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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Cryogenic Electron Tomography Redefines Herpesvirus Capsid Assembly Intermediates Inside the Cell Nucleus.

Stefan L Oliver, Muyuan Chen, Leeya Engel, Corey W Hecksel, Xueting Zhou, Michael F Schmid, Ann M Arvin, Wah Chiu

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Funding

Stanford-SLAC CryoET Specimen Preparation Service Center (SCSC) SupplementU24GM139166 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Wah Chiu · 2020 to 2026
$11.7M
Varicella-Zoster Virus: T Cell/Skin Tropisms &ImmunityR01AI020459 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI OLIVER, STEFAN LYNE · 1985 to 2023
$6.4M
Determining structure and organization of neurofilaments in situ using cryo-electron tomographyR21MH125285 · NIMH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, MUYUAN · 2021 to 2022
$425k
Cryo-ET Structural Biology of Herpesvirus Infection and Morphogenesis In Situ.R21AI159375 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHIU, WAH · 2021 to 2022
$361k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI020459NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI159375NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM139166NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH125285
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpesviruses encapsulate their double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genomes within an icosahedral nucleocapsid formed in the infected cell nucleus. Four biochemically purified nucleocapsids have been characterized, but their roles in herpesvirus replication remain controversial. The status of the capsid vertex-specific component (CVSC), essential for capsid stability and dsDNA packaging and retention, is also unclear. By integrating cryogenic focused ion beam milling with electron tomography and subtomogram averaging, we derived atomic models for all protein components, including the CVSC, across different herpesvirus capsid types within infected cell nuclei. Focused classification of pentonal vertex densities revealed differences in CVSC occupancy between genome-filled capsids and capsids lacking dsDNA, highlighting structural heterogeneity and providing insight into distinct capsid assembly stages

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PMID40666836
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