 660 665 670 Tyr Lys Pro Met Ala Ile Gly Glu Met Gly Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr 675 680 685 Lys Tyr Glu Ser Leu Leu Leu Gly Lys Asn Arg Gly Gln Lys Val Lys 690 695 700 Asp Ser Ile Ala Leu Cys Asn Tyr Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Asn Phe Glu 705 710 715 720 Val Ser Arg Arg Gln Asp Cys Cys Trp Ile Ser Ser Cys Ser Ala Ile 725 730 735 Glu Leu Ser Met Arg Ala Asn Ile Thr Ile Ala Ile Phe Arg Arg Ile 740 745 750 Glu Asp Arg Arg Tyr Glu Ser Phe Ala Lys Ile Leu Ser Gly Leu Ser 755 760 765 Gln Gln Gln Asp Leu Tyr Phe Pro Thr Tyr Lys His Tyr Tyr Leu Phe 770 775 780 Val Leu Gln Lys Val Leu Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Ile Asp Gln Asn Arg 785 790 795 800 Met Cys Thr Glu Leu Phe Asp Ile Gln Arg Arg Arg Gly Ile Leu Leu 805 810 815 Ser Phe Thr Thr Leu Arg Phe Trp Asn Asp Ser Glu Phe Leu Gly Asp 820 825 830 Thr Leu Met Met Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Val Val Phe Glu Met Glu Asn 835 840 845 Ile Asp Val Asp Tyr Gly Lys Lys Trp His Pro Leu Leu Val Ser Ser 850 855 860 Glu Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Ile Ala Val Asp Val Phe Asn Ser Met Met 865 870 875 880 Gly Val Ser Thr Ser Gly Trp Leu Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Ile Cys Ser 885 890 895 Glu Ser Asp Met Arg Arg Arg Leu Asn Ala Asp Glu Leu Glu Leu Lys 900 905 910 Arg Trp Phe Phe Asp Tyr Tyr Ala Thr Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg Arg Gly 915 920 925 Glu Pro Arg Leu Ser Phe Lys Tyr Glu Gly Leu Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly 930 935 940 Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Val Val Gln Leu Leu Pro Met 945 950 955 960 Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Leu Leu Cys Ile Ala Tyr Gly Asp Asp Val 965 970 975 Asn Val Gln Trp Val Glu His Glu Leu Arg Asp Phe Leu Thr His Glu 980 985 990 Gly Ser Leu Gly Leu Val Val Ile Ser Gly Lys Met Leu Val Asn Lys 995 1000 1005 Ser Lys Leu Arg Val Arg Asn Leu Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Gly Thr 1010 1015 1020 Leu Asp Ser Leu Phe Leu Ile Ser Gly Gly Ser Tyr Thr Phe Gly 1025 1030 1035 Asn Lys Phe Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Met Ala Lys Ala Glu 1040 1045 1050 621057PRTartificial sequenceAHSV4-VP2 - B4UUN7_9REOV 62Met Ala Phe Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Leu Thr Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Asp 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Glu Lys Thr Asn Cys Glu Val Ile Ile Thr Lys Asn Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Lys His Lys Glu Val Asp Gly Val Lys Gly Tyr Glu Trp Glu Phe 35 40 45 Thr Asp His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Glu Ser Tyr Leu Met Lys Met 50 55 60 Ala Glu Tyr Val Tyr Thr Gln Thr Lys Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Pro Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Pro His Tyr Ile Thr Asp Val Leu Lys Tyr Gly Val Met Val Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Arg Asp Val Lys Glu Leu Gly 100 105 110 Lys Ile Leu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Phe Gly Glu Val Phe Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Phe Tyr Thr Ser Thr Phe Leu Lys Arg Gln Ala Ile Asn Ser Asp Val 130 135 140 Glu Met Leu Arg Arg Ser Ile Pro Lys Arg Ile Lys Tyr Phe Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gln Met Glu Leu Arg Lys Ser Val