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Divilov K, Wang X, Swisher AE, Yeoman PC, Rintoul M, Fleener GB, Schoolfield B, Langdon C, Jin L. Ostreid herpesvirus 1 latent infection and reactivation in adult Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas. Virus Res 2024; 339:199245. [PMID: 37839558 PMCID: PMC10613911 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) is one of the most economically important pathogens of Pacific oysters. Understanding the pathogenesis of this virus is critical to developing tools to control outbreaks on shellfish farms. OsHV-1 is genetically related to vertebrate herpesviruses, which have a lytic and a latent stage, with the latent stage capable of being reactivated to the lytic stage. Here, OsHV-1 latency in Pacific oysters was investigated in experimentally and naturally infected oysters. Lytic infection in one-year-old oysters injected with the Tomales Bay strain of OsHV-1 was detectable between 1 and 4 days post-injection (dpi) but was not detectable after 5 dpi. The injected oysters shed 1 × 102 to 1 × 104 DNA copies/ml into the water during the 4-day acute phase. Lytic shedding was not detectable in two-year-old oysters injected similarly with the same strain of OsHV-1; however, the OsHV-1 genome was detectable by qPCR in the adductor muscle, gill, mantle, and hemocytes within the first 3 dpi, after which it became undetectable. No OsHV-1 was detectable in the adductor muscle, gill, or mantle from experimentally infected oysters on days 15 and 21 post-injection or from oysters sampled 9 months after surviving an OsHV-1 mortality event; however, OsHV-1 DNA could be detected in hemocytes of both experimentally infected oysters at 21 dpi and naturally infected oysters using nested PCR. In addition, lytic viral gene transcription was detectable in hemocytes of experimentally infected oysters between 1 and 21 dpi and in hemocytes of naturally infected oysters. Furthermore, OsHV-1 reactivation from latency was induced in experimentally infected oysters at 21 dpi and in naturally infected oysters 12 months after an OsHV-1 outbreak.
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- Konstantin Divilov
- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365, USA
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Feng C, Jin C, Liu K, Yang Z. Microbiota-derived short chain fatty acids: Their role and mechanisms in viral infections. Biomed Pharmacother 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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Goswami P, Ives AM, Abbott ARN, Bertke AS. Stress Hormones Epinephrine and Corticosterone Selectively Reactivate HSV-1 and HSV-2 in Sympathetic and Sensory Neurons. Viruses 2022; 14:1115. [PMID: 35632856 PMCID: PMC9147053 DOI: 10.3390/v14051115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) establish latency in sensory and autonomic neurons, from which they can reactivate to cause recurrent disease throughout the life of the host. Stress is strongly associated with HSV recurrences in humans and animal models. However, the mechanisms through which stress hormones act on the latent virus to cause reactivation are unknown. We show that the stress hormones epinephrine (EPI) and corticosterone (CORT) induce HSV-1 reactivation selectively in sympathetic neurons, but not sensory or parasympathetic neurons. Activation of multiple adrenergic receptors is necessary for EPI-induced HSV-1 reactivation, while CORT requires the glucocorticoid receptor. In contrast, CORT, but not EPI, induces HSV-2 reactivation in both sensory and sympathetic neurons through either glucocorticoid or mineralocorticoid receptors. Reactivation is dependent on different transcription factors for EPI and CORT, and coincides with rapid changes in viral gene expression, although genes differ for HSV-1 and HSV-2, and temporal kinetics differ for EPI and CORT. Thus, stress-induced reactivation mechanisms are neuron-specific, stimulus-specific and virus-specific. These findings have implications for differences in HSV-1 and HSV-2 recurrent disease patterns and frequencies, as well as development of targeted, more effective antivirals that may act on different responses in different types of neurons.
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- Poorna Goswami
- Translational Biology Medicine and Health, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA;
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- Biomedical and Veterinary Science, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA;
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- Population Health Sciences, Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Arthropod-Borne Pathogens, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA
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Rozman B, Nachshon A, Levi Samia R, Lavi M, Schwartz M, Stern-Ginossar N. Temporal dynamics of HCMV gene expression in lytic and latent infections. Cell Rep 2022; 39:110653. [PMID: 35417700 PMCID: PMC9035752 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
During productive human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, viral genes are expressed in a coordinated cascade that conventionally relies on the dependencies of viral genes on protein synthesis and viral DNA replication. By contrast, the transcriptional landscape of HCMV latency is poorly understood. Here, we examine viral gene expression dynamics during the establishment of both productive and latent HCMV infections. We redefine HCMV gene expression kinetics during productive infection and reveal that viral gene regulation does not represent a simple sequential cascade; many viral genes are regulated by multiple independent modules. Using our improved gene expression classification combined with transcriptome-wide measurements of the effects of a wide array of epigenetic inhibitors on viral gene expression during latency, we show that a defining feature of latency is the unique repression of immediate-early (IE) genes. Altogether, we recharacterize HCMV gene expression kinetics and reveal governing principles of lytic and latent gene expression. Redefining HCMV gene expression cascade during productive infection Many viral genes are regulated by multiple independent modules Diverse inhibitors induce broad viral gene expression in monocytes In monocytes, immediate-early (IE) genes are repressed compared to all other HCMV genes
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- Batsheva Rozman
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
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Murphy SA, Mapes NJ, Dua D, Kaur B. Histone modifiers at the crossroads of oncolytic and oncogenic viruses. Mol Ther 2022; 30:2153-2162. [PMID: 35143960 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer is a disease caused by loss of regulatory processes that control cell cycle, resulting in increased proliferation. The loss of control can deregulate both tumor suppressors and oncogenes. Apart from cell intrinsic gene mutations and environmental factors, infection by cancer-causing viruses also induces changes that lead to malignant transformation. This can be caused by both expression of oncogenic viral proteins and also by changes in cellular genes and proteins that affect the epigenome. Thus, these epigenetic modifiers are good therapeutic targets, and several epigenetic inhibitors are approved for the treatment of different cancers. In addition to small molecule drugs, biological therapies such as antibodies and viral therapies are also increasingly being used to treat cancer. An HSV-1 derived oncolytic virus is currently approved by the US FDA and the European Medicines Agency. Similarly, an adenovirus-based therapeutic is approved for use in China for some cancer types. Since viruses can affect cellular epigenetics, the interaction of epigenome-targeting drugs with oncogenic and oncolytic viruses is a highly significant area of investigation. Here we will review the current knowledge about the impact of using epigenetic drugs in tumors positive for oncogenic viruses or as therapeutic combinations with oncolytic viruses.
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- Sara A Murphy
- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030;; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71270
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030;.
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Verma S, Singh A, Varshney A, Chandru RA, Acharya M, Rajput J, Sangwan VS, Tiwari AK, Bhowmick T, Tiwari A. Infectious Keratitis: An Update on Role of Epigenetics. Front Immunol 2021; 12:765890. [PMID: 34917084 PMCID: PMC8669721 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.765890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Epigenetic mechanisms modulate gene expression and function without altering the base sequence of DNA. These reversible, heritable, and environment-influenced mechanisms generate various cell types during development and orchestrate the cellular responses to external stimuli by regulating the expression of genome. Also, the epigenetic modifications influence common pathological and physiological responses including inflammation, ischemia, neoplasia, aging and neurodegeneration etc. In recent past, the field of epigenetics has gained momentum and become an increasingly important area of biomedical research As far as eye is concerned, epigenetic mechanisms may play an important role in many complex diseases such as corneal dystrophy, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, ocular neoplasia, uveitis, and age-related macular degeneration. Focusing on the epigenetic mechanisms in ocular diseases may provide new understanding and insights into the pathogenesis of complex eye diseases and thus can aid in the development of novel treatments for these diseases. In the present review, we summarize the clinical perspective of infectious keratitis, role of epigenetics in infectious keratitis, therapeutic potential of epigenetic modifiers and the future perspective.
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- Sudhir Verma
- Department of Zoology, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cornea and Uveitis, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cornea and Uveitis, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Pandorum Technologies Ltd., Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Cornea and Uveitis, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Pandorum Technologies Ltd., Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Pandorum Technologies Ltd., Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Cornea and Uveitis, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Alagaratnam J, Stöhr W, Toombs J, Heslegrave A, Zetterberg H, Gisslén M, Pett S, Nelson M, Clarke A, Nwokolo N, Johnson MA, Khan M, Hanke T, Kopycinski J, Dorrell L, Fox J, Kinloch S, Underwood J, Pace M, Frater J, Winston A, Fidler S. No evidence of neuronal damage as measured by neurofilament light chain in a HIV cure study utilising a kick-and-kill approach. J Virus Erad 2021; 7:100056. [PMID: 34611495 PMCID: PMC8477217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jve.2021.100056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE HIV-remission strategies including kick-and-kill could induce viral transcription and immune-activation in the central nervous system, potentially causing neuronal injury. We investigated the impact of kick-and-kill on plasma neurofilament light (NfL), a marker of neuro-axonal injury, in RIVER trial participants commencing antiretroviral treatment (ART) during primary infection and randomly allocated to ART-alone or kick-and-kill (ART + vaccination + vorinostat (ART + V + V)). DESIGN Sub-study measuring serial plasma NfL concentrations. METHODS Plasma NfL (using Simoa digital immunoassay), plasma HIV-1 RNA (using single-copy assay) and total HIV-1 DNA (using quantitative polymerase chain reaction in peripheral CD4+ T-cells) were measured at randomisation (following ≥22 weeks ART), week 12 (on final intervention day in ART + V + V) and week 18 post-randomisation. HIV-specific T-cells were quantified by intracellular cytokine staining at randomisation and week 12. Differences in plasma NfL longitudinally and by study arm were analysed using mixed models and Student's t-test. Associations with plasma NfL were assessed using linear regression and rank statistics. RESULTS At randomisation, 58 male participants had median age 32 years and CD4+ count 696 cells/μL. No significant difference in plasma NfL was seen longitudinally and by study arm, with median plasma NfL (pg/mL) in ART-only vs ART + V + V: 7.4 vs 6.4, p = 0.16 (randomisation), 8.0 vs 6.9, p = 0.22 (week 12) and 7.1 vs 6.8, p = 0.74 (week 18). Plasma NfL did not significantly correlate with plasma HIV-1 RNA and total HIV-1 DNA concentration in peripheral CD4+ T-cells at any timepoint. While higher HIV-specific T-cell responses were seen at week 12 in ART + V + V, there were no significant correlations with plasma NfL. In multivariate analysis, higher plasma NfL was associated with older age, higher CD8+ count and lower body mass index. CONCLUSIONS Despite evidence of vaccine-induced HIV-specific T-cell responses, we observed no evidence of increased neuro-axonal injury using plasma NfL as a biomarker up to 18 weeks following kick-and-kill, compared with ART-only.
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- Jasmini Alagaratnam
- Department of Infectious Disease, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
- Genitourinary Medicine and HIV Department, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, 90 High Holborn, Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ, United Kingdom
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- UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Wallingsgatan 6, 431 41, Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Blå Stråket 5, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
- Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Blå Stråket 5, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, 90 High Holborn, Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ, United Kingdom
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, Gower St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
- Mortimer Market Centre, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Capper St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6JB, UK
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- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and HIV, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9NH, UK
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- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and HIV, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 1ES, UK
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- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and HIV, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9NH, UK
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Build, Roosevelt Dr, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, UK
- The Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and HIV, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
- Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, School of Medicine, UHW Main Building, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK
- Oxford University National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
- Genitourinary Medicine and HIV Department, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
- Genitourinary Medicine and HIV Department, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
- Genitourinary Medicine and HIV Department, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, 90 High Holborn, Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ, United Kingdom
- UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Wallingsgatan 6, 431 41, Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Blå Stråket 5, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
- Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Blå Stråket 5, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, Gower St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
- Mortimer Market Centre, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Capper St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6JB, UK
- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and HIV, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9NH, UK
- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and HIV, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 1ES, UK
- Department of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Build, Roosevelt Dr, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, UK
- The Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and HIV, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK
- Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, School of Medicine, UHW Main Building, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK
- Oxford University National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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Schang LM, Hu M, Cortes EF, Sun K. Chromatin-mediated epigenetic regulation of HSV-1 transcription as a potential target in antiviral therapy. Antiviral Res 2021; 192:105103. [PMID: 34082058 PMCID: PMC8277756 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The ability to establish, and reactivate from, latent infections is central to the biology and pathogenesis of HSV-1. It also poses a strong challenge to antiviral therapy, as latent HSV-1 genomes do not replicate or express any protein to be targeted. Although the processes regulating the establishment and maintenance of, and reactivation from, latency are not fully elucidated, the current general consensus is that epigenetics play a major role. A unifying model postulates that whereas HSV-1 avoids or counteracts chromatin silencing in lytic infections, it becomes silenced during latency, silencing which is somewhat disrupted during reactivation. Many years of work by different groups using a variety of approaches have also shown that the lytic HSV-1 chromatin is distinct and has unique biophysical properties not shared with most cellular chromatin. Nonetheless, the lytic and latent viral chromatins are typically enriched in post translational modifications or histone variants characteristic of active or repressed transcription, respectively. Moreover, a variety of small molecule epigenetic modulators inhibit viral replication and reactivation from latency. Despite these successes in culture and animal models, it is not obvious how epigenetic modulation would be used in antiviral therapy if the same epigenetic mechanisms governed viral and cellular gene expression. Recent work has highlighted several important differences between the viral and cellular chromatins, which appear to be of consequence to their respective epigenetic regulations. In this review, we will discuss the distinctiveness of the viral chromatin, and explore whether it is regulated by mechanisms unique enough to be exploited in antiviral therapy.
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- Luis M Schang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. 235 Hungerford Hill Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. 235 Hungerford Hill Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta. 470 MSB, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H7, Canada.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. 235 Hungerford Hill Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. 235 Hungerford Hill Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.
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Zheng W, D’Aiuto L, Demers MJ, Muralidaran V, Wood JA, Wesesky M, Chattopadhyay A, Nimgaonkar VL. Insights into bioinformatic approaches for repurposing compounds as anti-viral drugs. Antivir Chem Chemother 2021; 29:20402066211036822. [PMID: 34463534 PMCID: PMC8411619 DOI: 10.1177/20402066211036822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Drug repurposing is a cost-effective strategy to identify drugs with novel effects. We searched for drugs exhibiting inhibitory activity to Herpes Simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). Our strategy utilized gene expression data generated from HSV-1-infected cell cultures which was paired with drug effects on gene expression. Gene expression data from HSV-1 infected and uninfected neurons were analyzed using BaseSpace Correlation Engine (Illumina®). Based on the general Signature Reversing Principle (SRP), we hypothesized that the effects of candidate antiviral drugs on gene expression would be diametrically opposite (negatively correlated) to those effects induced by HSV-1 infection. RESULTS We initially identified compounds capable of inducing changes in gene expression opposite to those which were consequent to HSV-1 infection. The most promising negatively correlated drugs (Valproic acid, Vorinostat) did not significantly inhibit HSV-1 infection further in African green monkey kidney epithelial cells (Vero cells). Next, we tested Sulforaphane and Menadione which showed effects similar to those caused by viral infections (positively correlated). Intriguingly, Sulforaphane caused a modest but significant inhibition of HSV-1 infection in Vero cells (IC50 = 180.4 µM, p = 0.008), but exhibited toxicity when further explored in human neuronal progenitor cells (NPCs) derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. CONCLUSIONS These results reveal the limits of the commonly used SRP strategy when applied to the identification of novel antiviral drugs and highlight the necessity to refine the SRP strategy to increase its utility.
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- Wenxiao Zheng
- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
- Third Xiangya Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central
South University, Changsha, China
- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center
for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University,
Changsha, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Molecular Biology Information Service, Health Sciences Library
System, University of
Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- Behavioral Health Service Line, Veterans Administration
Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, USA
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The Crosstalk of Epigenetics and Metabolism in Herpesvirus Infection. Viruses 2020; 12:v12121377. [PMID: 33271926 PMCID: PMC7760534 DOI: 10.3390/v12121377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Epigenetics is a versatile player in manipulating viral infection and a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of viral-induced diseases. Both epigenetics and metabolism are crucial in establishing a highly specific transcriptional network, which may promote or suppress virus infection. Human herpesvirus infection can induce a broad range of human malignancies and is largely dependent on the status of cellular epigenetics as well as its related metabolism. However, the crosstalk between epigenetics and metabolism during herpesvirus infection has not been fully explored. Here, we describe how epigenetic regulation of cellular metabolism affects herpesvirus infection and induces viral diseases. This further highlights the importance of epigenetics and metabolism during viral infection and provides novel insights into the development of targeted therapies.
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Antiviral drugs have traditionally been developed by directly targeting essential viral components. However, this strategy often fails due to the rapid generation of drug-resistant viruses. Recent genome-wide approaches, such as those employing small interfering RNA (siRNA) or clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) or those using small molecule chemical inhibitors targeting the cellular "kinome," have been used successfully to identify cellular factors that can support virus replication. Since some of these cellular factors are critical for virus replication, but are dispensable for the host, they can serve as novel targets for antiviral drug development. In addition, potentiation of immune responses, regulation of cytokine storms, and modulation of epigenetic changes upon virus infections are also feasible approaches to control infections. Because it is less likely that viruses will mutate to replace missing cellular functions, the chance of generating drug-resistant mutants with host-targeted inhibitor approaches is minimized. However, drug resistance against some host-directed agents can, in fact, occur under certain circumstances, such as long-term selection pressure of a host-directed antiviral agent that can allow the virus the opportunity to adapt to use an alternate host factor or to alter its affinity toward the target that confers resistance. This review describes novel approaches for antiviral drug development with a focus on host-directed therapies and the potential mechanisms that may account for the acquisition of antiviral drug resistance against host-directed agents.
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Evaluation of Cyprinid Herpesvirus 2 Latency and Reactivation in Carassius gibel. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8030445. [PMID: 32245260 PMCID: PMC7143840 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2, species Cyprinid herpesvirus 2) causes severe mortality in ornamental goldfish, crucian carp (Carassius auratus), and gibel carp (Carassius gibelio). It has been shown that the genomic DNA of CyHV-2 could be detected in subclinical fish, which implied that CyHV-2 could establish persistent infection. In this study, the latency of CyHV-2 was investigated in the survival fish after primary infection. CyHV-2 genomic DNA was detected in multiple tissues of acute infection samples; however, detection of CyHV-2 DNA was significantly reduced in fish recovered from the primary infection on day 300 postinfection. No active viral gene transcription, such as DNA polymerase and ORF99, was detected in recovered fish. Following temperature stress, an increase of CyHV-2 DNA copy numbers and gene transcription were observed in tissues examined, which suggests that CyHV-2 was reactivated under stress. In addition, a cell line (GCBLat1) derived from the brain tissue from CyHV-2-exposed fish harbored CyHV-2 genome but did not produce infectious virions under normal culture conditions. However, CyHV-2 replication and viral gene transcription occurred when GCBLat1 cells were treated with trichostatin A (TSA) or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (TPA). It suggests CyHV-2 can remain latent in vitro and can reactivate under stress condition.
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Minato E, Kobayashi A, Aoshima K, Fukushi H, Kimura T. Susceptibility of rat immortalized neuronal cell line Rn33B expressing equine major histocompatibility class 1 to equine herpesvirus-1 infection is differentiation dependent. Microbiol Immunol 2020; 64:123-132. [PMID: 31758567 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), which causes encephalomyelitis in horses, shows endotheliotropism in the central nervous system of horses, and generally does not infect neurons. However, little is known about the mechanism underlying the resistance of neuron to EHV-1, due to the lack of convenient cell culture systems. In this study, we examined EHV-1 infection in immortalized Rn33B rat neuronal cells, which differentiate into neurons when cultured under nonpermissive conditions. Because murine cell lines are resistant to EHV-1 infections due to the lack of functional entry receptors for EHV-1, we used an Rn33B-derived cell line that stably expresses the equine MHC class 1 molecule, which acts as EHV-1 entry receptor (Rn33B-A68B2M cells). EHV-1 infected undifferentiated Rn33B-A68B2M cells more efficiently than differentiated cells, resulting in the production of progeny virus in the former but not in the latter. By contrast, both differentiated and undifferentiated cells infected with herpes simplex virus-1 produced infectious viral progeny. While EHV-1 infection induced stronger expression of IFN alpha gene in differentiated cells than in undifferentiated cells, downstream IFN responses, including phosphorylation of STAT1 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 1) and expression of IFN-stimulated genes, were not activated regardless of whether cells were differentiated or not. These results suggest that neuronal differentiation of RN33B-A68B2M cells reduced their susceptibility to EHV-1, which is not due to different IFN responses. This culture system may be useful as an in vitro model for studying neuron-specific resistance to EHV-1, by investigating viral and host factors responsible for the difference in susceptibility between differentiated and undifferentiated cells.
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- Erina Minato
- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Modulation of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Activity in Human Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons by Herpesvirus Quiescent Infection. J Virol 2020; 94:JVI.01823-19. [PMID: 31694955 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01823-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The molecular mechanisms of pain associated with alphaherpesvirus latency are not clear. We hypothesize that the voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) on the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons controlling electrical impulses may have abnormal activity during latent viral infection and reactivation. We used herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) to infect the human DRG-derived neuronal cell line HD10.6 in order to study the establishment and maintenance of viral latency, viral reactivation, and changes in the functional expression of VGSCs. Differentiated cells exhibited robust tetrodotoxin (TTX)-sensitive sodium currents, and acute infection significantly reduced the functional expression of VGSCs within 24 h and completely abolished VGSC activity within 3 days. A quiescent state of infection mimicking latency can be achieved in the presence of acyclovir (ACV) for 7 days followed by 5 days of ACV washout, and then the viruses can remain dormant for another 3 weeks. It was noted that during the establishment of HSV-1 latency, the loss of VGSC activity caused by HSV-1 infection could not be blocked by ACV treatment. However, neurons with continued ACV treatment for another 4 days showed a gradual recovery of VGSC functional expression. Furthermore, the latently infected neurons exhibited higher VGSC activity than controls. The overall regulation of VGSCs by HSV-1 during quiescent infection was proved by increased transcription and possible translation of Nav1.7. Together, these observations demonstrated a very complex pattern of electrophysiological changes during HSV infection of DRG neurons, which may have implications for understanding of the mechanisms of virus-mediated pain linked to latency and reactivation.IMPORTANCE The reactivation of herpesviruses, most commonly varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and pseudorabies virus (PRV), may cause cranial nerve disorder and unbearable pain. Clinical studies have also reported that HSV-1 causes postherpetic neuralgia and chronic occipital neuralgia in humans. The current work meticulously studies the functional expression profile changes of VGSCs during the processes of HSV-1 latency establishment and reactivation using human dorsal root ganglion-derived neuronal HD10.6 cells as an in vitro model. Our results indicated that VGSC activity was eliminated upon infection but steadily recovered during latency establishment and that latent neurons exhibited even higher VGSC activity. This finding advances our knowledge of how ganglion neurons generate uncharacteristic electrical impulses due to abnormal VGSC functional expression influenced by the latent virus.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In addition to preventive protocols and antiretroviral therapy, HIV-1 eradication has been considered as an additional strategy to help fight the AIDS epidemic. With the support of multiple funding agencies, research groups worldwide have been developing protocols to achieve either a sterilizing or a functional cure for HIV-infection. RECENT FINDINGS Most of the studies focus on the elimination or suppression of circulating CD4+ T cells, the best characterized HIV-1 latent reservoir. The role of the central nervous system (CNS) as a latent reservoir is still controversial. Although brain macrophages and astrocytes are susceptible to HIV-1 infection, it has not been ascertained whether the CNS carries latent HIV-1 during cART and, if so, whether the virus can be reactivated and spread to other compartments after ART interruption. Here, we examine the implications of HIV-1 eradication strategies on the CNS, regardless of whether it is a true latent reservoir and, if so, whether it is present in all patients.
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Chromatin dynamics and the transcriptional competence of HSV-1 genomes during lytic infections. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1008076. [PMID: 31725813 PMCID: PMC6855408 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
During latent infections with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), viral transcription is restricted and the genomes are mostly maintained in silenced chromatin, whereas in lytically infected cells all viral genes are transcribed and the genomes are dynamically chromatinized. Histones in the viral chromatin bear markers of silenced chromatin at early times in lytic infection or of active transcription at later times. The virion protein VP16 activates transcription of the immediate-early (IE) genes by recruiting transcription activators and chromatin remodelers to their promoters. Two IE proteins, ICP0 and ICP4 which modulate chromatin epigenetics, then activate transcription of early and late genes. Although chromatin is involved in the mechanism of activation of HSV- transcription, its precise role is not entirely understood. In the cellular genome, chromatin dynamics often modulate transcription competence whereas promoter-specific transcription factors determine transcription activity. Here, biophysical fractionation of serially digested HSV-1 chromatin followed by short-read deep sequencing indicates that nuclear HSV-1 DNA has different biophysical properties than protein-free or encapsidated HSV-1 DNA. The entire HSV-1 genomes in infected cells were equally accessible. The accessibility of transcribed or non-transcribed genes under any given condition did not differ, and each gene was entirely sampled in both the most and least accessible chromatin. However, HSV-1 genomes fractionated differently under conditions of generalized or restricted transcription. Approximately 1/3 of the HSV-1 DNA including fully sampled genes resolved to the most accessible chromatin when HSV-1 transcription was active, but such enrichment was reduced to only 3% under conditions of restricted HSV-1 transcription. Short sequences of restricted accessibility separated genes with different transcription levels. Chromatin dynamics thus provide a first level of regulation on HSV-1 transcription, dictating the transcriptional competency of the genomes during lytic infections, whereas the transcription of individual genes is then most likely activated by specific transcription factors. Moreover, genes transcribed to different levels are separated by short sequences with limited accessibility. Although chromatin epigenetics modulate transcription of the nuclear replicating DNA viruses, and play major roles in the process of establishment of, and reactivation from, latency, the specific mechanisms of this modulation are not totally clear. Chromatin often regulates the transcriptional competency of cellular genes, rather than the actual level of transcription of individual genes. Here, we show that chromatin dynamics regulate the transcription competency of entire herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) genomes, rather than the actual transcription level of individual genes. Moreover, CTCF/ insulator containing sequences flanking the immediate-early gene loci are more inaccessible when these genes are highly transcribed in a context of little transcription from the rest of the genome than when no gene was highly transcribed or all genes were. We postulate that chromatin dynamics modulate the transcriptional competency of the HSV-1 genome. Genes in genomes rendered transcriptionally inactive by chromatin dynamics cannot be transcribed, whereas transcription of individual genes, or of group of genes, is regulated separately in the transcriptionally competent genomes.
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Chen X, Zhu G, Zhu L. The Antiviral Effects of Sodium Phenylbutyrate Against BoHV-1 Infection In Vitro. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180816666190222155958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Introduction:
The alteration of histone acetylation is a known mechanism to regulate gene
expression, and thereby affecting various cellular processes. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are
known to regulate histone acetylation by removal of the acetyl group from lysines. HDAC inhibitor
such as Sodium Phenylbutyrate (PB) and Valproic Acid (VPA) have been reported to affect multiple
virus infection while whether they affect BoHV-1 infection is unknown.
Objective:
The aim of the study is to investigate whether PB and VPA effects BoHV-1 infection and
the virus induced inflammation related signaling including Erk1/2 and p38MAPK signaling.
Methods:
To assess the antiviral effects of PB and VPA on BoHV-1 infection, MDBK cells were
treated with these inhibitors at different concentrations. Then time addition was performed to pinpoint
which stages of virus infection was affected by the chemicals. In order to assess whether PB
affect viral gene expression, we detected the viral IE genes such as bICP0, bICP4 and bICP22 using
real-time PCR assay. The effects of PB had on the activation of inflammation related signaling including
Erk1/2 and p38MAPK in response to the virus infection were also detected.
Results:
Here, for the first time we reveals that PB but not VPA affects BoHV-1 infection at late
stages of infection. It affected the expression of IE genes such as bICP0, bICP4 and bICP22. Interestingly,
PB enhanced the activation of both Erk1/2 and p38MAPK signaling stimulated by BoHV-1
infection.
Conclusion:
HDAC inhibitor PB significantly inhibited BoHV-1 infection partially through the interruption
of certain viral IE gene expression. Though PB has been reported to have antiinflammatory
effects, we found that it enhanced the activation of inflammation pertinent signaling of
both Erk1/2 and p38MAPK stimulated by BoHV-1 infection.
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- Xinye Chen
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Ding L, Jiang P, Xu X, Lu W, Yang C, Zhou P, Liu S. Resveratrol promotes HSV-2 replication by increasing histone acetylation and activating NF-κB. Biochem Pharmacol 2019; 171:113691. [PMID: 31704236 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.113691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Resveratrol is a natural compound found in many plant species that has broad therapeutic benefits. Here, we investigated the effects of resveratrol on the replication of HSV-2. We found that resveratrol accelerated replication of HSV-2 and increased release of progeny virion. A time-of-addition study suggested that resveratrol worked primarily in the early stage of viral infection. Resveratrol regulated HSV-2 infection by increasing histone acetylation and activating NF-κB. In addition, inhibition of CDK9 activity restrained the promoting effect of resveratrol on HSV-2 infection. Altogether, our experiments revealed the regulatory effect of resveratrol and its mechanism of action on HSV-2 replication.
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- Liqiong Ding
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Nehme Z, Pasquereau S, Herbein G. Control of viral infections by epigenetic-targeted therapy. Clin Epigenetics 2019; 11:55. [PMID: 30917875 PMCID: PMC6437953 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-019-0654-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Epigenetics is defined as the science that studies the modifications of gene expression that are not owed to mutations or changes in the genetic sequence. Recently, strong evidences are pinpointing toward a solid interplay between such epigenetic alterations and the outcome of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. Guided by the previous possibly promising experimental trials of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epigenetic reprogramming, the latter is paving the road toward two major approaches to control viral gene expression or latency. Reactivating HCMV from the latent phase ("shock and kill" paradigm) or alternatively repressing the virus lytic and reactivation phases ("block and lock" paradigm) by epigenetic-targeted therapy represent encouraging options to overcome latency and viral shedding or otherwise replication and infectivity, which could lead eventually to control the infection and its complications. Not limited to HIV and HCMV, this concept is similarly studied in the context of hepatitis B and C virus, herpes simplex virus, and Epstein-Barr virus. Therefore, epigenetic manipulations stand as a pioneering research area in modern biology and could constitute a curative methodology by potentially consenting the development of broad-spectrum antivirals to control viral infections in vivo.
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- Zeina Nehme
- Department Pathogens & Inflammation-EPILAB, UPRES EA4266, University of Franche-Comté, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 route de Gray, F-25030 Besançon cedex, France
- Université Libanaise, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department Pathogens & Inflammation-EPILAB, UPRES EA4266, University of Franche-Comté, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 route de Gray, F-25030 Besançon cedex, France
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- Department Pathogens & Inflammation-EPILAB, UPRES EA4266, University of Franche-Comté, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 route de Gray, F-25030 Besançon cedex, France
- Department of Virology, CHRU Besancon, F-25030 Besançon, France
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Murray LA, Sheng X, Cristea IM. Orchestration of protein acetylation as a toggle for cellular defense and virus replication. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4967. [PMID: 30470744 PMCID: PMC6251895 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07179-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Emerging evidence highlights protein acetylation, a prevalent lysine posttranslational modification, as a regulatory mechanism and promising therapeutic target in human viral infections. However, how infections dynamically alter global cellular acetylation or whether viral proteins are acetylated remains virtually unexplored. Here, we establish acetylation as a highly-regulated molecular toggle of protein function integral to the herpesvirus human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication. We offer temporal resolution of cellular and viral acetylations. By interrogating dynamic protein acetylation with both protein abundance and subcellular localization, we discover finely tuned spatial acetylations across infection time. We determine that lamin acetylation at the nuclear periphery protects against virus production by inhibiting capsid nuclear egress. Further studies within infectious viral particles identify numerous acetylations, including on the viral transcriptional activator pUL26, which we show represses virus production. Altogether, this study provides specific insights into functions of cellular and viral protein acetylations and a valuable resource of dynamic acetylation events. The dynamics of protein acetylation during infection remains unexplored. Here, Murray et al. characterize spatio-temporal acetylations of both cellular and viral proteins during HCMV infection, providing new functional insights into the host-virus acetylome that might help identify new antiviral targets.
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- L A Murray
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.
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The Involvement of Histone H3 Acetylation in Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Replication in MDBK Cells. Viruses 2018; 10:v10100525. [PMID: 30261679 PMCID: PMC6213513 DOI: 10.3390/v10100525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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During bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) productive infection in cell cultures, partial of intranuclear viral DNA is present in nucleosomes, and viral protein VP22 associates with histones and decreases histone H4 acetylation, indicating the involvement of histone H4 acetylation in virus replication. In this study, we demonstrated that BoHV-1 infection at the late stage (at 24 h after infection) dramatically decreased histone H3 acetylation [at residues K9 (H3K9ac) and K18 (H3K18ac)], which was supported by the pronounced depletion of histone acetyltransferases (HATs) including CBP/P300 (CREB binding protein and p300), GCN5L2 (general control of amino acid synthesis yeast homolog like 2) and PCAF (P300/CBP-associated factor). The depletion of GCN5L2 promoted by virus infection was partially mediated by ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Interestingly, the viral replication was enhanced by HAT (histone acetyltransferase) activator CTPB [N-(4-Chloro-3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-ethoxy-6-pentadecylbenzamide], and vice versa, inhibited by HAT inhibitor Anacardic acid (AA), suggesting that BoHV-1 may take advantage of histone acetylation for efficient replication. Taken together, we proposed that the HAT-dependent histone H3 acetylation plays an important role in BoHV-1 replication in MDBK (Madin-Darby bovine kidney) cells.
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Thellman NM, Triezenberg SJ. Herpes Simplex Virus Establishment, Maintenance, and Reactivation: In Vitro Modeling of Latency. Pathogens 2017. [PMID: 28644417 PMCID: PMC5617985 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens6030028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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All herpes viruses establish lifelong infections (latency) in their host, and herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) are highly prevalent worldwide. Recurrence of HSV infections contributes to significant disease burden in people and on rare occasion can be fatal. Cell culture models that recapitulate latent infection provide valuable insight on the host processes regulating viral establishment and maintenance of latency. More robust and rapid than infections in live animal studies, advancements in neuronal culture techniques have made the systematic analysis of viral reactivation mechanisms feasible. Only recently have human neuronal cell lines been available, but models in the natural host cell are a critical addition to the currently available models.
