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Herpes simplex virus encodes a virion-associated protein which promotes long cellular processes in over-expressing cells.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Nov 2001
Takakuwa H, Goshima F, Koshizuka T, Murata T, Daikoku T, Nishiyama Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) possesses a number of accessory genes which are dispensable for replication in cell culture. A previous study showed that the UL21 gene product of HSV type 1 is a virion component that is not necessary for viral replication. The function of the gene product remains unknown. RESULTS: We found that the HSV-1 UL21 gene product, a capsid-associated tegument protein with an...
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