title: Actin in herpesvirus infection.
abstract: Actin is important for a variety of cellular processes, including uptake of extracellular material and intracellular transport. Several emerging lines of evidence indicate that herpesviruses exploit actin and actin-associated myosin motors for viral entry, intranuclear transport of capsids, and virion egress. The goal of this review is to explore these processes and to highlight potential future directions for this area of research.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. klr54@cornell.edu
authors: Kari L
authors: KL
authors: Roberts
authors: Joel D
authors: JD
authors: Baines
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D009218:Myosins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D009218:Myosins