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The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype
UL24 of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) has been shown to be a determinant of pathogenesis in mouse models of infection. The N-terminus of UL24 localizes to the nucleus and drives the redistribution of nucleolin and B23. In contrast, when expressed alone, the C-terminal domain of UL24 accumulates in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10535440/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37766377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15091971 |
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author | Gonzalez, Carmen Elena Ben Abdeljelil, Nawel Pearson, Angela |
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description | UL24 of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) has been shown to be a determinant of pathogenesis in mouse models of infection. The N-terminus of UL24 localizes to the nucleus and drives the redistribution of nucleolin and B23. In contrast, when expressed alone, the C-terminal domain of UL24 accumulates in the Golgi apparatus; its importance during infection is unknown. We generated a series of mammalian expression vectors encoding UL24 with nested deletions in the C-terminal domain. Interestingly, enhanced nuclear staining was observed for several UL24-deleted forms in transient transfection assays. The substitution of a threonine phosphorylation site had no effect on UL24 localization or viral titers in cell culture. In contrast, mutations targeting a predicted nuclear export signal (NES) significantly enhanced nuclear localization, indicating that UL24 is able to shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Recombinant viruses that encode UL24-harboring substitutions in the NES led to the accumulation of UL24 in the nucleus. Treatment with the CRM-1-specific inhibitor leptomycin B blocked the nuclear export of UL24 in transfected cells but not in the context of infection. Viruses encoding UL24 with NES mutations resulted in a syncytial phenotype, but viral yield was unaffected. These results are consistent with a role for HSV-1 UL24 in late cytoplasmic events in HSV-1 replication. |
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spelling | pubmed-105354402023-09-29 The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype Gonzalez, Carmen Elena Ben Abdeljelil, Nawel Pearson, Angela Viruses Article UL24 of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) has been shown to be a determinant of pathogenesis in mouse models of infection. The N-terminus of UL24 localizes to the nucleus and drives the redistribution of nucleolin and B23. In contrast, when expressed alone, the C-terminal domain of UL24 accumulates in the Golgi apparatus; its importance during infection is unknown. We generated a series of mammalian expression vectors encoding UL24 with nested deletions in the C-terminal domain. Interestingly, enhanced nuclear staining was observed for several UL24-deleted forms in transient transfection assays. The substitution of a threonine phosphorylation site had no effect on UL24 localization or viral titers in cell culture. In contrast, mutations targeting a predicted nuclear export signal (NES) significantly enhanced nuclear localization, indicating that UL24 is able to shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Recombinant viruses that encode UL24-harboring substitutions in the NES led to the accumulation of UL24 in the nucleus. Treatment with the CRM-1-specific inhibitor leptomycin B blocked the nuclear export of UL24 in transfected cells but not in the context of infection. Viruses encoding UL24 with NES mutations resulted in a syncytial phenotype, but viral yield was unaffected. These results are consistent with a role for HSV-1 UL24 in late cytoplasmic events in HSV-1 replication. MDPI 2023-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10535440/ /pubmed/37766377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15091971 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Gonzalez, Carmen Elena Ben Abdeljelil, Nawel Pearson, Angela The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype |
title | The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype |
title_full | The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype |
title_fullStr | The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype |
title_full_unstemmed | The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype |
title_short | The Disruption of a Nuclear Export Signal in the C-Terminus of the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Determinant of Pathogenicity UL24 Protein Leads to a Syncytial Plaque Phenotype |
title_sort | disruption of a nuclear export signal in the c-terminus of the herpes simplex virus 1 determinant of pathogenicity ul24 protein leads to a syncytial plaque phenotype |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10535440/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37766377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15091971 |
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