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Pourchet A, Modrek AS, Placantonakis DG, Mohr I, Wilson AC. Modeling HSV-1 Latency in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neurons. Pathogens 2017; 6:E24. [PMID: 28594343 PMCID: PMC5488658 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens6020024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) uses latency in peripheral ganglia to persist in its human host, however, recurrent reactivation from this reservoir can cause debilitating and potentially life-threatening disease. Most studies of latency use live-animal infection models, but these are complex, multilayered systems and can be difficult to manipulate. Infection of cultured primary neurons provides a powerful alternative, yielding important insights into host signaling pathways controlling latency. However, small animal models do not recapitulate all aspects of HSV-1 infection in humans and are limited in terms of the available molecular tools. To address this, we have developed a latency model based on human neurons differentiated in culture from an NIH-approved embryonic stem cell line. The resulting neurons are highly permissive for replication of wild-type HSV-1, but establish a non-productive infection state resembling latency when infected at low viral doses in the presence of the antivirals acyclovir and interferon-α. In this state, viral replication and expression of a late viral gene marker are not detected but there is an accumulation of the viral latency-associated transcript (LAT) RNA. After a six-day establishment period, antivirals can be removed and the infected cultures maintained for several weeks. Subsequent treatment with sodium butyrate induces reactivation and production of new infectious virus. Human neurons derived from stem cells provide the appropriate species context to study this exclusively human virus with the potential for more extensive manipulation of the progenitors and access to a wide range of preexisting molecular tools.
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- Aldo Pourchet
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
- Kimmel Center for Stem Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
- Brain Tumor Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
- Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
- Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
- Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
- Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Phelan D, Barrozo ER, Bloom DC. HSV1 latent transcription and non-coding RNA: A critical retrospective. J Neuroimmunol 2017; 308:65-101. [PMID: 28363461 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Virologists have invested great effort into understanding how the herpes simplex viruses and their relatives are maintained dormant over the lifespan of their host while maintaining the poise to remobilize on sporadic occasions. Piece by piece, our field has defined the tissues in play (the sensory ganglia), the transcriptional units (the latency-associated transcripts), and the responsive genomic region (the long repeats of the viral genomes). With time, the observed complexity of these features has compounded, and the totality of viral factors regulating latency are less obvious. In this review, we compose a comprehensive picture of the viral genetic elements suspected to be relevant to herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) latent transcription by conducting a critical analysis of about three decades of research. We describe these studies, which largely involved mutational analysis of the notable latency-associated transcripts (LATs), and more recently a series of viral miRNAs. We also intend to draw attention to the many other less characterized non-coding RNAs, and perhaps coding RNAs, that may be important for consideration when trying to disentangle the multitude of phenotypes of the many genetic modifications introduced into recombinant HSV1 strains.
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- Dane Phelan
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, United States.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, United States.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, United States.
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Brogdon J, Ziani W, Wang X, Veazey RS, Xu H. In vitro effects of the small-molecule protein kinase C agonists on HIV latency reactivation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39032. [PMID: 27941949 PMCID: PMC5150635 DOI: 10.1038/srep39032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The persistence of latently HIV-infected cellular reservoirs represents the major obstacle to virus eradication in patients under antiretroviral therapy (ART). Cure strategies to eliminate these reservoirs are thus needed to reactivate proviral gene expression in latently infected cells. In this study, we tested optimal concentrations of PKC agonist candidates (PEP005/Ingenol-3-angelate, prostratin, bryostatin-1, and JQ1) to reactivate HIV latency in vitro, and examined their effects on cell survival, activation and epigenetic histone methylation after treatment alone or in combination in cell line and isolated CD4 T cells from SIV-infected macaques. The results showed that PKC agonists increased cell activation with different degrees of latency reactivation, concomitant with reduced levels of histone methylation. With increasing concentrations, prostratin and byrostain-1 treatment rapidly reduced cell survival and cell activation. The PKC agonist combinations, or in combination with JQ1, led to modest levels of synergistic reactivation of HIV. Remarkably, PEP005 treatment alone caused marked reactivation of HIV latency, similar to PMA stimulation. These findings suggested that PEP005 alone, as indicated its lower cytotoxicity and lower effective dose inducing maximal reactivation, might be a candidate for effectively reactivating HIV latency as part of a therapeutic strategy for HIV infection.
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- Jessica Brogdon
- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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Shapira L, Ralph M, Tomer E, Cohen S, Kobiler O. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Reduce the Number of Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Genomes Initiating Expression in Individual Cells. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1970. [PMID: 27999572 PMCID: PMC5138200 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Although many viral particles can enter a single cell, the number of viral genomes per cell that establish infection is limited. However, mechanisms underlying this restriction were not explored in depth. For herpesviruses, one of the possible mechanisms suggested is chromatinization and silencing of the incoming genomes. To test this hypothesis, we followed infection with three herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) fluorescence expressing recombinants in the presence or absence of histone deacetylases inhibitors (HDACi's). Unexpectedly, a lower number of viral genomes initiated expression in the presence of these inhibitors. This phenomenon was observed using several HDACi: Trichostatin A (TSA), Suberohydroxamic Acid, Valporic Acid, and Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid. We found that HDACi presence did not change the progeny outcome from the infected cells but did alter the kinetic of the gene expression from the viral genomes. Different cell types (HFF, Vero, and U2OS), which vary in their capability to activate intrinsic and innate immunity, show a cell specific basal average number of viral genomes establishing infection. Importantly, in all cell types, treatment with TSA reduced the number of viral genomes. ND10 nuclear bodies are known to interact with the incoming herpes genomes and repress viral replication. The viral immediate early protein, ICP0, is known to disassemble the ND10 bodies and to induce degradation of some of the host proteins in these domains. HDACi treated cells expressed higher levels of some of the host ND10 proteins (promyelocytic leukemia and ATRX), which may explain the lower number of viral genomes initiating expression per cell. Corroborating this hypothesis, infection with three HSV-1 recombinants carrying a deletion in the gene coding for ICP0, show a reduction in the number of genomes being expressed in U2OS cells. We suggest that alterations in the levels of host proteins involved in intrinsic antiviral defense may result in differences in the number of genomes that initiate expression.
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- Lev Shapira
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
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Interrelationship of Primary Virus Replication, Level of Latency, and Time to Reactivation in the Trigeminal Ganglia of Latently Infected Mice. J Virol 2016; 90:9533-42. [PMID: 27512072 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01373-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED We sought to determine the possibility of an interrelationship between primary virus replication in the eye, the level of viral DNA in the trigeminal ganglia (TG) during latency, and the amount of virus reactivation following ocular herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection. Mice were infected with virulent (McKrae) or avirulent (KOS and RE) strains of HSV-1, and virus titers in the eyes and TG during primary infection, level of viral gB DNA in TG on day 28 postinfection (p.i.), and virus reactivation on day 28 p.i. as measured by explant reactivation were calculated. Our results suggest that the avirulent strains of HSV-1, even after corneal scarification, had lower virus titers in the eye, had less latency in the TG, and took a longer time to reactivate than virulent strains of HSV-1. The time to explant reactivation of avirulent strains of HSV-1 was similar to that of the virulent LAT((-)) McKrae-derived mutant. The viral dose with the McKrae strain of HSV-1 affected the level of viral DNA and time to explant reactivation. Overall, our results suggest that there is no absolute correlation between primary virus titer in the eye and TG and the level of viral DNA in latent TG and time to reactivation. IMPORTANCE Very little is known regarding the interrelationship between primary virus replication in the eye, the level of latency in TG, and the time to reactivate in the mouse model. This study was designed to answer these questions. Our results point to the absence of any correlation between the level of primary virus replication and the level of viral DNA during latency, and neither was an indicator of how rapidly the virus reactivated following explant TG-induced reactivation.
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Romani B, Kamali Jamil R, Hamidi-Fard M, Rahimi P, Momen SB, Aghasadeghi MR, Allahbakhshi E. HIV-1 Vpr reactivates latent HIV-1 provirus by inducing depletion of class I HDACs on chromatin. Sci Rep 2016; 6:31924. [PMID: 27550312 PMCID: PMC4994036 DOI: 10.1038/srep31924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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HIV-1 Vpr is an accessory protein that induces proteasomal degradation of multiple proteins. We recently showed that Vpr targets class I HDACs on chromatin for proteasomal degradation. Here we show that Vpr induces degradation of HDAC1 and HDAC3 in HIV-1 latently infected J-Lat cells. Degradation of HDAC1 and HDAC3 was also observed on the HIV-1 LTR and as a result, markers of active transcription were recruited to the viral promoter and induced viral activation. Knockdown of HDAC1 and HDAC3 activated the latent HIV-1 provirus and complementation with HDAC3 inhibited Vpr-induced HIV-1 reactivation. Viral reactivation and degradation of HDAC1 and HDAC3 was conserved among Vpr proteins of HV-1 group M. Serum Vpr isolated from patients or the release of virion-incorporated Vpr from viral lysates also activated HIV-1 in latently infected cell lines and PBMCs from HIV-1 infected patients. Our results indicate that Vpr counteracts HIV-1 latency by inducing proteasomal degradation of HDAC1 and 3 leading to reactivation of the viral promoter.
