Predicting the subcellular localization of viral proteins within a mammalian host cell

The bioinformatic prediction of protein subcellular localization has been extensively studied for prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. However, this is not the case for viruses whose proteins are often involved in extensive interactions at various subcellular localizations with host proteins. Here,...

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Published inVirology journal Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 24
Main Authors Scott, M S, Oomen, R, Thomas, D Y, Hallett, M T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 04.04.2006
BioMed Central
BMC
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Computational Biology - methods
Cytomegalovirus - genetics
Cytomegalovirus - physiology
Genome, Human
Genome, Viral
Humans
Intracellular Space - virology
Protein Sorting Signals - physiology
Proteins - analysis
Proteins - chemistry
Proteins - physiology
Vaccinia virus - genetics
Vaccinia virus - physiology
Viral Proteins - analysis
Viral Proteins - chemistry
Viral Proteins - physiology
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Summary:The bioinformatic prediction of protein subcellular localization has been extensively studied for prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. However, this is not the case for viruses whose proteins are often involved in extensive interactions at various subcellular localizations with host proteins. Here, we investigate the extent of utilization of human cellular localization mechanisms by viral proteins and we demonstrate that appropriate eukaryotic subcellular localization predictors can be used to predict viral protein localization within the host cell. Such predictions provide a method to rapidly annotate viral proteomes with subcellular localization information. They are likely to have widespread applications both in the study of the functions of viral proteins in the host cell and in the design of antiviral drugs.
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ISSN:1743-422X
1743-422X
DOI:10.1186/1743-422X-3-24