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ArticleJournal of virology2001

Baculovirus infection of nondividing mammalian cells: mechanisms of entry and nuclear transport of capsids.

N D van Loo, E Fortunati, E Ehlert, M Rabelink, F Grosveld, B J Scholte

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Article in Journal of virology, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 189 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

N D van LooDepartment of Cell Biology, Erasmus University, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
E Fortunati
E Ehlert
M Rabelink
F Grosveld
B J Scholte
Erasmus University Rotterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have studied the infection pathway of Autographa californica multinuclear polyhedrosis virus (baculovirus) in mammalian cells. By titration with a baculovirus containing a green fluorescent protein cassette, we found that several, but not all, mammalian cell types can be infected efficiently. In contrast to previous suggestions, our data show that the asialoglycoprotein receptor is not required for efficient infection. We demonstrate for the first time that this baculovirus can infect nondividing mammalian cells, which implies that the baculovirus is able to transport its genome across the nuclear membrane of mammalian cells. Our data further show that the virus enters via endocytosis, followed by an acid-induced fusion event, which releases the nucleocapsid into the cytoplasm. Cytochalasin D strongly reduces the infection efficiency but not the delivery of nucleocapsids to the cytoplasm, suggesting involvement of actin filaments in cytoplasmic transport of the capsids. Electron microscopic analysis shows the cigar-shaped nucleocapsids located at nuclear pores of nondividing cells. Under these conditions, we observed the viral genome, major capsid protein, and electron-dense capsids inside the nucleus. This suggests that the nucleocapsid is transported through the nuclear pore. This mode of transport seems different from viruses with large spherical capsids, such as herpes simplex virus and adenovirus, which are disassembled before nuclear transport of the genome. The implications for the application of baculovirus or its capsid proteins in gene therapy are discussed.

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EndocytosisAnimalsCell LineCell NucleusEndosomesFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGenome, ViralGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, ElectronNuclear PoreNucleocapsidNucleopolyhedrovirusesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsReceptors, Virus

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PMID11134309
PMCPMC113992
OpenAlexW2139932658

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