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The Tegument Protein pUL47 of Marek's Disease Virus Is Necessary for Horizontal Transmission and Is Important for Expression of Glycoprotein gC.
Journal of virology - 22 Dec 2020
Chuard Aurélien, Courvoisier-Guyader Katia, Rémy Sylvie, Spatz Stephen, Denesvre Caroline, Pasdeloup David
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Viral tropism and transmission of herpesviruses are best studied in their natural host for maximal biological relevance. In the case of alphaherpesviruses, few reports have focused on those aspects, primarily because of the few animal models available as natural hosts that are compatible with such studies. Here, using Marek's disease virus (MDV), a highly contagious and deadly alphaherpesvirus of chickens, we...
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