TABLE 1.
Properties of the alphaherpesviruses and mutants used in this work
| Alphaherpesvirus | Strain | N-terminal EGFP driven by ORF66/US3 promotera | ORF66/US3 kinase | Kinase activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZV.GFP66 | pOka | + | ORF66 (full length; aa 1-393) | + |
| VZV.GFP66kd | pOka | + | ORF66kd D206E K208R (aa 1-393) | − |
| VZV.GFP66s | pOka | + | ORF66s (aa 1-84) | − |
| HSV-1 | RE | − | US3 (full length; aa 1-481) | + |
| HSV-EGFP-US3.5 | RE | + | US3.5 (aa 77-481) | + |
| HSV-EGFP-ΔUS3 | RE | + | − | − |
| PRV | Kaplan | − | US3 (full length; aa 1-334) | + |
| PRV.ΔUS3 | Kaplan | + | − | − |
a
+, present; −, absent.