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ArticleThe Journal of general virology2008

A historical analysis of herpes simplex virus promoter activation in vivo reveals distinct populations of latently infected neurones.

João T Proença, Heather M Coleman, Viv Connor, Douglas J Winton, Stacey Efstathiou

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Article in The Journal of general virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

João T ProençaDivision of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
Heather M ColemanDivision of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
Viv ConnorDivision of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
Douglas J WintonCancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK.
Stacey EfstathiouDivision of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
University of Cambridge · GBCancer Research UK · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G9800943Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) has the capacity to establish a life-long latent infection in sensory neurones and also to periodically reactivate from these cells. Since mutant viruses defective for immediate-early (IE) expression retain the capacity for latency establishment it is widely assumed that latency is the consequence of a block in IE gene expression. However, it is not clear whether viral gene expression can precede latency establishment following wild-type virus infection. In order to address this question we have utilized a reporter mouse model system to facilitate a historical analysis of viral promoter activation in vivo. This system utilizes recombinant viruses expressing Cre recombinase under the control of different viral promoters and the Cre reporter mouse strain ROSA26R. In this model, viral promoter-driven Cre recombinase mediates a permanent genetic change, resulting in reporter gene activation and permanent marking of latently infected cells. The analyses of HSV-1 recombinants containing human cytomegalovirus major immediate-early, ICP0, gC or latency-associated transcript promoters linked to Cre recombinase in this system have revealed the existence of a population of neurones that have experienced IE promoter activation prior to the establishment of latency.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, ViralVirus ActivationVirus LatencyAnimalsCytomegalovirusGanglia, SpinalGenes, ReporterHerpes SimplexHerpesvirus 1, HumanHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsIntegrasesMiceNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsCre recombinaseImmediate-Early ProteinsIntegrasesRecombinant Proteins

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PMID19008381
PMCPMC2885028
OpenAlexW2104280546

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