Truncation of the gHcyt does not affect VZV particle formation or egress.

<p>Electronmicrographs of melanoma cells infected with (A–F) pOka or (G–L) pOka-gH[Δ834-841] at 48 hours post infection. (A) (G) Images of viral particles on the cell surface, with micrographs D and J represent magnified images of the boxed area of micrographs A and G, respectively. Representative images of (B) (H) viral particle, (E) (K) crystalline arrays of nucleocapsids, (C) (I) nuclei, and (F) (L) vesicles containing viral particles. The C and N denote cytoplasmic and nuclear space, respectively, with the white arrows indicating representative capsids. The scale bar represents 200 nm.