W. T. Ruyechan

Phosphorylation and nuclear localization of the varicella-zoster virus gene 63 protein.

Stevenson, D, Xue, M, Hay, J, Ruyechan, W T

The protein encoded by varicella-zoster virus open reading frame 63 and carboxy-terminal deletions of the same were expressed either as fusion proteins at the carboxy terminus of the maltose-binding...

Retention of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) UL37 protein on single-stranded DNA columns requires the HSV-1 ICP8 protein.

Shelton, L S, Albright, A G, Ruyechan, W T, Jenkins, F J

The UL37 and ICP8 proteins present in herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-infected-cell extracts produced at 24 h postinfection coeluted from single-stranded-DNA-cellulose columns. Experiments...

A major transactivator of varicella-zoster virus, the immediate-early protein IE62, contains a potent N-terminal activation domain.

Perera, L P, Mosca, J D, Ruyechan, W T, Hayward, G S, Straus, S E, Hay, J

Accumulating evidence indicates that the product of the putative immediate-early gene ORF62 (IE62) activates varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genes thought to represent all three kinetic classes, namely,...

Immunization with the immediate-early tegument protein (open reading frame 62) of varicella-zoster virus protects guinea pigs against virus challenge.

Sabella, C, Lowry, P W, Abbruzzi, G M, Koropchak, C M, Kinchington, P R, Sadegh-Zadeh, M, ...

The IE62 protein, the primary regulatory protein of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and the major component of the virion tegument, was an effective immunogen in the guinea pig model of VZV infection,...

The varicella-zoster virus immediate-early protein IE62 is a major component of virus particles.

Kinchington, P R, Hougland, J K, Arvin, A M, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading frame (ORF) 62 potentially encodes a protein with considerable amino acid homology to the herpes simplex virus (HSV) immediate-early regulatory polypeptide...

Surface lysine and tyrosine residues are required for interaction of the major herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA-binding protein with single-stranded DNA.

Ruyechan, W T, Olson, J W

Modification of the herpes simplex virus type 1 major DNA-binding protein (ICP8) with reagents and conditions specific for arginine, lysine, and tyrosine residues indicates that surface lysine and...

Transcription from varicella-zoster virus gene 67 (glycoprotein IV).

Ling, P, Kinchington, P R, Sadeghi-Zadeh, M, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Three transcripts map to the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading frame (ORF) 67, which encodes glycoprotein IV (gpIV). All of these transcripts are polyadenylated and are transcribed from left...

The glycoprotein products of varicella-zoster virus gene 14 and their defective accumulation in a vaccine strain (Oka).

Kinchington, P R, Ling, P, Pensiero, M, Moss, B, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Many characteristics of the putative protein encoded by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading fram (ORF) 14 indicate that it is a glycoprotein, which has been designated gpV. To identify the...

Inversion and circularization of the varicella-zoster virus genome.

Kinchington, P R, Reinhold, W C, Casey, T A, Straus, S E, Hay, J, Ruyechan, W T

The genome of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a linear, double-stranded molecule of DNA composed of a long (L) region covalently linked to a short (S) region. The S region is capable of inverting...

In vitro characterization of a thermolabile herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein.

Ruyechan, W T, Chytil, A, Fisher, C M

The major herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein, ICP8, was purified from cells infected with the herpes simplex virus type 1 temperature-sensitive strain tsHA1. tsHA1 ICP8 bound single-stranded...

Putative glycoprotein gene of varicella-zoster virus with variable copy numbers of a 42-base-pair repeat sequence has homology to herpes simplex virus glycoprotein C.

Kinchington, P R, Remenick, J, Ostrove, J M, Straus, S E, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

A strain variation of varicella-zoster virus that maps to the UL region of the genome was found to be due to different copy numbers of a high GC 42-base-pair repeat. DNA sequence analysis of this...

Expression of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA polymerase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and detection of virus-specific enzyme activity in cell-free lysates.

Haffey, M L, Stevens, J T, Terry, B J, Dorsky, D I, Crumpacker, C S, Wietstock, S M, ...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) (strain 17) DNA polymerase gene has been cloned into an Escherichia coli-yeast shuttle vector fused to the galactokinase gene (GAL-1) promoter. Genes...

