| Literature DB >> 25231306 |
George A Wudiri1, Suzanne M Pritchard2, Hong Li3, Jin Liu4, Hector C Aguilar5, Stacey D Gilk6, Anthony V Nicola7.
Abstract
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) required cholesterol or desmosterol for virion-induced membrane fusion. HSV successfully entered DHCR24(-/-) cells, which lack a desmosterol-to-cholesterol conversion enzyme, indicating that entry can occur independently of cholesterol. Depletion of desmosterol from these cells resulted in diminished HSV-1 entry, suggesting a general sterol requirement for HSV-1 entry and that desmosterol can operate in virus entry. Cholesterol functioned more effectively than desmosterol, suggesting that the hydrocarbon tail of cholesterol influences viral entry.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25231306 PMCID: PMC4248969 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01615-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103