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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2020

The Role of VP16 in the Life Cycle of Alphaherpesviruses.

Dengjian Fan, Mingshu Wang, Anchun Cheng, Renyong Jia, Qiao Yang, Ying Wu, Dekang Zhu, Xinxin Zhao, Shun Chen, Mafeng Liu and 12 more

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dengjian FanInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Mingshu WangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Anchun ChengInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Renyong JiaInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Qiao YangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Ying WuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Dekang ZhuKey Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Xinxin ZhaoInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Shun ChenInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Mafeng LiuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Shaqiu ZhangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Xumin OuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Sai MaoInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Qun GaoInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Di SunInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Xingjian WenInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Yunya LiuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Yanling YuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Ling ZhangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Bin TianInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Leichang PanInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Xiaoyue ChenInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan Agricultural University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The protein encoded by the UL48 gene of alphaherpesviruses is named VP16 or alpha-gene-transactivating factor (α-TIF). In the early stage of viral replication, VP16 is an important transactivator that can activate the transcription of viral immediate-early genes, and in the late stage of viral replication, VP16, as a tegument, is involved in viral assembly. This review will explain the mechanism of VP16 acting as α-TIF to activate the transcription of viral immediate-early genes, its role in the transition from viral latency to reactivation, and its effects on viral assembly and maturation. In addition, this review also provides new insights for further research on the life cycle of alphaherpesviruses and the role of VP16 in the viral life cycle.

Indexed as

alphaherpesvirusreactivation from latencysecondary envelopmenttranscriptional activationVP16

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PMID33013729
PMCPMC7461839
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