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Evidence that herpes simplex virus VP16 is required for viral egress downstream of the initial envelopment event.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2000
Mossman K L, Sherburne R, Lavery C, Duncan J, Smiley J R
Abstract excerpt
During infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), VP16 serves multiple functions, including transcriptional activation of viral immediate early genes and downregulation of the virion host shutoff protein vhs. Furthermore, VP16 has been shown to be involved in some aspect of virus assembly and/or maturation. Experiments with a VP16 null virus, 8MA, suggested that VP16 plays a direct role in virion...
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