Asn Gly Asn Trp Ile Gly Thr Leu 165 170 175 His Lys Trp Lys Glu Ser Val Asp Ala Arg Met Leu Glu Glu Gly Val 180 185 190 Gly Lys Lys Val Cys Val Ser His Glu Thr Asp Val Val Tyr Gln Leu 195 200 205 Met Lys Lys Met Arg Phe Gly Leu Leu Tyr Pro His Tyr Tyr Met Leu 210 215 220 Asn Asn Glu Tyr Val Val Lys Lys Glu Asn Val Asp Ala Leu Ile Gly 225 230 235 240 Ser Trp Leu Ile Lys Glu Arg Ser Ser Gly Lys Ala Glu Tyr Ser Gln 245 250 255 Met Tyr Ser Gly Val Gly Pro Leu Ser Gly Leu Arg Glu Arg Ile Glu 260 265 270 Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Glu Lys Val Ile Gln Glu Ile Ile Ala Tyr Gly 275 280 285 Ser Lys Phe Ser Thr Tyr Thr Gly Ala Lys His Gly Asp Ile Ser Leu 290 295 300 Lys Asp Leu Val Glu Tyr Cys Glu Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Lys 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Lys Asp Gly Glu Glu Glu Thr Ala Arg Gln Phe Phe Lys Asn 325 330 335 Lys Trp Ile Gln Gly Met Pro Lys Met Asn Phe Glu Ser Glu Met Lys 340 345 350 Val Ser Arg Gly Pro Trp Ala Asn Ile Gln Phe Phe Trp Ser Ile Asp 355 360 365 Met Phe Lys Arg Asn Asn Gly Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn Gly Glu Asn 370 375 380 Trp Lys Lys Tyr Lys Ala Glu Val Gln Glu Arg Leu Asn Glu Ala Gln 385 390 395 400 Lys Lys Asn Arg Asn Val Pro His Leu Met Leu Val Asp Gly Val Asn 405 410 415 Ile Met Thr Asp Lys Lys Tyr Gly Thr Val Gln Asn Trp Val Asp Trp 420 425 430 Val Val Asn Tyr Ile Met Leu Ser His Val Lys Arg Leu Val Lys Asp 435 440 445 Tyr Lys Phe Lys Arg Leu Gln Pro Asp Asn Leu Met Ser Gly Met Asn 450 455 460 Lys Leu Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala 465 470 475 480 Leu Tyr Asp His Phe Gly Ala Glu Ile Glu Gly Phe Arg Lys Gly Thr 485 490 495 Asn Ala Ala Ser Ile Val Glu Thr Val Ser Gln Met Phe Pro Asn Phe 500 505 510 Arg Lys Glu Val Ser Glu Thr Phe Gly Ile Asp Leu Lys Thr Lys Glu 515 520 525 Ile Lys His Glu Leu Phe Lys Ala Gln Asn Met Asn Val Lys Ala Ala 530 535 540 Asp Val Gly Asp Tyr Gly Tyr Lys Phe Gln Tyr Gly Trp Thr Arg Thr 545 550 555 560 Ala Glu Gln Val Met Ser Asp Tyr Gly Glu Ile Leu Thr Glu Glu Ile 565 570 575 Glu Thr Leu Tyr Gln Ser Ile Leu Ala Gly Lys Glu Trp Glu Lys Val 580 585 590 Ser Asp Glu Thr Asp Val Tyr Phe Ile Asp Asp Leu Phe Ser Ser Thr 595 600 605 Pro Asp Lys Val Phe Arg Arg Val Gly Leu Asp Ser Gln Asn Asn Ile 610 615 620 Lys Ile Glu Gly Lys Met Asn Glu Leu Thr Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg 625 630 635 640 Phe Val Thr Tyr Trp Tyr Lys Ile Thr Lys Val Glu Lys Lys Asp Leu 645 650 655 Leu Ile Val Asn Asp Ile Tyr Asp Glu Lys Thr Glu Tyr Gln Gln Phe 660 665 670 Asp Pro Asp Asp Phe Lys Pro Met Val Ile Gly Glu Met Gly Val His 675 680 685 Ala Ser Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asn Leu Ile Leu Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly 690 695 700 Glu Arg Ile Val Asp Ser Lys Glu Ile Val Trp Tyr Asp Leu Ser Leu 705 710 715 720 Thr Asn Phe Gly Leu Val Arg Ser Gln Asn Gln Cys Trp Ile Gly Ser 725 730 735 Ile Ser Asn Phe Glu Leu Ser Met Arg Tyr His Ile Ile Thr Glu Ile 740 745 750 Phe Gln Arg Tyr Arg Val Asp Ser Ala His Lys Ser Tyr His Glu Ile 755 760 765 Ile Ser Gly Leu Thr Lys Lys Asp Val Ile Leu Phe Pro Ser Tyr Lys 770 775 780 His Tyr Tyr Val Arg Val Ile Gln Asp Val Phe Gln Asp Ser Gln Lys 785 790 795 800 Val Asp Val Leu Asp Phe Cys Leu Arg Ile Ala Asn Pro Glu Thr Arg 805 810 815 Leu Ser Thr Leu Leu Lys Ile Gln Gly

