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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
The viral polypeptide ICP 4 (or Vmw 175) is synthesized during the immediate early phase of infection by herpes simplex virus (HSV) and is required during the viral reproductive cycle for efficient transcription of delayed early viral genes. Replication of mutant strains of HSV-1 such as tsLB 2 that encode a temperature-sensitive variant of ICP 4 does not proceed beyond the immediate early phase in cells that are infected and maintained at the nonpermissive temperature (NPT). Under these conditions, the immediate early viral polypeptides accumulate to levels that are 10 to 100 fold greater than normal. We have investigated the use of tsLB 2-infected cells maintained at the NPT as a source for substantial amounts of ICP 4 for further characterization. Extraction of ICP 4 from tsLB 2-infected cells requires 0.5 M NaCl and yields aggregates that contain ICP 4, ICP 6, ICP 27, and lesser amounts of other proteins. These large aggregates cannot be disrupted under nondenaturing conditions and thus are not a suitable source for native ICP 4. We have used this overproduced ICP 4 as an antigen to generate ICP 4-specific antibody and for characterization of the primary structure of ICP 4. Analysis of acid-hydrolysed 32P-labeled ICP 4 revealed that the major phosphorylated residues in ICP 4 are phosphoserine and phosphothreonine.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0304-8608
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
297-312
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of a herpes simplex virus regulatory protein: aggregation and phosphorylation of a temperature-sensitive variant of ICP 4.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't