Frontiers in Microbiology (Sep 2023)

Mechanism of herpesvirus UL24 protein regulating viral immune escape and virulence

  • Peilin Ruan,
  • Peilin Ruan,
  • Peilin Ruan,
  • Peilin Ruan,
  • Peilin Ruan,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1268429
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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Herpesviruses have evolved a series of abilities involved in the process of host infection that are conducive to virus survival and adaptation to the host, such as immune escape, latent infection, and induction of programmed cell death for sustainable infection. The herpesvirus gene UL24 encodes a highly conserved core protein that plays an important role in effective viral infection. The UL24 protein can inhibit the innate immune response of the host by acting on multiple immune signaling pathways during virus infection, and it also plays a key role in the proliferation and pathogenicity of the virus in the later stage of infection. This article reviews the mechanism by which the UL24 protein mediates herpesvirus immune escape and its effects on viral proliferation and virulence by influencing syncytial formation, DNA damage and the cell cycle. Reviewing these studies will enhance our understanding of the pathogenesis of herpesvirus infection and provide evidence for new strategies to combat against viral infection.

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