Identification and characterization of a varicella-zoster virus DNA-binding protein by using antisera directed against a predicted synthetic oligopeptide.

Kinchington, P R, Inchauspe, G, Subak-Sharpe, J H, Robey, F, Hay, J, Ruyechan, W T

We have identified, in varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-infected cells, the product of the gene predicted to code for the VZV analog of the herpes simplex virus major DNA-binding protein. The open...

N-ethylmaleimide inhibition of the DNA-binding activity of the herpes simplex virus type 1 major DNA-binding protein.

Ruyechan, W T

The major herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein, designated ICP8, binds tightly to single-stranded DNA and is required for replication of viral DNA. The sensitivity of the DNA-binding activity of...

Identification and characterization of a DNA primase activity present in herpes simplex virus type 1-infected HeLa cells.

Holmes, A M, Wietstock, S M, Ruyechan, W T

A novel DNA primase activity has been identified in HeLa cells infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Such an activity has not been detected in mock-infected cells. The primase activity...

Interaction with nucleic acids and stimulation of the viral DNA polymerase by the herpes simplex virus type 1 major DNA-binding protein.

Ruyechan, W T, Weir, A C

The interaction of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) major DNA-binding protein, infected-cell polypeptide 8 (ICP8), with nucleic acids has been examined by a filter-binding assay and electron...

Fine mapping and sequencing of a variable segment in the inverted repeat region of varicella-zoster virus DNA.

Casey, T A, Ruyechan, W T, Flora, M N, Reinhold, W, Straus, S E, Hay, J

A strain variation in the internal and terminal repeats which bind the short unique sequence of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA was found to be due to an insertion or deletion of DNA sequences at a...

DNA-binding proteins present in varicella-zoster virus-infected cells.

Roberts, C R, Weir, A C, Hay, J, Straus, S E, Ruyechan, W T

DNA-binding proteins present in varicella-zoster virus-infected cells were identified by DNA-cellulose chromatography of radioactively labeled cell extracts. Seven virus-specific proteins, ranging in...

The major herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein holds single-stranded DNA in an extended configuration.

Ruyechan, W T

Properties of the major DNA-binding protein found in herpes simplex virus-infected cells were investigated by using a filter binding assay and electron microscopy. Filter binding indicated that the...

Electron microscopic study of equine herpesvirus type 1 DNA.

Ruyechan, W T, Dauenhauer, S A, O'Callaghan, D J

Electron microscopic studies of equine herpesvirus DNA revealed that single strands that were allowed to reanneal formed single-stranded loops with double-stranded stems only at one end of the...

Structure of varicella-zoster virus DNA.

Straus, S E, Aulakh, H S, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J, Casey, T A, Vande Woude, G F, ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA was prepared from nucleocapsids and from enveloped virions of a laboratory strain (Ellen) and directly from the vesicle fluids of patients with zoster infections. VZV...

Evidence that a new enterotoxin of Escherichia coli which activates adenylate cyclase in eucaryotic target cells is not plasmid mediated.

Green, B A, Neill, R J, Ruyechan, W T, Holmes, R K

Escherichia coli SA53 produces a new enterotoxin that has a biological activity similar to that of E. coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) but is not neutralized by antiserum against LT or cholera...

Regulation of varicella-zoster virus gene expression in human T lymphocytes.

Perera, L P, Mosca, J D, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a neurotropic alphaherpesvirus, is the etiologic agent of chicken pox and shingles (zoster) in humans. Using an in vitro transient expression assay, we have evaluated...

Molecular cloning and physical mapping of varicella-zoster virus DNA.

Straus, S E, Owens, J, Ruyechan, W T, Takiff, H E, Casey, T A, Vande Woude, G F, ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA was cleaved with restriction endonuclease EcoRI, and most of the resulting fragments were successfully cloned in the phage vector lambda gtWES . lambda B. Double...

Molecular genetics of herpes simplex virus. III. Fine mapping of a genetic locus determining resistance to phosphonoacetate by two methods of marker transfer.

Knipe, D M, Ruyechan, W T, Roizman, B

We have transferred a genetic locus determining resistance to phosphonoacetic acid (PAAr) from one herpes simplex viral genome to another by two methods of marker transfer. One method requires...

Phosphorylation and nuclear localization of the varicella-zoster virus gene 63 protein.

Stevenson, D, Xue, M, Hay, J, Ruyechan, W T

The protein encoded by varicella-zoster virus open reading frame 63 and carboxy-terminal deletions of the same were expressed either as fusion proteins at the carboxy terminus of the maltose-binding...

Retention of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) UL37 protein on single-stranded DNA columns requires the HSV-1 ICP8 protein.

Shelton, L S, Albright, A G, Ruyechan, W T, Jenkins, F J

The UL37 and ICP8 proteins present in herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-infected-cell extracts produced at 24 h postinfection coeluted from single-stranded-DNA-cellulose columns. Experiments...

A major transactivator of varicella-zoster virus, the immediate-early protein IE62, contains a potent N-terminal activation domain.

Perera, L P, Mosca, J D, Ruyechan, W T, Hayward, G S, Straus, S E, Hay, J

Accumulating evidence indicates that the product of the putative immediate-early gene ORF62 (IE62) activates varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genes thought to represent all three kinetic classes, namely,...

Immunization with the immediate-early tegument protein (open reading frame 62) of varicella-zoster virus protects guinea pigs against virus challenge.

Sabella, C, Lowry, P W, Abbruzzi, G M, Koropchak, C M, Kinchington, P R, Sadegh-Zadeh, M, ...

The IE62 protein, the primary regulatory protein of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and the major component of the virion tegument, was an effective immunogen in the guinea pig model of VZV infection,...

The varicella-zoster virus immediate-early protein IE62 is a major component of virus particles.

Kinchington, P R, Hougland, J K, Arvin, A M, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading frame (ORF) 62 potentially encodes a protein with considerable amino acid homology to the herpes simplex virus (HSV) immediate-early regulatory polypeptide...

Surface lysine and tyrosine residues are required for interaction of the major herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA-binding protein with single-stranded DNA.

Ruyechan, W T, Olson, J W

Modification of the herpes simplex virus type 1 major DNA-binding protein (ICP8) with reagents and conditions specific for arginine, lysine, and tyrosine residues indicates that surface lysine and...

Transcription from varicella-zoster virus gene 67 (glycoprotein IV).

Ling, P, Kinchington, P R, Sadeghi-Zadeh, M, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Three transcripts map to the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading frame (ORF) 67, which encodes glycoprotein IV (gpIV). All of these transcripts are polyadenylated and are transcribed from left...

The glycoprotein products of varicella-zoster virus gene 14 and their defective accumulation in a vaccine strain (Oka).

Kinchington, P R, Ling, P, Pensiero, M, Moss, B, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Many characteristics of the putative protein encoded by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading fram (ORF) 14 indicate that it is a glycoprotein, which has been designated gpV. To identify the...

Inversion and circularization of the varicella-zoster virus genome.

Kinchington, P R, Reinhold, W C, Casey, T A, Straus, S E, Hay, J, Ruyechan, W T

The genome of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a linear, double-stranded molecule of DNA composed of a long (L) region covalently linked to a short (S) region. The S region is capable of inverting...

In vitro characterization of a thermolabile herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein.

Ruyechan, W T, Chytil, A, Fisher, C M

The major herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein, ICP8, was purified from cells infected with the herpes simplex virus type 1 temperature-sensitive strain tsHA1. tsHA1 ICP8 bound single-stranded...

Putative glycoprotein gene of varicella-zoster virus with variable copy numbers of a 42-base-pair repeat sequence has homology to herpes simplex virus glycoprotein C.

Kinchington, P R, Remenick, J, Ostrove, J M, Straus, S E, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

A strain variation of varicella-zoster virus that maps to the UL region of the genome was found to be due to different copy numbers of a high GC 42-base-pair repeat. DNA sequence analysis of this...

Expression of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA polymerase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and detection of virus-specific enzyme activity in cell-free lysates.

Haffey, M L, Stevens, J T, Terry, B J, Dorsky, D I, Crumpacker, C S, Wietstock, S M, ...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) (strain 17) DNA polymerase gene has been cloned into an Escherichia coli-yeast shuttle vector fused to the galactokinase gene (GAL-1) promoter. Genes...

