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Functional fluorescent protein insertions in herpes simplex virus gB report on gB conformation before and after execution of membrane fusion.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Sept 2014
Gallagher John R, Atanasiu Doina, Saw Wan Ting, Paradisgarten Matthew J, Whitbeck J Charles, Eisenberg Roselyn J, Cohen Gary H
Abstract excerpt
Entry of herpes simplex virus (HSV) into a target cell requires complex interactions and conformational changes by viral glycoproteins gD, gH/gL, and gB. During viral entry, gB transitions from a prefusion to a postfusion conformation, driving fusion of the viral envelope with the host cell membrane. While the structure of postfusion gB is known, the prefusion conformation of gB remains elusive. As the prefusion...
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