RESEARCH ARTICLE
Viral and Cellular Components of AAV2 Replication Compartments
Rebecca Vogel, Michael Seyffert, Bruna de Andrade Pereira , Cornel Fraefel*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2013Volume: 7
First Page: 98
Last Page: 120
Publisher Id: TOVJ-7-98
DOI: 10.2174/1874357901307010098
Article History:
Received Date: 12/8/2013Revision Received Date: 26/9/2013
Acceptance Date: 30/9/2013
Electronic publication date: 31/10/2013
Collection year: 2013
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Abstract
Adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) is a helpervirus-dependent parvovirus with a bi-phasic life cycle comprising latency in absence and lytic replication in presence of a helpervirus, such as adenovirus (Ad) or herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Helpervirus-supported AAV2 replication takes place in replication compartments (RCs) in the cell nucleus where virus DNA replication and transcription occur. RCs consist of a defined set of helper virus-, AAV2-, and cellular proteins. Here we compare the profile of cellular proteins recruited into AAV2 RCs or identified in Rep78-associated complexes when either Ad or HSV-1 is the helpervirus, and we discuss the potential roles of some of these proteins in AAV2 and helpervirus infection.