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ArticleVirology2008

Nuclear trafficking of the human cytomegalovirus pp71 (ppUL82) tegument protein.

Weiping Shen, Elizabeth Westgard, Liqun Huang, Michael D Ward, Jodi L Osborn, Nha H Chau, Lindsay Collins, Benjamin Marcum, Margaret A Koach, Jennifer Bibbs and 2 more

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Article in Virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Crystal structure of the tegument protein UL82 (pp71) from human cytomegalovirus.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2024
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  6. Expanding the Known Functional Repertoire of the Human Cytomegalovirus pp71 Protein.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Weiping ShenDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Elizabeth Westgard
Liqun Huang
Michael D Ward
Jodi L Osborn
Nha H Chau
Lindsay Collins
Benjamin Marcum
Margaret A Koach
Jennifer Bibbs
O John Semmes
Julie A Kerry

Funding

Regulation of HCMV Early Gene ExpressionR01AI038372 · NIAID · EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI KERRY, JULIE A · 2003 to 2007
$1.2M
REGULATION OF HCMV EARLY GENE EXPRESSIONR29AI038372 · NIAID · EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI KERRY, JULIE A · 1996 to 2000
$144k
NIAID NIH HHS AI038372NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI038372NIAID NIH HHS R29 AI038372
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human cytomegalovirus tegument protein pp71 localizes to the nucleus immediately upon infection, and functions to initiate viral gene expression. Analysis of a series of random insertion mutations revealed that sequences within the mid region (MR) of pp71 are important for localization to the nucleus. Fusion of MR sequences with eGFP revealed that amino acids 94 to 300 were sufficient to target proteins to the nucleus. Random substitution mutagenesis within this domain resulted in two double substitution mutants, pp71P203T/T223M and pp71T228M/L275Q, with a predominantly cytoplasmic localization. Disruption of nuclear targeting resulted in relocalization of the fusion proteins to a distinct perinuclear region. Using tandem mass spectrometry, we determined that threonine 223 can be phosphorylated. Mutation of this residue to a phosphomimetic amino acid resulted in abrogation of nuclear targeting. These results strongly suggest that the intracellular trafficking of pp71 is regulated by phosphorylation.

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Amino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionArtificial Gene FusionCell NucleusCytomegalovirusGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalMutation, MissenseNuclear Localization SignalsPhosphorylationProtein TransportRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTandem Mass Spectrometrycytomegalovirus matrix protein, pp 64-69Green Fluorescent ProteinsNuclear Localization SignalsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsThreonineViral Matrix Proteins

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PMID18423509
PMCPMC2464290

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