| Literature DB >> 15709035 |
Jessica M Boname1, Janet S May, Philip G Stevenson.
Abstract
Open reading frame 11 (ORF11) is a conserved gammaherpesvirus gene that remains undefined. We identified the product of murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68) ORF11, p43, as a virion component with a predominantly perinuclear distribution in infected cells. MHV-68 lacking p43 grew normally in vitro but showed reduced lytic replication in vivo and a delay in seeding to the spleen. Subsequent latency amplification was normal. Thus, MHV-68 ORF11 encoded a virion component that was important for in vivo lytic replication but dispensable for the establishment of latency.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15709035 PMCID: PMC548481 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.79.5.3163-3168.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103