Structure-Based Mutations in the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Glycoprotein B Ectodomain Arm Impart a Slow-Entry Phenotype

Glycoprotein B (gB) is the conserved herpesvirus fusion protein, and it is required for the entry of herpesviruses. The structure of the postfusion conformation of gB has been solved for several herpesviruses; however, the gB prefusion crystal structure and the details of how the protein refolds fro...

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Main Authors: Qing Fan, Sarah J. Kopp, Sarah A. Connolly, Richard Longnecker, Peter Palese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-05-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/3/e00614-17

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