2016
Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Inhibitor of cGAS (KicGAS), Encoded by ORF52, Is an Abundant Tegument Protein and Is Required for Production of Infectious Progeny Viruses
Li W, Avey D, Fu B, Wu J, Ma S, Liu X, Zhu F. Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Inhibitor of cGAS (KicGAS), Encoded by ORF52, Is an Abundant Tegument Protein and Is Required for Production of Infectious Progeny Viruses. Journal Of Virology 2016, 90: 5329-5342. PMID: 27009954, PMCID: PMC4934757, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02675-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusSarcoma-associated herpesvirusImmune evasion functionsViral particlesKSHV replicationTegument proteinsInfectious progeny virusInfectious viral particlesPrimary infectionSpecific monoclonal antibodiesExtracellular virionsViral life cycleImmune evasionKSHV life cycleTherapeutic interventionsViral replicationNovel targetKSHV lytic replicationMonoclonal antibodiesCytosolic DNAReduced virion productionLytic replicationProgeny virusVirion proteinsVirion production
2015
ORF33 and ORF38 of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Interact and Are Required for Optimal Production of Infectious Progeny Viruses
Wu J, Avey D, Li W, Gillen J, Fu B, Miley W, Whitby D, Zhu F. ORF33 and ORF38 of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Interact and Are Required for Optimal Production of Infectious Progeny Viruses. Journal Of Virology 2015, 90: 1741-1756. PMID: 26637455, PMCID: PMC4734004, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02738-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgeny virionsCytoplasmic vesiclesKaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus InteractsDouble null mutantsEarly endosome membraneVirion-containing vesiclesMembranes of vesiclesLytic replicationViral gene expressionProgeny virion productionViral lytic replicationEndosome membraneHerpesvirus assemblyGolgi membranesComponent proteinsIdentical phenotypesGene expressionDelicate regulationVirion proteinsVirus assemblyVirus propagationExact functionInfectious progeny virusMature virionsViral assembly