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Effect of γ34.5 deletions on oncolytic herpes simplex virus activity in brain tumors.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2012
Kanai Ryuichi, Zaupa Cecile, Sgubin Donatella, Antoszczyk Slawomir J, Martuza Robert L, Wakimoto Hiroaki, Rabkin Samuel D
Abstract excerpt
The ICP34.5 protein of herpes simplex virus (HSV) is involved in many aspects of viral pathogenesis; promoting neurovirulence, inhibiting interferon-induced shutoff of protein synthesis, interacting with PCNA and TBK1, inhibiting dendritic cell (DC) maturation, and binding to Beclin 1 to interfere with autophagy. Because of its key role in neuropathogenicity, the γ34.5 gene is deleted in all oncolytic HSVs...
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