Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yiwei Huang, Yuyun Song, Jichen Li, Changning Lv, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Zhijun Liu
Summary: Human herpes simplex viruses use cell surface receptors such as heparan sulfate, herpesvirus entry mediator, and nectin-1/-2, 3-O-sulfated heparan sulfate to enter host cells. No vaccine or curative treatment is currently available for HSV infections.
DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bishajit Sarkar, Md. Asad Ullah, Yusha Araf, Sowmen Das, Md. Hasanur Rahman, Abu Tayab Moin
Summary: HSV is a highly infectious virus with two types, HSV-1 and HSV-2, infecting millions worldwide. This study designed three polyvalent subunit vaccines targeting multiple strains of HSV, which showed stability and potential effectiveness through molecular docking and simulation studies. Validation of these vaccines in wet lab-based studies is still needed.
JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Fujun Hou, Zeyu Sun, Yue Deng, Siyu Chen, Xiyuan Yang, Feiyang Ji, Menghao Zhou, Keyi Ren, Dongli Pan
Summary: This study investigates the targets of ICP0 in HSV-1 infection and its roles in neuronal cells. Mass spectrometry analysis identified various proteins interacting with ICP0 in Neuro-2a and 293T cells. Further experiments confirmed that SNX9 and OTUD4 restrict the replication of ICP0-null virus in neuronal cells, and OTUD4 enhances the expression of type I interferon during infection with ICP0-null virus.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Virology
Qing Fan, Richard Longnecker, Sarah A. Connolly
Summary: The viral fusion protein glycoprotein B (gB) is essential for virus entry in all herpesviruses. By introducing structure-based mutations, researchers identified mutations that counteracted a slow-entry phenotype in the virus and found that these mutations were located in different regions of the gB protein.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Pathology
Melissa Krystel-Whittemore, May P. Chan, Sara C. Shalin, Kenan J. Sauder, Amy Hudson, Ruth K. Foreman, Mai P. Hoang, Jeoffry B. Brennick, Shaofeng Yan, Rosalynn M. Nazarian
Summary: This study presents the first known report of herpes virus infecting deep stromal cells of the dermis, highlighting the importance of considering cutaneous stromal herpes in patients with atypical clinical lesions, especially when immunocompromised. Establishing the correct diagnosis is crucial for initiating therapy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Dermatology
Deepthi Konda, Laxmisha Chandrashekar, Rahul Dhodapkar, Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh, Devinder Mohan Thappa
Summary: This study characterized the clinical markers of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection among patients with pemphigus vulgaris. It was found that male sex, presence of fissures, hemorrhagic crusts, erosions with angulated margins, linear erosions, and raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate were significantly associated with HSV infection. Hemorrhagic crusts and linear erosions were identified as independent predictors of HSV infection.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Malgorzata Krzyzowska, Anders Jarneborn, Karolina Thorn, Kristina Eriksson, Tao Jin
Summary: This study provides evidence that treatment with tofacitinib may increase the risk of disease aggravation and severe encephalitis in primary herpes simplex infection by impairing antiviral response induced by monocytes and microglia.
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Cooper K. Hayes, Christopher K. Villota, Fiona B. McEnany, Stacey Ceron, Sita Awasthi, Moriah L. Szpara, Harvey M. Friedman, David A. Leib, Richard Longnecker, Matthew D. Weitzman, Lisa N. Akhtar
Summary: Clinical HSV-2 isolates collected from neonates with encephalitis are more neurovirulent in human neuronal cell culture and murine models as compared to isolates from neonates with skin-limited disease, suggesting that viral factors contribute to neurologic outcome following human neonatal infection.
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Tiffany Russell, Jerzy Samolej, Michael Hollinshead, Geoffrey L. Smith, Joanne Kite, Gillian Elliott
Summary: The CHMP4C fission factor plays a critical role in the process of HSV1 envelopment, with its depletion resulting in reduced virus production, aberrant accumulation and fission of endocytic membranes, and failure in virus envelopment. This reveals a novel role for CHMP4C in the biogenesis of recycling endocytic membranes.
Review
Virology
Bangxing Hong, Upasana Sahu, Matthew P. Mullarkey, Balveen Kaur
Summary: Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) shows promise as a treatment for solid tumors, but there are still barriers that limit its efficacy. This review focuses on the essential viral genes that allow for virus replication and spread, with the aim of enhancing oHSV infection and replication among tumor cells.
Article
Microbiology
Kevin Danastas, Gerry Guo, Jessica Merjane, Nathan Hong, Ava Larsen, Monica Miranda-Saksena, Anthony L. Cunningham
Summary: This study explores the effects of interferons (IFNs) on herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and reveals that IFNs have the potential to block virus release from nerve endings, thereby preventing transmission into the skin. The study also highlights the potential wider antiviral effects of IFN-γ in neurons, suggesting its role in HSV-1 reactivation. These findings identify new targets for the development of immunotherapies to impede HSV-1 spread from nerves to the skin.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Catielen Paula Pavi, Isabella Dai Pra, Rafael Dorighello Cadamuro, Isamu Kanzaki, Jhuly Wellen Ferreira Lacerda, Louis Pergaud Sandjo, Roberto Messias Bezerra, Jorge Federico Orellana Segovia, Gislaine Fongaro, Izabella Thais Silva
Summary: This study evaluated the activity of seventeen extracts derived from eight Amazonian medicinal plants against herpes simplex virus and chikungunya virus. Four extracts exhibited significant activity against both viruses, including the drug-resistant strains. Virucidal tests showed a higher level of virucidal activity compared to antiviral activity.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Virology
Mashidur Rana, Mizumi Setia, Pratima K. Suvas, Anish Chakraborty, Susmit Suvas
Summary: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role in herpes stromal keratitis (HSK), with neutrophils being the primary cells responsible for ROS generation. NOX2 is involved in ROS production in neutrophils. However, manipulating ROS levels in neutrophils may help alleviate the severity of HSK, and NOX2 is not the main contributor to ROS generation in neutrophils.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Virology
Edward Trybala, Nadia Peerboom, Beata Adamiak, Malgorzata Krzyzowska, Jan-Ake Liljeqvist, Marta Bally, Tomas Bergstrom
Summary: The study shows that the HSV-2 mutant deficient in mgG expression has a defect in releasing progeny virions from infected cells. The mgG of HSV-2 plays a critical role in balancing virus interactions with GAG chains, preventing trapping of progeny virions on infected cell surfaces. This balance is necessary to ensure proper release of virions.
