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Ex Vivo Infection of Murine Epidermis with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
Published on: August 24, 2015
[Mechanisms of herpesvirus infection--virus entry into host cells and virus assembly]
1Laboratory of Virology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation 7-6-8, Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan. ymori@nibio.go.jp
Abstract:
Herpesvirus entry into host cells occurs by recognition of specific cellular receptor(s) with viral envelope glycoproteins. Nucleocapsids formed in nucleus are released into cytoplasm, and acquire tegument proteins there. Nucleocapsids with tegument proteins bud into intracellular vesicles formed in infected cells, which are thought to be derived from Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network or endosomes. However, the precise mechanisms involved in virus final envelopment are poorly understood. Here, I review our current knowledge regarding herpesvirus entry into host cells and virus assembly.
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