Assembly of enveloped tegument structures (L particles) can occur independently of virion maturation in herpes simplex virus type 1-infected cells.

doi:10.1099/0022-1317-73-2-277

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Assembly of enveloped tegument structures (L particles) can occur independently of virion maturation in herpes simplex virus type 1-infected cells.

The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 1992

Rixon F J, Addison C, McLauchlan J

Abstract excerpt

Cells infected with a number of alphaherpesviruses produce non-infectious virion-related particles, termed L particles, in addition to infectious virions. L particles consist of the tegument and envelope components, but lack the virus capsid and DNA. Using a herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) te...

Topics

Animals
Capsid
Cell Line
DNA, Viral
Humans
Microscopy, Electron
Mutation
Simplexvirus
Viral Proteins
Virion

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