Nuclear exit of viral genome

All nuclear replicating viruses must get their progeny out of the nucleus. This process requires dedicated viral proteins, indeed it is unnatural for a cell to let DNA or un-spliced RNA material escape from the nucleus.
Three major ways allows nuclear virus exit from this organelle: Nuclear pore export: export of genetic material with a shuttle protein Nuclear egress: budding, and fusion through the nuclear membranes to reach cytoplasm Nuclear envelope breakdown
| Virus family | Nuclear pore export | Nuclear egress | Nuclear envelope breakdown |
| dsDNA | |||
| Adenoviridae | ? | ? | <TD bgcolor=#669999 align="center">?|
| Ascoviridae | ? | ? | ? |
| Baculoviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| Herpesviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999> | ||
| Iridoviridae | ? | ? | ? |
| Nudivirus | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999> | ||
| Papillomaviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999> | ||
| Phycodnaviridae | ? | ? | ? |
| Polydnaviridae | ? | ? | ? |
| Polyomaviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999> | ||
| ssDNA | |||
| Anelloviridae | ? | ? | ? |
| Circoviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999> | ||
| Geminiviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| Nanoviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| Parvoviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| ssRNA(-) | |||
| Bornaviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| Deltavirus | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| Orthomyxoviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| ssRNA(RT) | |||
| Alpharetrovirus | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| Lentivirus | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| dsDNA(RT) | |||
| Caulimoviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||
| Hepadnaviridae | <TD align="center" bgcolor=#669999>|||