ORGANISM: Human herpesirus 8

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Rhadinovirus

PRODUCT: EBV BSRF1 homolog

GENE: ORF 55

FUNCTION: unknown

CONSERVED DOMAIN: BSRF1-like protein. Family of herpes virus proteins.

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ORGANISM: Macaca mulatta rhadinovirus

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Rhadinovirus

PRODUCT: unknown

GENE: ORF 55

FUNCTION: similar to Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus ORF 55

SCORE: 229 (60% identity)

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ORGANISM: Equine herpesvirus 2

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Rhadinovirus

PRODUCT: hypotetical protein 55

GENE: ORF 55

SCORE: 189 (46% identity)

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ORGANISM: Callitrichine herpesvirus 3

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Lymphocryptovirus.

PRODUCT: ORF 49

GENE: ORF 49

NOTE: similar to EBV BSRF1

SCORE: 184 (47% identity)

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ORGANISM: Cercopithicine herpesvirus 15

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Lymphocryptovirus.

PRODUCT: BSRF1

NOTE: similar to EBV BSRF1

SCORE: 181 (46% identity)

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ORGANISM: Human herpesvirus 4

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Lymphocryptovirus.

PRODUCT: protein BSRF1

GENE: BSRF1

SCORE: 179 (46% identity)

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ORGANISM: Saimiriine herpesvirus 2

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Rhadinovirus.

PRODUCT: hypotetical protein

GENE: ORF 55

NOTE: similar to EBV BSRF1

SCORE: 171 (48% identity)

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ORGANISM: Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Rhadinovirus.

PRODUCT: ORF 55

GENE: ORF 55

NOTE: similar to EBV BSRF1, CMV UL71, HSV UL51

SCORE: 170 (47% identity)

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ORGANISM: Ateline herpesvirus 3

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae; Rhadinovirus.

PRODUCT: ORF 55

GENE: ORF 55

NOTE: similar to EBV BSRF1, CMV UL71, HSV UL51

SCORE: 170 (48% identity)

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ORGANISM: Bovine herpesvirus 4

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae.

PRODUCT: unknown

GENE: ORF 55

SCORE: 166 (45% identity)

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ORGANISM: Murid herpesvirus 4

LINEAGE: Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Herpesviridae; Gammaherpesvirinae.

PRODUCT: unknown

GENE: BKLF1

NOTE: positional homologue to HVS and EHV2 gene 55 and EBV BSRF1

SCORE: 152 (42% identity)