Why the study?
Envelopment and egress of HCMV particles is an essential step of the viral life cycle that determines viral spread and potentially tropism, but determining the cellular provenance of virus-containing multivesicular body-like vesicles remains challenging.
This review discusses the mechanisms of HCMV envelopment and egress, highlighting the role of multivesicular body-like vesicles.
Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Review extends knowledge of HCMV egress via MVB-like vesicles; leaves open clinical translation for congenital and immunocompromised disease.
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus and the leading cause of congenital disabilities as well as a significant cause of disease in immunocompromised patients. The envelopment and egress of HCMV particles is an essential step of the viral life cycle as it determines viral spread and potentially tropism. Here we review the current literature on HCMV envelopment and egress with a particular focus on the role of virus-containing multivesicular body-like vesicles for virus egress and spread. We discuss the difficulties of determining the cellular provenance of these structures in light of viral redistribution of cellular marker proteins and provide potential paths to illuminate their genesis. Finally, we discuss how divergent egress pathways could result in virions of different tropisms.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Wedemann et al. (2022) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: