title: HSV-1 protein expression using recombinant baculoviruses.
abstract: The baculovirus expression system is an invaluable method for the expression of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) proteins. The use of insect cells provides a eukaryotic system for the robust expression of heterologous proteins under control of the baculovirus polyhedrin gene promoter that naturally drives the high expression of the polyhedrin protein. Additionally, insect cells often initiate the necessary posttranslational modifications and/or disulfide-bond formation important for the proper folding of the protein. We and others have successfully expressed and purified several HSV-1 proteins including the polymerase, helicase-primase, single-strand DNA binding protein, and alkaline nuclease. The following protocol is based on 15 years of experience from our laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, 06030-3205, USA.
authors.forename: Lorry M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Sandra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Weller
mesh_terms: D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins