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ArticleJournal of virology2004

Identification of proteins in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) particles: the HCMV proteome.

Susan M Varnum, Daniel N Streblow, Matthew E Monroe, Patricia Smith, Kenneth J Auberry, Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic, Dai Wang, David G Camp, Karin Rodland, Steven Wiley and 4 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 369 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
369citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
15.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

369 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 600 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Susan M VarnumDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
Daniel N Streblow
Matthew E Monroe
Patricia Smith
Kenneth J Auberry
Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic
Dai Wang
David G Camp
Karin Rodland
Steven Wiley
William Britt
Thomas Shenk
Richard D Smith
Jay A Nelson
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory · USOregon Health & Science University · USPrinceton University · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

WORKSHOP AND TRAINING ACTIVITIESP41RR018522 · NCRR · BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES · PI SMITH, RICHARD D · 2003 to 2011
$25.1M
MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS LATENCYR01AI021640 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · PI Meaghan H Hancock · 1985 to 2026
$8.1M
NCRR NIH HHS P41 RR018522NCRR NIH HHS RR 18522NIAID NIH HHS AI 21640NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI021640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a member of the herpesvirus family, is a large complex enveloped virus composed of both viral and cellular gene products. While the sequence of the HCMV genome has been known for over a decade, the full set of viral and cellular proteins that compose the HCMV virion are unknown. To approach this problem we have utilized gel-free two-dimensional capillary liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance MS to identify and determine the relative abundances of viral and cellular proteins in purified HCMV AD169 virions and dense bodies. Analysis of the proteins from purified HCMV virion preparations has indicated that the particle contains significantly more viral proteins than previously known. In this study, we identified 71 HCMV-encoded proteins that included 12 proteins encoded by known viral open reading frames (ORFs) previously not associated with virions and 12 proteins from novel viral ORFs. Analysis of the relative abundance of HCMV proteins indicated that the predominant virion protein was the pp65 tegument protein and that gM rather than gB was the most abundant glycoprotein. We have also identified over 70 host cellular proteins in HCMV virions, which include cellular structural proteins, enzymes, and chaperones. In addition, analysis of HCMV dense bodies indicated that these viral particles are composed of 29 viral proteins with a reduced quantity of cellular proteins in comparison to HCMV virions. This study provides the first comprehensive quantitative analysis of the viral and cellular proteins that compose infectious particles of a large complex virus.

Indexed as

ProteomeCells, CulturedChromatography, LiquidCytomegalovirusFibroblastsFourier AnalysisHumansMass SpectrometryOpen Reading FramesProteinsViral ProteinsVirionProteinsProteomeViral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID15452216
PMCPMC521840
OpenAlexW2169900672

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