Phe Arg Ala Cys Val Glu Ser 820 825 830 Glu Phe Leu Leu Pro Thr Leu His Leu Asn Phe Leu Ile Trp Leu Leu 835 840 845 Ile Asp Met Glu Asn Gly Asp Ile Asn Tyr Ser Lys Lys Arg Leu Pro 850 855 860 Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Thr Asn Gly Leu Arg Val Met Ala Val Asp Ala 865 870 875 880 Phe Asn Asn Met Ile Ala Met Ser Tyr Ser Gly Trp Leu Pro Tyr Leu 885 890 895 Glu Arg Ile Cys His Glu Thr Lys Gln Arg Thr Arg Leu Asn Ala Asp 900 905 910 Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys Lys Trp Phe Leu Asn Tyr Val Thr Lys Tyr Glu 915 920 925 Val Glu Arg Arg Ala Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys Met Glu Gly Ile 930 935 940 Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Gln Asp Tyr Ile Leu 945 950 955 960 His Leu Ile Pro Ser Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Leu Leu Phe Leu Ile 965 970 975 Tyr Thr Asp Ala Gly Asp Val Asp Trp Val Thr Arg Met Leu Tyr Asp 980 985 990 Val Cys Arg Leu Glu Gly Ser Leu Gly Phe Ile Leu Ile Asp Asp Arg 995 1000 1005 Val Met Val Asn Lys Ser Gln Leu Arg Ala Arg Ile Leu Lys Ile 1010 1015 1020 Tyr Asn Arg Gly Lys Leu Asp Lys Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Gly Gly 1025 1030 1035 Asn Tyr Thr Phe Gly Asn Lys Phe Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Leu Ala 1040 1045 1050 Lys Thr Glu Lys 1055 631052PRTArtificial SequenceAHSV4-VP2 - B4UUN8_9REOV 63Met Ala Phe Glu Phe Gly Ile Leu Gln Thr Asp Lys Ile Arg Glu Asn 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Glu Lys Thr Asn Cys Asp Val Ile Leu Thr Lys Glu Asn Arg 20 25 30 Val Arg Met Lys Glu Val Glu Gly Val Lys Gly Tyr Tyr Trp Glu Asp 35 40 45 Thr Asp His Arg Leu Gly Leu Cys Glu Val Glu His Thr Val Ser Val 50 55 60 Arg Asp Phe Val Tyr Lys Gln Thr Lys Cys Glu Gly Ser Tyr Pro Val 65 70 75 80 Val Pro Leu Tyr Met Ile Asp Ala Ile Lys Tyr Gly Arg Met Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Asn Asp His Gln Ile Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Asp Lys Ile Leu Ser 100 105 110 Lys Ile Gln Val Gln Pro Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Tyr Phe Ser Pro Glu 115 120 125 Tyr Tyr Thr Ala Thr Phe Phe Lys Arg Glu Pro Leu Pro Ile His Val 130 135 140 Asp Met Ile Arg Asp Tyr Ile Gly Lys Arg Ile Asn Tyr Phe Glu Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Ser Gly Gly Val Arg Asp Ala Asn Leu Glu Met Ile Val Glu 165 170 175 Lys Trp Lys Asp Asn Thr Tyr Lys Arg Ile Glu Gly Glu Lys Thr Thr 180 185 190 Met Cys Val Arg His Glu Pro Asp Ser Val Leu Gln Met Leu Lys Lys 195 200 205 Met Arg Phe Gly Met Leu Tyr Pro Asn Tyr Tyr Met Leu Asn Thr Asp 210 215 220 Tyr Ile Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Lys Glu Ala Pro Leu Asn Arg Trp Leu 225 230 235 240 Val Lys Glu Lys Thr Val Gly Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Phe Ala 245 250 255 Gly Asn Ser Leu Leu Lys Ser Leu Ala Ser Arg Met Glu Asp Glu Glu 260 265 270 Leu Ser Arg Glu Ile Ile Ile Ala Val Ile Asn Tyr Gly Ser Lys Phe 275 280 285 Gly Thr Arg Ser Gly Lys Lys Lys Asp Leu Met Thr Ile Asp Lys Leu 290 295 300 Glu Lys Tyr Cys Asp Ser Leu Thr Thr Phe Val His Lys Lys Lys Arg 305 310 315 320 Asp Glu Gly Asp Asp Glu Thr Ala Arg Ala Ile Ile Arg Asn Gln Trp 325 330 335 Ile Lys Gly Met Pro Ser Met Asn Leu Lys Lys Glu Met Lys Val Ser 340 345 350 Arg Gly Pro Ile Gln Asn Trp Ser Phe Phe Met Ser Leu Glu Met Phe 355 360 365 Lys Arg Asn Asn Lys Val Asp Ile Asp Pro Asn His Asp Thr Trp Lys 370 375 380 Asn His Val Lys Glu Ile Arg Glu Arg Met Gln Lys Glu Gln Ser Ala 385 390 395 400 Asn