EMERGING FUNCTIONS OF ALPHAHERPESVIRUS GENES

被引:46
作者
MCGEOCH, DJ
BARNETT, BC
MACLEAN, CA
机构
[1] MRC Virology Unit, Institute of Virology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G11 5JR, Church Street
来源
SEMINARS IN VIROLOGY | 1993年 / 4卷 / 03期
关键词
HERPESVIRUS; GENE FUNCTIONS; DISPENSABLE GENES; LATENCY-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;
D O I
10.1006/smvy.1993.1008
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We know from complete sequencing of three alphaherpesvirus genomes that these large DNA viruses around 70 genes. In many cases little is known of gene function. Features of predicted amino acid sequences have given a number of clues to functions, mostly for enzymes and membrane-associated proteins. Genetic analyzes have very strikingly shown that over 30 genes are dispensable for virus growth in tissue culture. A variety of experimental approaches is giving information on many areas of gene function including control of gene expression, modulation of cell state, DNA replication, virion formation and structure and cell entry mechanisms. © 1993 Academic Press. All rights reserved.
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页码:125 / 134
页数:10
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