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ArticleArchives of virology2012

The simian varicella virus ORF A is expressed in infected cells but is non-essential for replication in cell culture.

Wayne L Gray

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Article in Archives of virology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Simian Varicella Virus: Molecular Virology and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wayne L GrayDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 511, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. graywaynel@uams.edu
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

Animal models to design &evaluate improved VZV vaccinesR01AI052373 · NIAID · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI GRAY, WAYNE L · 2003 to 2007
$1.5M
NIAID NIH HHS AI052373NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI052373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The simian varicella virus (SVV) genome encodes ORF A, a truncated homolog of SVV ORF 4. The SVV ORF A was expressed as a 1.0-kb transcript in SVV-infected Vero cells. The ORF A promoter was active in infected Vero cells and was stimulated by the SVV immediate-early gene ORF 62 product (IE62), a viral transactivator of SVV genes. The SVV ORF A did not transactivate SVV IE, early, or late gene promoters in transfected Vero cells and was unable to augment IE62-mediated transactivation of SVV promoters. A SVV mutant lacking ORF A replicated as efficiently as wild-type SVV in infected Vero cells, indicating that ORF A expression is not essential for in vitro replication.

Indexed as

Gene ExpressionVirus ReplicationAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsGene DeletionGene Expression ProfilingVaricellovirusVero CellsViral ProteinsViral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID22678718
PMCPMC3560413
OpenAlexW2064207690

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