Ser Asn Ser Pro Leu Lys Ile Gln Val Asp Gly Val Ser Leu Ser 405 410 415 Thr Gly Glu Phe Tyr Gly Thr Val Glu His Trp Ile Asp Trp Val Val 420 425 430 Asp Leu Ile Met Leu Ala Gln Val Lys Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu Tyr Lys 435 440 445 Phe Val Arg Leu Glu Thr Ser Asn Leu Met Ala Gly Met Asn Lys Leu 450 455 460 Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Cys Tyr Ala Tyr Cys Leu Ile Leu Ala Leu Tyr 465 470 475 480 Asp Phe Tyr Gly Ala Asp Ile Glu Gly Phe Glu Lys Gly Ser Asn Ser 485 490 495 Ser Ala Ile Val Glu Thr Val Val Gln Met Phe Pro Asn Phe Lys Gln 500 505 510 Glu Ile Gln Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Asn Leu Asn Ile Lys Asp Lys Lys 515 520 525 Gln Ala Leu Phe Val Arg Met Asp Met Asp Ser Glu Phe Ser Glu Asp 530 535 540 Glu Gln Lys Gly Tyr Met Phe Glu Tyr Gly Trp Ala Lys Arg Glu Glu 545 550 555 560 Gln Ile Trp Ser Asn Tyr Gly Asp Ile Leu Thr Asp Leu Val Glu Gln 565 570 575 Leu Tyr Lys Ser Ile Met Asn His Glu Glu Trp Glu Lys Ile Val Asp 580 585 590 Asp Pro Glu Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Asp Leu Phe Asn Ala Ser Pro Glu 595 600 605 Thr Ala Phe Ile Ser Lys Gly Tyr Asp Pro Asp Asn Asn Ile Val Ile 610 615 620 Glu Gly Lys Val Gly Gln Asp Val Thr Tyr Phe Ser Lys Arg Phe Val 625 630 635 640 Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Arg Val Arg Gln Val Gln Thr Ser Lys Gly Ala Glu 645 650 655 Arg Arg Ser Ile Glu Asp Val Lys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Asp Ile Glu Ser 660 665 670 Phe Lys Pro Tyr Ala Ile Gly Glu Ile Gly Ile His Ala Ser Thr Tyr 675 680 685 Lys Tyr Leu Asp Leu Leu Ala Gly Arg Asn Arg Gly Glu Lys Val Lys 690 695 700 Asp Ser Gln Ala Leu Val Trp Tyr Asp Phe Ala Leu Thr Asn Tyr Thr 705 710 715 720 Leu Val Arg Pro Gln Asp Arg Cys Trp Ile Met Ser Cys Thr Asp Cys 725 730 735 Glu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Thr Ile Thr Met Ile Phe Glu Arg Leu 740 745 750 Ser Glu Glu Ala Asp Leu Ser Tyr His Asp Ile Leu Leu Lys Val Arg 755 760 765 Glu Tyr Pro Ile Gln Ser Phe Ala Ser Tyr Lys His Phe Tyr Val Arg 770 775 780 Val Leu Gln His Val Phe Arg Asp Asn Gln Glu Ile Asp Val Leu Glu 785 790 795 800 Phe Cys Thr Arg Met Leu Asp Pro Arg Thr Arg Glu Ala Gly Leu Asn 805 810 815 Lys Phe Ser Arg Phe Arg Gln Trp Arg Glu Ser Glu Phe Leu Ile Asp 820 825 830 Ala Leu Lys Met Asn Phe Leu Leu Trp Val Val Phe Glu Leu Glu Asn 835 840 845 Ile Asp Val Asp Tyr Ser Lys Lys Arg His Pro Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr 850 855 860 Asp Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Val Ser Val Asp Leu Phe Asn Ser Met Leu 865 870 875 880 Ser Val Ser Leu Ser Gly Trp Ile Pro Tyr Val Glu Arg Val Cys Glu 885 890 895 Arg Ser Glu Ala Lys Arg Arg Leu Asn Ala Asp Glu Leu Lys Leu Lys 900 905 910 Asn Trp Phe Ile Ala Tyr Tyr Val Thr Leu Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Ala 915 920 925 Glu Pro Arg Met Ser Phe Lys Tyr Glu Gly Ile Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly 930 935 940 Ser Asn Cys Gly Gly Val Arg Asp Tyr Leu Ile Gln Met Leu Pro Ala 945 950 955 960 Arg Lys Pro Lys Pro Gly Val Leu Ile Leu Ala His Gly Ala Glu Ile 965 970 975 Asn Val Ala Trp Leu Asn His Ala Leu Arg Asp Ile Leu Ser Leu Glu 980 985 990 Gly Ser Leu Gly Ile Ile Ile Val Ser Asp Gly Ser Val Val Asn Lys 995 1000 1005 Ser Lys Leu Arg Val Arg Asp Met Lys Ile Tyr Asn Arg Trp Glu 1010 1015 1020 Val Asp Arg Leu Ile Leu Ile Ser Ser Gly Asp Tyr Thr Phe Gly 1025 1030 1035 Asn Lys Tyr Leu Leu Ser Lys Leu Met Ala Lys Ile Glu Gln 1040 1045 1050

