title: The co-chaperone BAG3 regulates Herpes Simplex Virus replication.
abstract: Viruses as obligate intracellular parasites use host cell proteins to ensure efficient replication and spread. Cellular proteins are required for several stages of a virus life cycle. Here, we identify BAG3, a co-chaperone, as a regulator of herpes virus immediate early gene expression. We report that a herpes simplex virus lacking the gene encoding a potent transcriptional activator, ICP0, is compromised for replication in cells silenced for BAG3 in a multiplicity of infection-dependent manner. We also show a requirement for BAG3 to augment virus gene expression and demonstrate that the co-chaperone acts independently of promyelocytic leukemia to increase herpes simplex virus replication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 701 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Christos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kyratsous
authors.forename: Saul J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Silverstein
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000502:physiology*; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C414431:BAG3 protein, human; D018832:Molecular Chaperones