Organism
Human cytomegalovirus (strain AD169)
Function
Inhibits the establishment of the antiviral state in the infected cell. Prevents the phosphorylation of the host eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF-2alpha and thus the shutoff of viral and cellular protein synthesis by directly interacting with EIF2AK2/PKR. May also participate in viral DNA replication by interacting with the DNA polymerase accessory protein and the lytic origin of replication, oriLyt.
Similarity
Belongs to the herpesviridae US22 family.
Sequence
MAQRNGMSPRPPPLGRGRGAGGPSGVGSSPPSSCVPMGAPSTAGTGASAAATTTPGHGVHRVEPRGPPGAPPSSGNNSNFWHGPERLLLSQIPVERQALTELEYQAMGAVWRAAFLANSTGRAMRKWSQRDAGTLLPLGRPYGFYARVTPRSQMNGVGATDLRQLSPRDAWIVLVATVVHEVDPAADPTVGDKAGHPEGLCAQDGLYLALGAGFRVFVYDLANNTLILAARDADEWFRHGAGEVVRLYRCNRLGVGTPRATLLPQPALRQTLLRAEEATALGRELRRRWAGTTVALQTPGRRLQPMVLLGAWQELAQYEPFASAPHPASLLTAVRRHLNQRLCCGWLALGAVLPARWLGCAAGPATGTAAGTTSPPAASGTETEAAGGDAPCAIAGAVGSAVPVPPQPYGAAGGGAICVPNADAHAVVGADAAAAAAPTVMVGSTAMAGPAASGTVPRAMLVVLLDELGAVFGYCPLDGHVYPLAAELSHFLRAGVLGALALGRESAPAAEAARRLLPELDREQWERPRWDALHLHPRAALWAREPHGQWEFMFREQRGDPINDPLAFRLSDARTLGLDLTTVMTERQSQLPEKYIGFYQIRKPPWLMEQPPPPSRQTKPDAATMPPPLSAQASVSYALRYDDESWRPLSTVDDHKAWLDLDESHWVLGDSRPDDIKQRRLLKATQRRGAEIDRPMPVVPEECYDQRFTTEGHQVIPLCASEPEDDDEDPTYDELPSRPPQKHKPPDKPPRLCKTGPGPPPLPPKQRHGSTDGKVSAPRQSEHHKRQTRPPRPPPPKFGDRTAAHLSQNMRDMYLDMCTSSGHRPRPPAPPRPKKCQTHAPHHVHH