| Literature DB >> 26559847 |
Junko Mori1, Huamin Tang2, Akiko Kawabata1, Masato Koike3, Yasuko Mori4.
Abstract
Human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) U14 is a virion protein with little known function in virus propagation. Here, we elucidated its function by constructing and analyzing U14-mutated viruses. We found that U14 is essential for HHV-6A propagation. We then constructed a mutant virus harboring dysfunctional U14. This virus showed severely reduced growth and retarded maturation. Taken together, these data indicate that U14 plays an important role during HHV-6A maturation.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26559847 PMCID: PMC4719638 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02492-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103