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Viral infectivity and intracellular distribution of matrix (M) protein of canine distemper virus are affected by actin filaments

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To investigate the role of cytoskeletal components in canine distemper virus (CDV) replication, various agents were used that interfere with turnover of actin filaments and microtubules. Only inhibition of actin filaments significantly reduced viral infectivity. Analysis of the intracellular localization of the viral matrix (M) protein revealed that it aligned along actin filaments. Treatment with actin filament-disrupting drugs led to a marked intracellular redistribution of M protein during infection as well as transfection. In contrast, the localization of the CDV fusion (F) protein was not significantly changed during transfection. Thus, a M protein-actin filament interaction appears to be important for generation of infectious CDV.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Center for Infection Biology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg fellowship).

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Klauschies, F., Gützkow, T., Hinkelmann, S. et al. Viral infectivity and intracellular distribution of matrix (M) protein of canine distemper virus are affected by actin filaments. Arch Virol 155, 1503–1508 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-010-0737-6

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