Varicella-zoster virus proteins in skin lesions: Implications for a novel role of ORF29p in chickenpox

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Annunziato, PW
Lungu, O
Panagiotidis, C
Zhang, JH
Silvers, DN
Gershon, AA
Silverstein, SJ
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[1] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Pediat, New York, NY 10032 USA
[2] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Microbiol, New York, NY 10032 USA
[3] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Dermatol & Pathol, New York, NY 10032 USA
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10.1128/JVI.74.4.2005-2010.2000
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Skin biopsy samples from varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-infected patients examined by immunohistochemistry demonstrated VZV replication in nonepithelial cell types. ORF29p, a nonstructural nuclear protein, was found in nerves of two of six patients with chickenpox. In tissue culture, ORF29p was secreted by Vi;V-infected fibroblasts. Extracellular ORF29p can be taken up through endocytosis by human neurons, implying a novel role for this protein in pathogenesis.
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