Article
Herpes simplex virus virion host shutoff protein requires a mammalian factor for efficient in vitro endoribonuclease activity.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2001
Lu P, Jones F E, Saffran H A, Smiley J R
Abstract excerpt
The virion host shutoff protein (vhs) of herpes simplex virus (HSV) triggers global shutoff of host protein synthesis and accelerated mRNA turnover during virus infection and induces endoribonucleolytic cleavage of exogenous RNA substrates when it is produced in a rabbit reticulocyte (RRL) in vitro translation system. Although vhs induces RNA turnover in the absence of other HSV gene products, it is not yet known...
Topics
- Animals
- Endoribonucleases
- Phenotype
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger
- Rabbits
- Ribonucleases
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Simplexvirus
- Viral Proteins