Claims

1-43. (canceled)

44. A vaccine composition comprising a recombinant poxvirus wherein the recombinant poxvirus comprises a nucleic acid molecule encoding an African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) VP2 polypeptide; and wherein the composition is capable of eliciting a protective immune response in an equine animal.

45. The composition of claim 44, wherein the nucleic acid encodes a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 30, 44, 49, or 50-63.

46. The composition of claim 45, wherein the nucleic acid has the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, 18, 28, 42 or 48.

47. The composition of claim 46 wherein the nucleic acid has the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:18 or 28.

48. The composition of any one of claims 44 to 47 further comprising a carboxypolymethylene adjuvant.

49. The composition of claim 48 wherein the adjuvant is CARBOPOL® 974P.

50. The composition of claim 49 wherein the adjuvant is present in an amount of about 4 mg/mL.

51. An expression vector comprising a polynucleotide having the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, 28, 42 or 48; wherein the vector is capable of eliciting a protective immune response in an equine animal against AHSV.

52. The vector of claim 51 wherein the nucleic acid has the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:28.

53. The vector of claim 52, wherein the vector is a canarypox or a fowlpox vector.

54. The vector of claim 53, wherein the polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter selected from the group consisting of H6 vaccinia promoter, I3L vaccinia promoter, 42K poxyiral promoter, 7.5K vaccinia promoter, and Pi vaccinia promoter.

55. An isolated host cell transformed with the vector of any one of claims 51 to 54.

56. A method for inducing a protective immunological response in an animal comprising administering to the animal an effective amount of the composition of claim 48.

57. A method of vaccinating an animal susceptible to African Horse Sickness comprising administering at least one dose of the composition of claim 48.

58. An isolated African Horse Sickness Virus AHSV4-Jane strain, having a nucleic acid sequence comprising the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:48.

59. An isolated polypeptide having the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 30, 44 or 49.

60. An isolated nucleic acid having the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, 18, 28, 42 or 48.

61. The nucleic acid of claim 60 having the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:28.

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