| Virus Name | Human herpesvirus 1 |
| Virus Short Name | HSV1 |
| Order | Herpesvirales |
| Virus Family | Herpesviridae |
| Virus Subfamily | Alphaherpesvirinae |
| Genus | Simplexvirus |
| Species | Herpes simplex virus 1 |
| Host | Human, mammals |
| Cell Tropism | Primary site of infection: epithelial mucosal cells , latency: remains latent in sensory neurons (ganglions) |
| Associated Disease | Skin vesicles or mucosal ulcers, rarely encephalitis and meningitis |
| Mode of Transmission | Contact, saliva |
| VIPR DB link | http://www.viprbrc.org/brc/vipr_allSpecies_search.do?method=SubmitForm&decorator=herpes |
| ICTV DB link | https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv-reports/ictv_9th_report/dsdna-viruses-2011/w/dsdna_viruses/91/herpesviridae |
| Virus Host DB link | http://www.genome.jp/virushostdb/view/?virus_lineage=Herpesviridae |
| Paper Title | Host Factor SAMHD1 Restricts DNA Viruses in Non- Dividing Myeloid Cells |
| Author's Name | Joseph A. Hollenbaugh, Peter Gee, Jonathon Baker, Michele B. Daly, Sarah M. Amie, Jessica Tate, Natsumi Kasai, Yuka Kanemura, Dong-Hyun Kim, Brian M. Ward, Yoshio Koyanagi, Baek Kim |
| Journal Name | PLOS Pathogens |
| Pubmed ID | 23825958 |
| Abstract | SAMHD1 is a newly identified anti-HIV host factor that has a dNTP triphosphohydrolase activity and depletes intracellular dNTP pools in non-dividing myeloid cells. Since DNA viruses utilize cellular dNTPs, we investigated whether SAMHD1 limits the replication of DNA viruses in non-dividing myeloid target cells. Indeed, two double stranded DNA viruses, vaccinia and herpes simplex virus type 1, are subject to SAMHD1 restriction in non-dividing target cells in a dNTP dependent manner. Using a thymidine kinase deficient strain of vaccinia virus, we demonstrate a greater restriction of viral replication in non-dividing cells expressing SAMHD1. Therefore, this study suggests that SAMHD1 is a potential innate anti-viral player that suppresses the replication of a wide range of DNA viruses, as well as retroviruses, which infect non-dividing myeloid cells. |
| Used Model | Primary human monocytes cells |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003481 |
