| Literature DB >> 11711633 |
T P Foster1, G V Rybachuk, K G Kousoulas.
Abstract
To facilitate detection of glycoprotein K (gK) specified by herpes simplex virus, a 12-amino-acid epitope tag was inserted within gK domain III. Recombinant virus gKprotC-DIII, expressing the tagged gK, was isolated. This virus formed wild-type plaques and replicated as efficiently as the wild-type KOS virus in Vero cells. Anti-protein C MAb detected high-mannose and Golgi complex-dependent glycosylated gK within cells as well as on purified virions. The gK-null virus DeltagK (gK(-/-)) entered Vero cells substantially more slowly than the wild-type KOS (gK(+/+)), while DeltagK virus grown in complementing VK302 cells (gK(-/+)) entered with entry kinetics similar to those of the KOS virus.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11711633 PMCID: PMC116139 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.24.12431-12438.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103