2023
The viral packaging motor potentiates Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression late in infection
McCollum C, Didychuk A, Liu D, Murray-Nerger L, Cristea I, Glaunsinger B. The viral packaging motor potentiates Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression late in infection. PLOS Pathogens 2023, 19: e1011163. PMID: 37068108, PMCID: PMC10138851, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusGene expressionViral transcriptionKSHV gene expressionCellular RNA polymerasesHerpesvirus gene expressionTranscriptional activator proteinViral DNA packaging motorsPotential gene expressionTranscriptional activation complexLate gene expressionDNA packaging motorRNA polymeraseProximity labelingHost transcriptionSiRNA screenSarcoma-associated herpesvirusLate genesTranscription complexLate proteinsCatalytic subunitActivator proteinPackaging motorORF29Viral packaging
2021
A pentameric protein ring with novel architecture is required for herpesviral packaging
Didychuk A, Gates S, Gardner M, Strong L, Martin A, Glaunsinger B. A pentameric protein ring with novel architecture is required for herpesviral packaging. ELife 2021, 10: e62261. PMID: 33554858, PMCID: PMC7889075, DOI: 10.7554/elife.62261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral genomeAccessory factorsBind double-stranded DNAPositively charged central channelContext of KSHV infectionDouble-stranded DNA virusesPositively charged residuesOncogenic herpesvirus Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusDouble-stranded DNASarcoma-associated herpesvirusGenome packagingHomologous proteinsNascent capsidsDNA bindingProtein ringGenomePackaging motorDNA virusesCharged residuesProgeny virionsMolecular motorsCentral channelKSHV infectionMutants