Title | Fluorescent Protein Approaches in Alpha Herpesvirus Research. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Hogue, IB, Bosse, JB, Engel, EA, Scherer, J, Hu, J-R, Del Rio, T, Enquist, LW |
Journal | Viruses |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 11 |
Pagination | 5933-61 |
Date Published | 2015 Nov 19 |
ISSN | 1999-4915 |
Keywords | Alphaherpesvirinae, Biomedical Research, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Luminescent Proteins, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Staining and Labeling, Virology |
Abstract | <p>In the nearly two decades since the popularization of green fluorescent protein (GFP), fluorescent protein-based methodologies have revolutionized molecular and cell biology, allowing us to literally see biological processes as never before. Naturally, this revolution has extended to virology in general, and to the study of alpha herpesviruses in particular. In this review, we provide a compendium of reported fluorescent protein fusions to herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and pseudorabies virus (PRV) structural proteins, discuss the underappreciated challenges of fluorescent protein-based approaches in the context of a replicating virus, and describe general strategies and best practices for creating new fluorescent fusions. We compare fluorescent protein methods to alternative approaches, and review two instructive examples of the caveats associated with fluorescent protein fusions, including describing several improved fluorescent capsid fusions in PRV. Finally, we present our future perspectives on the types of powerful experiments these tools now offer. </p> |
DOI | 10.3390/v7112915 |
Alternate Journal | Viruses |
PubMed ID | 26610544 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4664988 |
Grant List | P40 OD010996 / OD / NIH HHS / United States R01 NS033506 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States F32 GM112337 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States R01 NS060699 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States P40 RR018604 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States |