Deletions in herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D define nonessential and essential domains.

doi:10.1128/JVI.64.5.2096-2102.1990

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Deletions in herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D define nonessential and essential domains.

Journal of virology - 1 May 1990

Feenstra V, Hodaie M, Johnson D C

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Herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D (gD) is a major component of the virion envelope and infected cell membranes and is essential for virus entry into cells. We have recently shown that gD interacts with a limited number of cell surface receptors which are required for virus penetration into cell...

Topics

Animals
Cell Line
Chromosome Deletion
Gene Expression
Genes, Viral
Humans
Mutation
Plasmids
Simplexvirus
Transfection
Vero Cells
Viral Envelope Proteins
Viral Plaque Assay

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