Alpha-herpesvirus infection induces the formation of nuclear actin filaments.

Herpesviruses are large double-stranded DNA viruses that replicate in the nuclei of infected cells. Spatial control of viral replication and assembly in the host nucleus is achieved by the establishment of nuclear compartments that serve to concentrate viral and host factors. How these compartments...

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Main Authors: Becket Feierbach, Silvia Piccinotti, Margaret Bisher, Winfried Denk, Lynn W Enquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1550268?pdf=render