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ReviewThe FEBS journal2009

Viral entry mechanisms: cellular and viral mediators of herpes simplex virus entry.

Jihan Akhtar, Deepak Shukla

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 149 papers.

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149citing papers in PubMed
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

149 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jihan AkhtarDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Deepak Shukla

Funding

Translational Core for Therapeutic and Diagnostic DevelopmentP30EY001792 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MCANANY, JAMES JASON · 1985 to 2025
$14.8M
Molecular Mechanism of HSV Entry and SpreadR01AI057860 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SHUKLA, DEEPAK · 2005 to 2009
$1.5M
NEI NIH HHS EY01792NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001792NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057860
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type-1 and type-2 are highly prevalent human pathogens causing life-long infections. The process of infection begins when the virions bind heparan sulfate moieties present on host cell surfaces. This initial attachment then triggers a cascade of molecular interactions involving multiple viral and host cell proteins and receptors, leading to penetration of the viral nucleocapsid and tegument proteins into the cytoplasm. The nucleocapsid is then transported to the nuclear membrane and the viral DNA is released for replication in the nucleus. Recent studies have revealed that herpes simplex virus entry or penetration into cells may be a highly complex process and the mechanism of entry may demonstrate unique cell-type specificities. Although specificities clearly exist, past and ongoing studies demonstrate that herpes simplex virus may share certain common receptors and pathways that are also used by many other human viruses. This minireview helps to shed light on recent revelations on the herpes simplex virus entry process.

Indexed as

Virus InternalizationCell CommunicationHeparan Sulfate ProteoglycansHerpesvirus 1, HumanHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansMembrane FusionMembrane GlycoproteinsPseudopodiaReceptors, ImmunologicViral Envelope Proteinsglycoprotein gD, herpes simplex virus type 1Heparan Sulfate ProteoglycansMembrane GlycoproteinsPILRA protein, humanReceptors, ImmunologicViral Envelope Proteins

Identifiers

PMID19878306
PMCPMC2801626

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