TABLE 3.
Cytoplasmic and cell surface distribution of capsids produced by the gE- and US9-null mutants, F-gEβ and F-US9-GFPa
| Virus | No. of capsids (% of all capsids) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unenveloped cytoplasmic | Partially enveloped cytoplasmic | Enveloped cytoplasmic | Cell surface virion | |
| F-gE/US9-GFP-R | 25 (4.3) | 11 (1.9) | 29 (5.1) | 504 (88) |
| F-gE/US9-GFP | 643 (63) | 229 (22) | 88 (8.6) | 59 (5.8) |
| F-US9-GFP | 422 (29) | 202 (14) | 82 (5.6) | 733 (51) |
| F-gEβ | 95 (7.8) | 140 (12) | 814 (67) | 157 (13) |
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EM images of sections of 9 to 13 HSV-infected cells were analyzed by counting and characterizing the capsids.