Unwanted Guests: How Herpes Simplex Virus Gets Rid of the Cell's Security Guards (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Unwanted Guests: How Herpes Simplex Virus Gets Rid of the Cell's Security Guards

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When cells with DNA damage are infected with HSV-1 virus (top image, virus shown in red) the viral ICP0 protein prevents the DNA repair proteins (bottom image, DNA repair proteins shown in green) from accumulating at sites of DNA damage.

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Courtesy of Dr. Caroline Lilley, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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