Acta Virologica (Aug 2024)

Duck enteritis virus UL7 is a late gene and the UL7-encoded protein co-localizes with pUL51

  • Jie Huang,
  • Jie Huang,
  • Jie Huang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Xuming Ou,
  • Xuming Ou,
  • Xuming Ou,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Sai Mao,
  • Sai Mao,
  • Sai Mao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/av.2024.12023
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 68

Abstract

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BackgroundDuck enteritis virus (DEV) belongs to Alphaherpesvirinae; little is known about the DEV UL7 gene and its encoded protein. This study examined the molecular characteristics of DEV pUL7 in vitro and determined whether DEV pUL7 co-localizes with pUL51.ResultsThe results showed that UL7 can be regarded as a late gene. Moreover, immunofluorescence assay revealed that pUL7 was located around the perinuclear cytoplasmic region and co-localized with pUL51 in the cytoplasm and nucleus after transfection into duck embryo fibroblast cells (DEFs).ConclusionIn conclusion, we identified the molecular characteristics of the DEV UL7 gene, which is a late gene, and the co-localization of its encoded protein with pUL51 in transfected DEFs, enriching our understanding of pUL7 and future research directions.

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