Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (7): 1506-1514.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.07.004

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Effect of Alphaherpesvirus Glycoprotein gE on Virulence

HUANG Yalin1,2,3, CHENG Anchun1,2,3, WANG Mingshu1,2,3*   

  1. 1. Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
    2. Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
    3. Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
  • Received:2019-12-20 Online:2020-07-25 Published:2020-07-22

Abstract: In recent years, new progress has been made in the research of glycoprotein gE of alphaherpesvirus in virus intercellular transmission, nervous system infection, and immune evasion. gE is involved in syncytium formation, anterograde and retrograde neurotransmission, and is also the first reported viral protein that inhibits the activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells to produce type I interferon. This summary reviews the relationship between gE and virulence to provide useful information for the further study of gE.

Key words: alphaherpesvirus, glycoprotein E, virulence, immune escape, neurovirulence

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