Molecular Virology and Viral Immunology Research Group, State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Science, 44 Xiaohongshan, Wuchang, Wuhan 430071, China.
J Virol Methods. 2011 Nov;177(2):206-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.08.004. Epub 2011 Aug 11.
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) UL3 protein is a nuclear protein. In this study, the molecular mechanism of the subcellular localization of UL3 was characterized by fluorescence microscopy in living cells. A nuclear localization signal (NLS) and a nuclear export signal (NES) were also identified. UL3 was demonstrated to target to the cytoplasm through the NES via chromosomal region maintenance 1 (CRM-1) dependent pathway, and to the nucleus through RanGTP-dependent mechanism. Heterokaryon assays confirmed that UL3 was capable of shuttling between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. These results demonstrate that the UL3 protein is a novel HSV-1 encoded nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein.
单纯疱疹病毒 1 型 (HSV-1) UL3 蛋白是一种核蛋白。在这项研究中,通过活细胞中的荧光显微镜研究了 UL3 的亚细胞定位的分子机制。还鉴定了核定位信号 (NLS) 和核输出信号 (NES)。通过染色体区域维持 1 (CRM-1) 依赖性途径,UL3 被证明通过 NES 靶向细胞质,并且通过 RanGTP 依赖性机制靶向细胞核。异核体测定证实 UL3 能够在核和细胞质之间穿梭。这些结果表明 UL3 蛋白是一种新型 HSV-1 编码的核质穿梭蛋白。