Abstract |
Bovine herpes virus 1 (BHV-1), like other alpha-herpesvirinae subfamily members, establishes latency in sensory neurons. Periodically BHV-1 reactivates from latency, resulting in virus shedding and spread to uninfected cattle. Although reactivation from latency does not usually lead to recurrent disease, the latency-reactivation cycle is crucial for virus transmission. The latency-related (LR) RNA is abundantly expressed during latency, and expression of a LR encoded protein is necessary for dexamethasone-induced reactivation from latency in cattle. Within LR promoter sequences, a small open reading frame (ORF) was identified (ORF-E) that is antisense to the LR- RNA, and downstream of the bICP0 gene. ORF-E transcription is consistently detected in trigeminal ganglia (TG) of latently infected calves, suggesting ORF-E expression plays a role in the latency-reactivation cycle. Polyclonal antiserum directed against an ORF-E peptide or the entire ORF-E protein specifically recognizes the nucleus of sensory neurons in TG of latently infected calves. The ORF-E peptide-specific antiserum also recognizes a protein when mouse neuroblastoma cells (neuro-2A) are transfected with an ORF-E expression construct. In contrast to the growth inhibiting properties of the LR gene, stably transfected ORF-E-expressing cells were obtained. Neuro-2A cells stably transfected with a plasmid expressing ORF-E induced morphological changes that resembled neurite-like projections. In contrast, neurite-like projections were not observed following transfection of neuro-2A cells with an empty vector. These studies suggest that a protein encoded by ORF-E has the potential to alter the physiology or metabolism of neuronal cell types, which may be important for long-term latency.
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Authors | Sandra Perez, Florencia Meyer, Gail Henderson, Yunquan Jiang, Simon Sherman, Alan Doster, Melissa Inman, Clinton Jones |
Journal | Journal of neurovirology
(J Neurovirol)
Vol. 13
Issue 2
Pg. 139-49
(Apr 2007)
ISSN: 1355-0284 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17505982
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Viral Fusion Proteins
- Viral Proteins
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Topics |
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
(pathology, virology)
- Cell Line
- Herpesviridae Infections
(pathology, veterinary, virology)
- Herpesvirus 1, Bovine
(chemistry, physiology)
- Immunohistochemistry
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neurites
(pathology)
- Open Reading Frames
(physiology)
- Transfection
- Trigeminal Ganglion
(metabolism)
- Viral Fusion Proteins
(physiology)
- Viral Proteins
(physiology)
- Virus Latency
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