title: Involvement of actin-containing microfilaments in HSV-induced cytopathology and the influence of inhibitors of glycosylation.
abstract: Two and a half hours after infection with a high dose of different strains of HSV-1 which induce rounding of cells, breakdown of actin containing microfilaments can be observed. At the periphery of the cell, actin containing knob-like protuberances were visible. Later on, actin seems to be located exclusively on the surface of cells. Observations were done by immunofluorescence microscopy, scanning electron-microscopy and immunoperoxidase staining of ultrathin sections. The envelope of HSV appears to be stained by anti-actin. Strain IES produces rounding of cells at a high dose of infection before fusion proceeds at 37 degrees C. Similar alterations were not observed with the fusing strains MP and HFEM. Incubation of infected cells at 39 degrees C revealed strain dependent differences of the fusion activity. At 41 degrees C no "fusion from within" of cells but only rounding was detectable. Application of tunicamycin resulted in complete inhibition of fusion by all strains. The fusion activity of some strains of HSV-1 (ANG, HFEM, and MP) was not inhibited by addition of 2-deoxy-D-glucose and 2-fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose. A variant from strain MP could be isolated, which is sensitive to the effects of 2-deoxy-D-glucose. Inhibitors of processing of glycoproteins did not affect fusion of cells.
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002459:Cell Fusion; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral / Q000187:drug effects; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006031:Glycosylation; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000502:physiology*; D014415:Tunicamycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D014415:Tunicamycin; D003847:Deoxyglucose