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- Bizhan Romani
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center (CMRC), Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, 61357-15794, Iran.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, 81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Human Viral Vaccines, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Karaj, 31976-19751, Iran
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- Hepatitis and AIDS Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 13169-43551, Iran
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- Hepatitis and AIDS Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 13169-43551, Iran
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- Pilot Biotechnology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 13169-43551, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center (CMRC), Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, 61357-15794, Iran
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Ma F, Wang C, Yoder WE, Westlund KN, Carlson CR, Miller CS, Danaher RJ. Efficacy of Herpes Simplex Virus Vector Encoding the Human Preproenkephalin Gene for Treatment of Facial Pain in Mice. J Oral Facial Pain Headache 2016; 30:42-50. [PMID: 26817032 DOI: 10.11607/ofph.1512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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AIMS To determine whether herpes simplex virus-based vectors can efficiently transduce mouse trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons and attenuate preexisting nerve injury-induced whisker pad mechanical hypersensitivity in a trigeminal inflammatory compression (TIC) neuropathic pain model. METHODS Tissue transduction efficiencies of replication-conditional and replication-defective vectors to mouse whisker pads after topical administration and subcutaneous injection were assessed using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Tissue tropism and transgene expression were assessed using qPCR and reverse-transcriptase qPCR following topical application of the vectors. Whisker pad mechanical sensitivities of TIC-injured mice were determined using graduated von Frey fibers before and after application of human preproenkephalin expressing replication-conditional vector (KHPE). Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc tests. RESULTS Transduction of target TGs was 8- to 50-fold greater after topical application than subcutaneous injection and ≥ 100-fold greater for replication-conditional than replication-defective vectors. Mean KHPE loads remained constant in TGs (4.5-9.8 × 10(4) copies/TG) over 3 weeks but were below quantifiable levels (10 copies/tissue) within 2 weeks of application in other nontarget cephalic tissues examined. Transgene expression in TGs was maximal during 2 weeks after topical application (100-200 cDNA copies/mL) and was below quantifiable levels (1 cDNA copy/mL) in all nontarget tissues. Topical KHPE administration reduced TIC-related mechanical hypersensitivity on whisker pads 4-fold (P < .05) for at least 1 week. CONCLUSION Topically administered KHPE produced a significant antinociceptive effect in the TIC mouse model of chronic facial neuropathic pain. This is the first report in which a gene therapeutic approach reduced trigeminal pain-related behaviors in an established pain state in mice.
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Elmer JJ, Christensen MD, Barua S, Lehrman J, Haynes KA, Rege K. The histone deacetylase inhibitor Entinostat enhances polymer-mediated transgene expression in cancer cell lines. Biotechnol Bioeng 2015; 113:1345-1356. [PMID: 26614912 DOI: 10.1002/bit.25898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Eukaryotic cells maintain an immense amount of genetic information by tightly wrapping their DNA around positively charged histones. While this strategy allows human cells to maintain more than 25,000 genes, histone binding can also block gene expression. Consequently, cells express histone acetyl transferases (HATs) to acetylate histone lysines and release DNA for transcription. Conversely, histone deacetylases (HDACs) are employed for restoring the positive charge on the histones, thereby silencing gene expression by increasing histone-DNA binding. It has previously been shown that histones bind and silence viral DNA, while hyperacetylation of histones via HDAC inhibition restores viral gene expression. In this study, we demonstrate that treatment with Entinostat, an HDAC inhibitor, enhances transgene (luciferase) expression by up to 25-fold in human prostate and murine bladder cancer cell lines when used with cationic polymers for plasmid DNA delivery. Entinostat treatment altered cell cycle progression, resulting in a significant increase in the fraction of cells present in the G0/G1 phase at low micromolar concentrations. While this moderate G0/G1 arrest disappeared at higher concentrations, a modest increase in the fraction of apoptotic cells and a decrease in cell proliferation were observed, consistent with the known anticancer effects of the drug. DNase accessibility studies revealed no significant change in plasmid transcriptional availability with Entinostat treatment. However, quantitative PCR studies indicated that Entinostat treatment, at the optimal dose for enhancing transgene expression, led to an increase in the amount of plasmid present in the nucleus in two cancer cell lines. Taken together, our results show that Entinostat enhances polymer- mediated transgene expression and can be useful in applications related to transient protein expression in mammalian cells. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2016;113: 1345-1356. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Jacob J Elmer
- Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287
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- Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287
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- Harrington Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Harrington Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287
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Liu Y, Li S. A Cell Culture Model of Latent and Lytic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection in Spiral Ganglion. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2015; 77:141-9. [PMID: 26022499 DOI: 10.1159/000381679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) is supposed to be one of the causes of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. This study aims to establish a cell culture model of latent and lytic HSV-1 infection in spiral ganglia. PROCEDURES In the presence of acyclovir, primary cultures of SGNs were latently infected with HSV-1 expressing green fluorescent protein. Four days later, these cells were treated with trichostatin A (TSA), a known chemical reactivator of HSV-1. TCID50 was used to measure the titers of virus in cultures on Vero cells. RNA from cultures was detected for the presence of transcripts of ICP27 and latency-associated transcript (LAT) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS There is no detectable infectious HSV-1 in latently infected cultures, whereas they could be observed in both lytically infected and latently infected/TSA-treated cultures. LAT was the only detectable transcript during latent infection, whereas lytic ICP27 transcript was detected in lytically infected and latently infected/TSA-treated cultures. CONCLUSION Cultured SGNs can be both latently and lytically infected with HSV-1. Furthermore, latently infected SGNs can be reactivated using TSA, yielding infectious virus.
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- Yuehong Liu
- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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Kennedy PGE, Rovnak J, Badani H, Cohrs RJ. A comparison of herpes simplex virus type 1 and varicella-zoster virus latency and reactivation. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:1581-602. [PMID: 25794504 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1; human herpesvirus 1) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV; human herpesvirus 3) are human neurotropic alphaherpesviruses that cause lifelong infections in ganglia. Following primary infection and establishment of latency, HSV-1 reactivation typically results in herpes labialis (cold sores), but can occur frequently elsewhere on the body at the site of primary infection (e.g. whitlow), particularly at the genitals. Rarely, HSV-1 reactivation can cause encephalitis; however, a third of the cases of HSV-1 encephalitis are associated with HSV-1 primary infection. Primary VZV infection causes varicella (chickenpox) following which latent virus may reactivate decades later to produce herpes zoster (shingles), as well as an increasingly recognized number of subacute, acute and chronic neurological conditions. Following primary infection, both viruses establish a latent infection in neuronal cells in human peripheral ganglia. However, the detailed mechanisms of viral latency and reactivation have yet to be unravelled. In both cases latent viral DNA exists in an 'end-less' state where the ends of the virus genome are joined to form structures consistent with unit length episomes and concatemers, from which viral gene transcription is restricted. In latently infected ganglia, the most abundantly detected HSV-1 RNAs are the spliced products originating from the primary latency associated transcript (LAT). This primary LAT is an 8.3 kb unstable transcript from which two stable (1.5 and 2.0 kb) introns are spliced. Transcripts mapping to 12 VZV genes have been detected in human ganglia removed at autopsy; however, it is difficult to ascribe these as transcripts present during latent infection as early-stage virus reactivation may have transpired in the post-mortem time period in the ganglia. Nonetheless, low-level transcription of VZV ORF63 has been repeatedly detected in multiple ganglia removed as close to death as possible. There is increasing evidence that HSV-1 and VZV latency is epigenetically regulated. In vitro models that permit pathway analysis and identification of both epigenetic modulations and global transcriptional mechanisms of HSV-1 and VZV latency hold much promise for our future understanding in this complex area. This review summarizes the molecular biology of HSV-1 and VZV latency and reactivation, and also presents future directions for study.
