title: Centromeric protein CENP-B proteasomal degradation induced by the viral protein ICP0.
abstract: The ICP0 protein of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a nuclear protein that possesses a well-characterized E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. This activity is responsible for the proteasomal-dependent degradation of several cellular proteins. This study shows that ICP0 induces the proteasomal-dependent degradation of the centromeric protein CENP-B in infected as well as ICP0-expressing cells. It is also shown that the ICP0-induced CENP-B degradation occurs as efficiently in human and mouse cells. CENP-B is one of the major proteins of centromeres and its degradation is likely to contribute to the severe damage induced to centromeres by ICP0.
authors.affiliation: Viral Silencing and Centromeric Instability team, Université de Lyon, Lyon, F-69003, France. lomonte@cgmc.univ-lyon1.fr
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lomonte
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morency
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051936:Centromere Protein B / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051936:Centromere Protein B; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; C051804:Vmw110 protein, Human herpesvirus 1; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex