Abstract
The herpes simplex virus (HSV) ICP0 protein acts to overcome intrinsic cellular defenses that repress viral alpha gene expression. In that vein, viruses that have mutations in ICP0's RING finger or are deleted for the gene are sensitive to interferon, as they fail to direct degradation of promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML), a component of host nuclear domain 10s. While varicella-zoster virus is also insensitive to interferon, ORF61p, its ICP0 ortholog, failed to degrade PML. A recombinant virus with each coding region of the gene for ICP0 replaced with sequences encoding ORF61p was constructed. This virus was compared to an ICP0 deletion mutant and wild-type HSV. The recombinant degraded only Sp100 and not PML and grew to higher titers than its ICP0 null parental virus, but it was sensitive to interferon, like the virus from which it was derived. This analysis permitted us to compare the activities of ICP0 and ORF61p in identical backgrounds and revealed distinct biologic roles for these proteins.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Antigens, Nuclear / genetics
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Antigens, Nuclear / metabolism
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Autoantigens / genetics
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Autoantigens / metabolism
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Gene Deletion*
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Genetic Complementation Test
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Herpesvirus 3, Human / genetics*
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Herpesvirus 3, Human / metabolism
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Humans
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Immediate-Early Proteins / genetics*
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Immediate-Early Proteins / metabolism
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Interferon-alpha / pharmacology
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Mutation
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Nuclear Proteins / genetics
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Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
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Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein
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Recombination, Genetic*
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Simplexvirus* / drug effects
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Simplexvirus* / genetics
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Simplexvirus* / growth & development
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Simplexvirus* / metabolism
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Transcription Factors / genetics
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Transcription Factors / metabolism
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins / metabolism
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Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / genetics*
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Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism
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Viral Proteins* / genetics
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Viral Proteins* / metabolism
Substances
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Antigens, Nuclear
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Autoantigens
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Immediate-Early Proteins
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Interferon-alpha
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Nuclear Proteins
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Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein
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Transcription Factors
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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Viral Proteins
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protein 61, Varicella-zoster virus
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SP100 protein, human
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PML protein, human
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Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
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Vmw110 protein, Human herpesvirus 1