As. Pac. J. Mol. Biol. & Biotech., Dec 2001 Vol. 9(1) : 6-20

Molecular biology and immunology of equine herpesvirus type 1
(equine abortion virus)

M.L. Mohd Azmi* and M.I. Kamarudin

(Received I February 200I / Accepted 30 April 2001)

Abstract.

Considerable advances have been made in understanding the components of the virion particles of equine herpesvirus type I (EHV 1). Many functions of related glycoproteins in virus pathogenicity and their molecular interactions with the immune system have been revealed. There is a great challenge of understanding their roles and the complexities underlying protective immune mechanism, but the increasingly widespread application of molecular biological approaches is leading to rapid advances of this area.

Keywords: Equine herpesvirus type 1, molecular biology, immunology