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Using a split luciferase assay (SLA) to measure the kinetics of cell-cell fusion mediated by herpes simplex virus glycoproteins.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 15 Nov 2015
Saw Wan Ting, Matsuda Zene, Eisenberg Roselyn J, Cohen Gary H, Atanasiu Doina
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) entry and cell-cell fusion require the envelope proteins gD, gH/gL and gB. We propose that receptor-activated conformational changes to gD activate gH/gL, which then triggers gB (the fusogen) into an active form. To study this dynamic process, we have adapted a dual split protein assay originally developed to study the kinetics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mediated fusion. This...
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