Identification and characterization of a varicella-zoster virus DNA-binding protein by using antisera directed against a predicted synthetic oligopeptide.

Kinchington, P R, Inchauspe, G, Subak-Sharpe, J H, Robey, F, Hay, J, Ruyechan, W T

We have identified, in varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-infected cells, the product of the gene predicted to code for the VZV analog of the herpes simplex virus major DNA-binding protein. The open...

N-ethylmaleimide inhibition of the DNA-binding activity of the herpes simplex virus type 1 major DNA-binding protein.

Ruyechan, W T

The major herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein, designated ICP8, binds tightly to single-stranded DNA and is required for replication of viral DNA. The sensitivity of the DNA-binding activity of...

Identification and characterization of a DNA primase activity present in herpes simplex virus type 1-infected HeLa cells.

Holmes, A M, Wietstock, S M, Ruyechan, W T

A novel DNA primase activity has been identified in HeLa cells infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Such an activity has not been detected in mock-infected cells. The primase activity...

Interaction with nucleic acids and stimulation of the viral DNA polymerase by the herpes simplex virus type 1 major DNA-binding protein.

Ruyechan, W T, Weir, A C

The interaction of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) major DNA-binding protein, infected-cell polypeptide 8 (ICP8), with nucleic acids has been examined by a filter-binding assay and electron...

Fine mapping and sequencing of a variable segment in the inverted repeat region of varicella-zoster virus DNA.

Casey, T A, Ruyechan, W T, Flora, M N, Reinhold, W, Straus, S E, Hay, J

A strain variation in the internal and terminal repeats which bind the short unique sequence of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA was found to be due to an insertion or deletion of DNA sequences at a...

DNA-binding proteins present in varicella-zoster virus-infected cells.

Roberts, C R, Weir, A C, Hay, J, Straus, S E, Ruyechan, W T

DNA-binding proteins present in varicella-zoster virus-infected cells were identified by DNA-cellulose chromatography of radioactively labeled cell extracts. Seven virus-specific proteins, ranging in...

The major herpes simplex virus DNA-binding protein holds single-stranded DNA in an extended configuration.

Ruyechan, W T

Properties of the major DNA-binding protein found in herpes simplex virus-infected cells were investigated by using a filter binding assay and electron microscopy. Filter binding indicated that the...

Electron microscopic study of equine herpesvirus type 1 DNA.

Ruyechan, W T, Dauenhauer, S A, O'Callaghan, D J

Electron microscopic studies of equine herpesvirus DNA revealed that single strands that were allowed to reanneal formed single-stranded loops with double-stranded stems only at one end of the...

Structure of varicella-zoster virus DNA.

Straus, S E, Aulakh, H S, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J, Casey, T A, Vande Woude, G F, ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA was prepared from nucleocapsids and from enveloped virions of a laboratory strain (Ellen) and directly from the vesicle fluids of patients with zoster infections. VZV...

Evidence that a new enterotoxin of Escherichia coli which activates adenylate cyclase in eucaryotic target cells is not plasmid mediated.

Green, B A, Neill, R J, Ruyechan, W T, Holmes, R K

Escherichia coli SA53 produces a new enterotoxin that has a biological activity similar to that of E. coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) but is not neutralized by antiserum against LT or cholera...

Regulation of varicella-zoster virus gene expression in human T lymphocytes.

Perera, L P, Mosca, J D, Ruyechan, W T, Hay, J

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a neurotropic alphaherpesvirus, is the etiologic agent of chicken pox and shingles (zoster) in humans. Using an in vitro transient expression assay, we have evaluated...

Molecular cloning and physical mapping of varicella-zoster virus DNA.

Straus, S E, Owens, J, Ruyechan, W T, Takiff, H E, Casey, T A, Vande Woude, G F, ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA was cleaved with restriction endonuclease EcoRI, and most of the resulting fragments were successfully cloned in the phage vector lambda gtWES . lambda B. Double...

Molecular genetics of herpes simplex virus. III. Fine mapping of a genetic locus determining resistance to phosphonoacetate by two methods of marker transfer.

Knipe, D M, Ruyechan, W T, Roizman, B

We have transferred a genetic locus determining resistance to phosphonoacetic acid (PAAr) from one herpes simplex viral genome to another by two methods of marker transfer. One method requires...