Protein
Membrane glycoprotein US9
Organism
Human cytomegalovirus (strain Merlin)
Function
Influences cell-to-cell spread of virus in polarized cells. Promotes dissemination of virus across cell-cell junctions of polarized epithelial cells, maybe through the association with the cytoskeletal matrix (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the cytomegalovirus US6 family.
Sequence
MILWSPSTCSFFWHWCLIAVSVLSSRSKESLRLSWSSDESSASSSSRICPLSNSKSVRLPQYPRGFGDVSGYRVSSSVSECYVQHGVLVAAWLVRGNFSDTAPRAYGTWGNERSATHFKVGAPQLENDGALRYETELPQVDARLSYVMLTVYPCSACNRSVLHCRPASRLPWLPLRVTPSDLERLFAERRYLTFLYVVLVQFVKHVALFSFGVQVACCVYLRWIRPWVRGRHRATGRTSREEEAKDD