Frontiers in Microbiology (Oct 2024)

Multiple functions of the herpesvirus UL14 gene product in viral infection

  • Jieyu Wan,
  • Jieyu Wan,
  • Jieyu Wan,
  • Jieyu Wan,
  • Jieyu Wan,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Yanling Yu,
  • Yanling Yu,
  • Yanling Yu,
  • Ling Zhang,
  • Ling Zhang,
  • Ling Zhang,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1483022
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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Herpesviruses are a family of double-stranded DNA viruses with a tegument structure and a genome composed of a single sequence and terminal repeat (TR) sequences. The herpesvirus UL14 gene encodes the protein UL14 (pUL14), which has various subcellular localizations and plays a vital role in regulating immediate–early (IE) gene transcription and expression, influences the intracellular localization patterns of several proteins belonging to the capsid and the DNA packaging machinery, participates in secondary envelopment, and influences viral particle release. Additionally, pUL14 has roles in maintaining cellular homeostasis and preventing apoptosis. This review discusses how pUL14 engages in the life cycle of herpesviruses and provides new ideas for further research on pUL14’s function in viral infection.

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