Comparison of varicella-zoster virus RNA sequences in human neurons and fibroblasts
NL Baird, JL Bowlin, RJ Cohrs, D Gilden… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
NL Baird, JL Bowlin, RJ Cohrs, D Gilden, KL Jones
Journal of virology, 2014•Am Soc MicrobiolVaricella-zoster virus (VZV) infection causes varicella, after which the virus becomes latent
in ganglionic neurons. In tissue culture, VZV-infected human neurons remain viable at 2
weeks, whereas fibroblasts develop cytopathology. Next-generation RNA sequencing was
used to compare VZV transcriptomes in neurons and fibroblasts and identified only 12
differentially transcribed genes of the 70 annotated VZV open reading frames (ORFs),
suggesting that defective virus transcription does not account for the lack of cell death in VZV …
in ganglionic neurons. In tissue culture, VZV-infected human neurons remain viable at 2
weeks, whereas fibroblasts develop cytopathology. Next-generation RNA sequencing was
used to compare VZV transcriptomes in neurons and fibroblasts and identified only 12
differentially transcribed genes of the 70 annotated VZV open reading frames (ORFs),
suggesting that defective virus transcription does not account for the lack of cell death in VZV …
Abstract
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection causes varicella, after which the virus becomes latent in ganglionic neurons. In tissue culture, VZV-infected human neurons remain viable at 2 weeks, whereas fibroblasts develop cytopathology. Next-generation RNA sequencing was used to compare VZV transcriptomes in neurons and fibroblasts and identified only 12 differentially transcribed genes of the 70 annotated VZV open reading frames (ORFs), suggesting that defective virus transcription does not account for the lack of cell death in VZV-infected neurons in vitro.
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