Panine gammaherpesvirus 1

Panine gammaherpesvirus 1 (PnHV-1), commonly known as chimpanzee lymphocryptovirus, is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.[1]

Panine gammaherpesvirus 1
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Phylum: incertae sedis
Class: incertae sedis
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Herpesviridae
Genus: Lymphocryptovirus
Species:
Panine gammaherpesvirus 1
Synonyms
  • Chimpanzee lymphocryptovirus
  • Herpesvirus pan

The virus infects chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) leukocytes. The glycoprotein B (gB) gene of the chimpanzee Lymphocryptovirus is virtually identical to the corresponding gene in the orangutan lymphocryptovirus. This suggests that the virus may have been transmitted between chimps and orangutans relatively recently (either in the wild or in captivity).[2]

It is 35 to 45% homologous to the human Epstein-Barr virus, which is classified in the same genus.[3]

References
  1. "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. Gerner CS, Dolan A, McGeoch DJ (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships in the Lymphocryptovirus genus of the Gammaherpesvirinae". Virus Res. 99 (2): 187–92. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2003.10.011. PMID 14749184.
  3. Gerber P, Pritchett RF, Kieff ED (1976). "Antigens and DNA of a chimpanzee agent related to Epstein-Barr virus". J Virol. 19 (3): 1090–9. PMC 354949. PMID 184297.


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