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Herpes simplex virus tegument protein VP22 contains an internal VP16 interaction domain and a C-terminal domain that are both required for VP22 assembly into the virus particle.

Abstract：

:Many steps along the herpesvirus assembly and maturation pathway remain unclear. In particular, the acquisition of the virus tegument is a poorly understood process, and the molecular interactions involved in tegument assembly have not yet been defined. Previously we have shown that the two major herpes simplex virus tegument proteins VP22 and VP16 are able to interact, although the relevance of this to virus assembly is not clear. Here we have constructed a number of recombinant viruses expressing N- and C-terminal truncations of VP22 and have used them to identify regions of the protein involved in its assembly into the virus structure. Analysis of the packaging of these VP22 variants into extracellular virions revealed that the C terminus of VP22 is absolutely required for this process, with removal of the C-terminal 89 residues abrogating its incorporation. However, while these 89 residues alone were sufficient for specific incorporation of small amounts of VP22 into the tegument, efficient packaging of VP22 to the levels of full-length protein required an additional 52 residues of the protein. Coimmunoprecipitation assays indicated that these 52 residues also contained the interaction domain for VP16. Furthermore, analysis of the subcellular localization of the mutant forms of VP22 revealed that only those truncations that were efficiently assembled formed characteristic cytoplasmic trafficking complexes, suggesting that these complexes may represent the cellular location for VP22 assembly into the virus. Taken together, these results suggest that there are two determinants involved in the packaging of VP22-a C-terminal domain and an internal VP16 interaction domain, both of which are required for the efficient recruitment of VP22 to sites of virus assembly.

journal_name

J Virol

journal_title

Journal of virology

authors

Hafezi W,Bernard E,Cook R,Elliott G

doi

10.1128/JVI.79.20.13082-13093.2005

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-10-01 00:00:00

pages

13082-93

issue

eissn

0022-538X

issn

1098-5514

pii

79/20/13082

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Herpes simplex virus tegument protein VP22 contains an internal VP16 interaction domain and a C-terminal domain that are both required for VP22 assembly into the virus particle.