Abstract

Human recombinant alpha interferon, A/D, significantly reduced the replication and cell fusion induced by herpes simplex virus type 1 in monkey cells. Thin-section electron microscopy of interferon-treated monkey cells showed distinct assembly of nucleocapsids within the nucleus. Analysis of virus-specific proteins by the immunoblot technique confirmed that A/D interferon had no significant effect on the expression of major nucleocapsid proteins, although the expression of glycoproteins B and D was reduced in interferon-treated cells. The possibility of an interferon-induced block at a late stage in virus morphogenesis is discussed.

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