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. 2024 Oct 23;15:1483022. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1483022

Figure 3.

Figure 3

The lytic replication cycle of herpesviruses. (1) Entry into the cell (steps ①, ②), (2) transfer of the capsid to the nucleus (steps③–⑤), (3) viral DNA replication and transcription (steps ⑥–⑧), (4) capsid assembly (step ⑨), (5) egress from the nucleus (steps ⑩–⑫), (6) maturation and envelopment of viral particles in the cytoplasm (steps ⑬, ⑭), and (7) release of mature virions (steps ⑮, ⑯).