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Herpesvirus quiescence in neuronal cells. V: Forskolin-responsiveness of the herpes simplex virus type 1 α0 promoter and contribution of the putative cAMP response element

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The herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 α0 promoter contains a putative cAMP response element (CRE) located at positions −68 to −60 with respect to the initiation of transcription. In this report, the authors examined the functionality of this element using (1) luciferase reporter gene assays in nerve growth factor-differentiated (ND)-PC12 cells and (2) virus-induced activation from quiescently infected (QIF)-PC12 cells. The putative α0 CRE was completely eliminated by digestion with the restriction enzyme Tsp45I followed by mung bean nuclease treatment. The mutated region was verified by DNA sequencing and was inserted into the α0-luciferase reporter plasmid (pRDα0-LUC) creating (pRDα0ΔCRE-LUC), and into the HSV-1 genome of strain 17+(α0ΔCRE). Insertion into both copies of the α0 promoter was verified by Southern blot analysis. ND-PC12 cells transfected with pRDα0-LUC and pRDα0ΔCRE-LUC plasmids responded similarly to forskolin (50 μM), with approximately 250% increases in luciferase activity compared to mock-treated cultures as measured 3 days following treatment. When QIF-PC12 cultures established with HSV-1 strain 17+ and α0ΔCRE were treated with forskolin (50 μM) 17 days post infection, virus was detected in 9/24 (37.5%) and 13/24 (54.2%) of induced cultures by day 8 post treatment, respectively. In contrast, virus was detected in 0/23 and 1/24 (4.2%) of mock-treated cultures by day 8 post treatment for wild-type and mutant viruses, respectively. These findings indicate that the α0 promoter is forskolin responsive, the purported CRE of the α0 promoter does not confer forskolin responsiveness in ND-PC12 cells, and this element is not required for reactivation of HSV-1 from QIF-PC12 cells.

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  1. Oral Medicine Section MN 118, Department of Oral Health Practice, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, 800 Rose Street, 40536-0297, Lexington, KY, USA

    Robert J. Danaher, Robert J. Jacob & Craig S. Miller

  2. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Robert J. Danaher, Robert J. Jacob & Craig S. Miller

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This research was supported by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, grant DE14142 to CSM and the University of Kentucky Research Fund.

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Danaher, R.J., Jacob, R.J. & Miller, C.S. Herpesvirus quiescence in neuronal cells. V: Forskolin-responsiveness of the herpes simplex virus type 1 α0 promoter and contribution of the putative cAMP response element. Journal of NeuroVirology 9, 489–497 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1080/13550280390218797

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