Article
Immunology
Mette Ratzer Freytag, Sofie Eg Jorgensen, Michelle Molgaard Thomsen, Ali Al-Mousawi, Alon Schneider Hait, David Olagnier, Jakob T. Bay, Marie Helleberg, Trine H. Mogensen
Summary: This study describes a 19-year-old woman with systemic HSV-1 infection and HLH, as well as a fatal course of neonatal herpesvirus infection postpartum. Investigation showed impaired antiviral responses in the mother's cells, potentially caused by variants in CASP8 or other noncoding regions of the genome.
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lilia Rodriguez, Nguyen-Vi Mohamed, Alexandre Desjardins, Roger Lippe, Edward A. Fon, Nicole Leclerc
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
(2017)
Review
Virology
Roger Lippe
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2018)
Article
Virology
Imane El Kasmi, Bita Khadivjam, Miki Lackman, Johanne Duron, Eric Bonneil, Pierre Thibault, Roger Lippe
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2018)
Article
Virology
Bita Khadivjam, Camille Stegen, Marc-Aurele Hogue-Racine, Nabil El Bilali, Katinka Doehner, Beate Sodeik, Roger Lippe
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2017)
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Susanne M. Bailer, Christina Funk, Andre Riedl, Zsolt Ruzsics
Article
Virology
Susanna Krapp, Christian Schuy, Eva Greiner, Irina Stephan, Barbara Alberter, Christina Funk, Manfred Marschall, Christina Wege, Susanne M. Bailer, Tatjana Kleinow, Bjoern Krenz
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Helena Ederle, Christina Funk, Claudia Abou-Ajram, Saskia Hutten, Eva B. E. Funk, Ralph H. Kehlenbach, Susanne M. Bailer, Dorothee Dormann
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2018)
Article
Virology
Elisabeth Roussel, Roger Lippe
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2018)
Article
Cell Biology
Christina Funk, Verena Raschbichler, Diana Lieber, Jens Wetschky, Eileen K. Arnold, Jacqueline Leimser, Michael Biggel, Caroline C. Friedel, Zsolt Ruzsics, Susanne M. Bailer
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Oskar Bunz, Kemal Mese, Christina Funk, Maximilan Wulf, Susanne M. Bailer, Andree Piwowarczyk, Anja Ehrhardt
JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Virology
Hugo Boruchowicz, Josiane Hawkins, Kendra Cruz-Palomar, Roger Lippe
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jianyang Han, Christina Funk, Juri Eyberg, Susanne Bailer, Clemens Richert
Summary: Challenges posed by novel viruses or new strains call for new antiviral agents. This study introduces a new class of strongly pairing pyrimidine analogs, showing antiviral activity against Herpes simplex virus type 1, with potential for becoming active pharmaceutical ingredients.
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
(2021)
Article
Virology
Nabil El Bilali, Bita Khadivjam, Eric Bonneil, Pierre Thibault, Roger Lippe
Summary: The study investigated the composition of HSV-1 A, B, and C nuclear capsids, identifying host proteins specific to C-capsids. By purifying viral particles using a novel method, it aims to uncover the differences and functional relevance of these viral capsids. This innovative approach opens up new research avenues to clarify the biology of herpesviruses.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Virology
Kendra Cruz-Palomar, Josiane Hawkins, Catherine Vandal, Jordan Quenneville, Etienne Gagnon, Roger Lippe
Summary: The large size of herpesviruses prevents them from traveling through nuclear pores, instead egressing across the two nuclear membranes to generate short-lived enveloped perinuclear virions. The perinuclear space is smaller than the virions, posing a challenge that is overcome through the LINC complex. Disrupting SUN2 leads to increased HSV-1 extracellular viral yields, contrasting with pseudorabies virus, suggesting differences among herpesviruses.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Bita Khadivjam, Eric Bonneil, Pierre Thibault, Roger Lippe
Summary: DDX3X is a mammalian RNA helicase that plays multiple roles in regulating RNA metabolism, cancers, innate immunity, and RNA viruses. This study reveals that herpes simplex virus 1 can redirect DDX3X to the nuclear envelope, where it modulates the exit of newly assembled viral particles. The depletion of DDX3X leads to the accumulation of virions in intranuclear herniations. Mechanistically, DDX3X interacts with the viral nuclear egress complex and stimulates the incorporation of pUS3, a viral kinase, in mature viral particles, thereby facilitating viral nuclear release. This research unveils the complex interaction between DDX3X and herpes simplex viruses, providing insights into viral propagation and potential targets for therapeutic intervention.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2023)