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. 2010 Jul 8;6(7):e1000991. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000991

Table 1. HSV1 proteins potentially interacting with cytosolic host factors.

HSV1 - structural protein Copies/Virion MW [kDa] Method of Analysis *
Capsid protein
VP5 (UL19) - hexon+penton 955 149 IB, MS
VP26 (UL35) - hexon surface 900 12 K/O, IB, MS
VP19c (UL38) - triplex 320 50 IB, MS
VP23 (UL18) - triplex 640 34 MS
VP24 (pUL26-N-term) 150 27 MS
Minor capsid-associated protein - required for DNA packaging
pUL6 - portal 12 74 IB
pUL17 40 75 IB, MS
pUL25 82 63 IB, MS, IEM
Inner tegument protein
pUS3 - protein kinase ? 53 K/O, IB, IEM
pUL36 - deubiquitinase 110–150 336 IB, MS, IEM
pUL37 (GFPUL37) 30–40 121 IB, MS, IEM
Tegument protein with enzymatic activity
pUL13 - protein kinase ? 57 -
pUL23 - thymidine kinase ? 41 -
pUL39 - ribonucleotide reductase subunit ? 124 -
pUL40 - ribonucleotide reductase subunit ? 38 -
vhs (virus host shut off protein, UL41) ? 55 IB
pUL50 - dUTPase ? 39 -
Other tegument protein
ICP0 (RL2) ? 79 IB
ICP4 (RS1) ? 133 IB
ICP34.5 (RL1) ? 26 IB
pUL7 ? 33 -
pUL11 - myristylated ? 11 IB
pUL14 20–40 24 IB
pUL16 ? 40 IB, MS
pUL21 ? 58 MS
pUL51 ? 26 -
pUL55 ? 21 -
pUS2 - prenylated ? 33 -
pUS10 ? 34 -
Major tegument protein
VP11/12 (UL46) 410–1700 78 K/O, MS
VP13/14 (UL47) 1800 74 IB, MS, IEM
VP16 (UL48; αTIF) 1000–2000 54 IB, MS, IEM
VP22 (UL49) 1000–1500 32 IB, MS, IEM
pUS11 – binds RNA & ribosomes 600–1000 18 K/O, IB

The list of HSV1 structural proteins was compiled using several sources [23], [24], [30], [37], [45], [64], [98], [99]: K/O, HSV1 deletion mutant; IB, immunoblot; MS, quantitative SILAC mass spectrometry; IEM, quantitative immunoelectron microscopy.