Structural analysis of herpes simplex virus by optical super-resolution imaging

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Laine, Romain F. and Albecka, Anna and van de Linde, Sebastian and Rees, Eric J. and Crump, Colin M. and Kaminski, Clemens F. (2015) Structural analysis of herpes simplex virus by optical super-resolution imaging. Nature Communications, 6. 5980. ISSN 2041-1723 (https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6980)

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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) is one of the most widespread pathogens among humans. Although the structure of HSV-1 has been extensively investigated, the precise organization of tegument and envelope proteins remains elusive. Here we use super-resolution imaging by direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM) in combination with a model-based analysis of single-molecule localization data, to determine the position of protein layers within virus particles. We resolve different protein layers within individual HSV-1 particles using multi-colour dSTORM imaging and discriminate envelope-anchored glycoproteins from tegument proteins, both in purified virions and in virions present in infected cells. Precise characterization of HSV-1 structure was achieved by particle averaging of purified viruses and model-based analysis of the radial distribution of the tegument proteins VP16, VP1/2 and pUL37, and envelope protein gD. From this data, we propose a model of the protein organization inside the tegument.

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