The transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic tail of herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein H play a role in membrane fusion

Journal of Virology

Volumn 76, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 10708-10716

  Harman, Andrew ^a   Browne, Helena ^a   Minson, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCOPROTEIN B; GLYCOPROTEIN D; GLYCOPROTEIN H; GLYCOPROTEIN L; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIRION; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CYTOPLASM; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; VERO CELLS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0036839264     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.21.10708-10716.2002     Document Type: Article

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