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- Peter G E Kennedy
- 1Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Garscube Campus, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- 2Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- 3Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- 3Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, CO 80045, USA 4Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Wang J, Guo X, Yang Z, Tan RX, Chen X, Li E. Fungal metabolite myriocin promotes human herpes simplex virus-2 infection. Life Sci 2014; 120:31-8. [PMID: 25447452 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIMS Myriocin is a fungal metabolite with antiviral activity, including influenza, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C viruses. We investigated whether myriocin has activity against human HSV-2, one of the most prevalent pathogens of sexually transmitted disease. MAIN METHODS Cell culture systems were used to evaluate myriocin effect on HSV-2 infection. Plaque forming assay and immunoblotting studies were used to determine virus production and viral protein expression, respectively. KEY FINDINGS Myriocin showed no cytotoxic effect at up to 5 μM. Myriocin treatment did not inhibit HSV-2 infection. Instead, the treatment resulted in accelerated replication of HSV-2 and increased titers of infectious virion. The effect was detected at concentrations as low as 3 nM and plateaued at approximately 30 nM. Myriocin at 30 nM increased HSV-2 production by approximately 1.7 logs. Myriocin also promoted HSV-1 infection but required higher concentrations. A time course study revealed that myriocin promoted HSV-2 infection by acceleration of virus replication. Unlike trichostatin A that promotes HSV-2 infection and histone modifications, myriocin treatment did not alter histone modifications. Myriocin is a well characterized inhibitor of sphingolipid biosynthesis pathway. Structurally different inhibitors of the pathway showed no effect on HSV-2 infection. Exogenous sphingolipids did not reverse the effect of myriocin on HSV-2 infection either. SIGNIFICANCE We found that myriocin promotes HSV-2 replication at nanomolar concentrations with yet unknown mechanisms. Further studies may uncover novel mechanisms regulating HSV replication and targets of myriocin action. This may have potential application in enhancing efficacy of oncolytic HSV for cancer therapy and other diseases.
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- Jingjing Wang
- Medical School and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China
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- Medical School and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China
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- Medical School and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China
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- Medical School and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China
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- Sino-French Hoffmann Institute of Immunology, Guangzhou Medical University, China.
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- Medical School and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, China.
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) evolved an elegant strategy that enables the virus to impact a large fraction of the human population. The virus replicates at the portal of entry (mouth, genitals) and concurrently it is transported retrograde to sensory neurons. In sensory neurons it establishes a silent (latent) infection. A variety of stimuli can reactivate the virus. The reactivated virus is transmitted anterograde to a site at the portal of entry for transmission by physical contact between infected and uninfected tissues to other individuals. The central issue is how a virus that vigorously replicates and successfully blocks the innate immune defenses of the host at the portal of entry into the body remains silent in sensory neurons. The presentation focuses on three key issues: (a) current assessment of the impact of HSV on human health, (b) the mechanisms by which the virus overcomes a key host defense mechanism at the portal of entry into the body and yet is silenced in latently infected neurons, and (c) the mechanisms by which the virus reactivates.
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- Bernard Roizman
- Majorie B. Kovler Viral Oncology Laboratories, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637;
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Li S, Kong L, Yu X, Zheng Y. Host-virus interactions: from the perspectives of epigenetics. Rev Med Virol 2014; 24:223-41. [PMID: 24677359 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Chromatin structure and histone modifications play key roles in gene regulation. Some virus genomes are organized into chromatin-like structure, which undergoes different histone modifications facilitating complex functions in virus life cycles including replication. Here, we present a comprehensive summary of recent research in this field regarding the interaction between viruses and host epigenetic factors with emphasis on how chromatin modifications affect viral gene expression and virus infection. We also describe the strategies employed by viruses to manipulate the host epigenetic program to facilitate virus replication as well as the underlying mechanisms. Together, knowledge from this field not only generates novel insights into virus life cycles but may also have important therapeutic implications.
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- Shanshan Li
- Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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The role of cyclooxygenase in multiplication and reactivation of HSV-1 in vestibular ganglion neurons. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:912640. [PMID: 24688447 PMCID: PMC3932635 DOI: 10.1155/2014/912640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Reactivation of latent herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and nerve inflammation have been shown to be involved in vertigo-related vestibular pathogenesis. Treatments of such diseases have been less than perfect. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been reported to suppress reactivation of HSV-1 in trigeminal ganglions. However, whether this drug can affect reactivation of HSV-1 in vestibular ganglions is unclear. Due to the difficulties of constructing in vivo animal models, in this study, we developed a vestibular ganglion culture system, in which vestibular neurons were latently or lytically infected with HSV-1. Indomethacin and celecoxib were selected to measure their effects on HSV-1. Trichostatin A was used to reactivate HSV-1 in latently infected neurons. Cycloxygenase-2, which is the target of NSAIDs, was induced by HSV-1 in the lytically infected cultures, with an increase of 14-fold. Although it appeared that indomethacin and celecoxib showed limited but concentration-dependent inhibition effects on viral production under our condition, indomethacin decreased reactivation rate of HSV-1 by about 20%. Though more in vitro or in vivo studies are needed to confirm the effects of the drugs, our study may provide a potential way to investigate the mechanism of HSV-related vestibular pathogenesis as well as new treatments of vertigo-related diseases.
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A targeted RNA interference screen reveals novel epigenetic factors that regulate herpesviral gene expression. mBio 2014; 5:e01086-13. [PMID: 24496796 PMCID: PMC3950524 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01086-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) utilizes and subverts host chromatin mechanisms to express its lytic gene products in mammalian cells. The host cell attempts to silence the incoming viral genome by epigenetic mechanisms, but the viral VP16 and ICP0 proteins promote active chromatin on the viral genome by recruiting other host epigenetic factors. However, the dependence on VP16 and ICP0 differs in different cell lines, implying cell type-dependent functional contributions of epigenetic factors for HSV gene expression. In this study, we performed a targeted RNA interference (RNAi) screen for cellular chromatin factors that are involved in regulation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) gene expression in U2OS osteosarcoma cells, a cell line that complements ICP0 mutant and VP16 mutant virus replication. In this screen, we found the same general classes of chromatin factors that regulate HSV gene expression in U2OS cells as in other cell types, including histone demethylases (HDMs), histone deacetylases (HDACs), histone acetyltransferases (HATs), and chromatin-remodeling factors, but the specific factors within these classes are different from those identified previously for other cell types. For example, KDM3A and KDM1A (LSD1) both demethylate mono- and dimethylated H3K9, but KDM3A emerged in our screen of U2OS cells. Further, small interfering RNA (siRNA) and inhibitor studies support the idea that KDM1A is more critical in HeLa cells, as observed previously, while KDM3A is more critical in U2OS cells. These results argue that different cellular chromatin factors are critical in different cell lines to carry out the positive and negative epigenetic effects exerted on the HSV genome. Upon entry into the host cell nucleus, the herpes simplex virus genome is subjected to host epigenetic silencing mechanisms. Viral proteins recruit cellular epigenetic activator proteins to reverse and counter the cellular silencing mechanisms. Some of the host silencing and activator functions involved in HSV gene expression have been identified, but there have been indications that the host cell factors may vary in different cell types. In this study, we performed a screen of chromatin factors involved in HSV gene regulation in osteosarcoma cells, and we found that the chromatin factors that are critical for HSV gene expression in these cells are different from those for previously studied cell types. These results argue that the specific chromatin factors operative in different cell lines and cell types may differ. This has implications for epigenetic drugs that are under development.
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Chromatin dynamics during lytic infection with herpes simplex virus 1. Viruses 2013; 5:1758-86. [PMID: 23863878 PMCID: PMC3738960 DOI: 10.3390/v5071758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 07/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Latent HSV-1 genomes are chromatinized with silencing marks. Since 2004, however, there has been an apparent inconsistency in the studies of the chromatinization of the HSV-1 genomes in lytically infected cells. Nuclease protection and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays suggested that the genomes were not regularly chromatinized, having only low histone occupancy. However, the chromatin modifications associated with transcribed and non-transcribed HSV-1 genes were those associated with active or repressed transcription, respectively. Moreover, the three critical HSV-1 transcriptional activators all had the capability to induce chromatin remodelling, and interacted with critical chromatin modifying enzymes. Depletion or overexpression of some, but not all, chromatin modifying proteins affected HSV-1 transcription, but often in unexpected manners. Since 2010, it has become clear that both cellular and HSV-1 chromatins are highly dynamic in infected cells. These dynamics reconcile the weak interactions between HSV-1 genomes and chromatin proteins, detected by nuclease protection and chromatin immunoprecipitation, with the proposed regulation of HSV-1 gene expression by chromatin, supported by the marks in the chromatin in the viral genomes and the abilities of the HSV-1 transcription activators to modulate chromatin. It also explains the sometimes unexpected results of interventions to modulate chromatin remodelling activities in infected cells.
