Structural highlights
Function
[UL50_HCMVA] Plays a major role in virion nuclear egress, the first step of virion release from infected cell. Viral capsids are initially assembled within the nucleus, UL53/UL50 complex induces capsids budding and envelopment into the perinuclear space. Then UL53/UL50 complex promotes fusion of perinuclear virion envelope with the outer nuclear membrane, releasing viral capsid into the cytoplasm where it will engages budding sites in the Golgi or trans-Golgi network (By similarity). [UL53_HCMVA] Plays a major role in virion nuclear egress, the first step of virion release from infected cell. Viral capsids are initially assembled within the nucleus, UL53/UL50 complex induces capsids budding and envelopment into the perinuclear space. Then UL53/UL50 complex promotes fusion of perinuclear virion envelope with the outer nuclear membrane, releasing viral capsid into the cytoplasm where it will engages budding sites in the Golgi or trans-Golgi network (By similarity).
