Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Microbes Infect. 2011 Aug;13(8-9):731-41. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.03.006. Epub 2011 Mar 31.
The genomes of herpesviruses establish latency as a circular episome. However, Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) has been shown to specifically integrate into the telomeres of chromosomes during latency and vertically transmit through the germ-line. This review will focus on the telomere integration of HHV-6, the potential viral and cellular genes that mediate integration, and the clinical impact on the host.
疱疹病毒的基因组以环状染色体外体的形式建立潜伏感染。然而,人类疱疹病毒 6(HHV-6)已被证明在潜伏感染期间特异性整合到染色体的端粒,并通过生殖细胞垂直传播。本文将重点讨论 HHV-6 的端粒整合、介导整合的潜在病毒和细胞基因,以及对宿主的临床影响。