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Guise AJ, Budayeva HG, Diner BA, Cristea IM. Histone deacetylases in herpesvirus replication and virus-stimulated host defense. Viruses 2013; 5:1607-32. [PMID: 23807710 PMCID: PMC3738950 DOI: 10.3390/v5071607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Emerging evidence highlights a critical role for protein acetylation during herpesvirus infection. As prominent modulators of protein acetylation, histone deacetylases (HDACs) are essential transcriptional and epigenetic regulators. Not surprisingly, viruses have evolved a wide array of mechanisms to subvert HDAC functions. Here, we review the mechanisms underlying HDAC regulation during herpesvirus infection. We next discuss the roles of acetylation in host defense against herpesvirus infection. Finally, we provide a perspective on the contribution of current mass spectrometry-based “omic” technologies to infectious disease research, offering a systems biology view of infection.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-609-258-9417; Fax: +1-609-258-4575
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Modulation of reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus 1 in ganglionic organ cultures by p300/CBP and STAT3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E2621-8. [PMID: 23788661 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1309906110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A key property of herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) is their ability to establish latent infection in sensory or autonomic ganglia and to reactivate on physical, hormonal, or emotional stress. In latently infected ganglia, HSV expresses a long noncoding RNA and a set of microRNAs, but viral proteins are not expressed. The mechanism by which latent HSV reactivates is unknown. A key question is, what is the mechanism of reactivation in the absence of tegument proteins that enable gene expression in productive infection? Elsewhere we have reported the use of ganglionic organ cultures that enable rapid reactivation in medium containing antibody to NGF or delayed reactivation in medium containing NGF and EGF. We also reported that in the ganglionic organ cultures incubated in medium containing antibody to NGF, all viral genes are derepressed at once without requiring de novo protein synthesis within the time frame of a single replicative cycle. Here we report that latent HSV in ganglia immersed in medium containing NGF and EGF is reactivated by (i) broad spectrum as well as specific histone deacetylase 1 or histone deacetylase 4 inhibitors, (ii) activation of p300/CBP, and (iii) either STAT3 carrying the substitution of tyrosine 705 to phenylalanine or an inhibitor of STAT3. Conversely, reactivation of latent HSV was blocked by p300/CBP inhibitor in medium containing antibody to NGF. The results suggest that (i) STAT3 is required for the maintenance of the latent state and interference with its functions leads to reactivation and (ii) p300/CBP is essential for HSV reactivation.
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Review: Epigenetic mechanisms in ocular disease. Mol Vis 2013; 19:665-74. [PMID: 23559860 PMCID: PMC3611946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Epigenetics has become an increasingly important area of biomedical research. Increasing evidence shows that epigenetic alterations influence common pathologic responses including inflammation, ischemia, neoplasia, aging, and neurodegeneration. Importantly, epigenetic mechanisms may have a pathogenic role in many complex eye diseases such as corneal dystrophy, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, ocular neoplasia, uveitis, and age-related macular degeneration. The emerging emphasis on epigenetic mechanisms in studies of eye disease may provide new insights into the pathogenesis of complex eye diseases and aid in the development of novel treatments for these diseases.
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Zhang L, Liu P, Li H, Xue F. Effect of histone deacetylase inhibitors on cell apoptosis and expression of the tumor suppressor genes RUNX3 and ARHI in ovarian tumors. Mol Med Rep 2013; 7:1705-9. [PMID: 23504001 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of Runt box 3 (RUNX3) and aplasia Ras homolog member I (ARHI) in ovarian tumors, and the effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) on the expression of these genes and the growth of ovarian cancer cells. The mRNA expression of the RUNX3 and ARHI genes in normal ovaries and ovarian tumors was determined using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The effects of HDACIs on RUNX3 and ARHI expression in four ovarian cancer cell lines (SKOV3, A2780, COC1 and OC3) were determined using RT-PCR and the MTT assay. The expression of RUNX3 and ARHI in normal ovarian cells was 86 and 100%, respectively. Although the two genes were downregulated in ovarian tumors, the extent of downregulation differed. The expression of RUNX3 and ARHI was correlated with the degree of tumor malignancy (P<0.05). ARHI was expressed in all four ovarian cancer cell lines, whereas RUNX3 was expressed only in the OC3 cell line. Treatment with HDACIs upregulated the expression of ARHI and RUNX3 in the SKOV3 cell line only. In A2780 cells, HDACIs upregulated ARHI expression only in the presence of trichostatin A (TSA) plus cisplatin. HDACIs induced significant apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells, which was inversely correlated with the concentration and duration of treatment (P<0.05). In conclusion, RUNX3 and ARHI were shown to be expressed in normal ovarian cells; however, their expression was downregulated or lost in ovarian tumor cells. The combined detection of ARHI and RUNX3 expression may offer improved prediction and monitoring of ovarian malignancies. HDACIs were revealed to inhibit the growth of ovarian tumor cells and may constitute a novel therapeutic option for ovarian tumors.
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- Lan Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong 250000, PR China
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HSV carrying WT REST establishes latency but reactivates only if the synthesis of REST is suppressed. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E498-506. [PMID: 23341636 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222497110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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HSVs transit from vigorous replication at the portal of entry into the body to a latent state in sensory neurons in which only noncoding (e.g., latency-associated transcript) and micro-RNAs are expressed. In productive infection, viral genes must be sequentially derepressed at two checkpoints. A leading role in the repression of viral genes is carried out by histone deacetylase (HDAC)/corepressor element-1 silencing transcription factor (CoREST)/lysinespecific demethylase1(LSD1)/RE1-silencing transcription factor (REST) repressor complex (HCLR). Previously, we reported that to define the role of the components of the HCLR complex in the establishment of latency, we constructed recombinant virus (R112) carrying a dominant-negative REST that bound response elements in DNA but could not recruit repressive proteins. This recombinant virus was unable to establish latency. In the current studies, we constructed a virus (R111) carrying WT REST with a WT genome. We report the following findings: (a) R111 readily established latent infection in trigeminal ganglia; however, although the amounts of viral DNAs in latently infected neurons were similar to those of WT virus, the levels of latency-associated transcript and micro-RNAs were 50- to 100-fold lower; (b) R111 did not spontaneously reactivate in ganglionic organ cultures; however, viral genes were expressed if the synthesis of REST was blocked by cycloheximide; and (c) histone deacetylase inhibitors reactivated the WT parent but not the R111 recombinant virus. The results suggest that REST plays a transient role in the establishment of latency but not in reactivation and suggest the existence of at least two phases at both establishment and reactivation.
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Boutell C, Everett RD. Regulation of alphaherpesvirus infections by the ICP0 family of proteins. J Gen Virol 2012; 94:465-481. [PMID: 23239572 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.048900-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Immediate-early protein ICP0 of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is important for the regulation of lytic and latent viral infection. Like the related proteins expressed by other alphaherpesviruses, ICP0 has a zinc-stabilized RING finger domain that confers E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. This domain is essential for the core functions of ICP0 and its activity leads to the degradation of a number of cellular proteins, some of which are involved in cellular defences that restrict viral infection. The article reviews recent advances in ICP0-related research, with an emphasis on the mechanisms by which ICP0 and related proteins counteract antiviral restriction and the roles in this process of cellular nuclear substructures known as ND10 or PML nuclear bodies. We also summarize recent advances in the understanding of the biochemical aspects of ICP0 activity. These studies highlight the importance of the SUMO conjugation pathway in both intrinsic resistance to HSV-1 infection and in substrate targeting by ICP0. The topics discussed in this review are relevant not only to HSV-1 infection, but also to cellular intrinsic resistance against herpesviruses more generally and the mechanisms by which viruses can evade this restriction.
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- Chris Boutell
- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, 8 Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, Scotland, UK
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, 8 Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, Scotland, UK
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Danaher RJ, Cook RK, Wang C, Triezenberg SJ, Jacob RJ, Miller CS. C-terminal trans-activation sub-region of VP16 is uniquely required for forskolin-induced herpes simplex virus type 1 reactivation from quiescently infected-PC12 cells but not for replication in neuronally differentiated-PC12 cells. J Neurovirol 2012. [PMID: 23192733 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-012-0137-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The HSV-1 tegument protein VP16 contains a trans-activation domain (TAD) that is required for induction of immediate early (IE) genes during lytic infection and induced reactivation from latency. Here we report the differential contributions of the two sub-regions of the TAD in neuronal and non-neuronal cells during activation of IE gene expression, virus replication, and reactivation from quiescently infected (QIF)-PC12 cells. Our studies show that VP16- and chemical (hexamethylenebisacetamide)-induced IE gene activation is attenuated in neuronal cells. Irrespective of neuronal or non-neuronal cell backgrounds, IE gene activation demonstrated a greater requirement for the N-terminal sub-region of VP16 TAD (VP16N) than the C-terminal sub-region (VP16C). In surprising contrast to these findings, a recombinant virus (RP4) containing the VP16N deletion was capable of modest forskolin-induced reactivation whereas a recombinant (RP3) containing a deletion of VP16C was incapable of stress-induced reactivation from QIF-PC12 cells. These unique process-dependent functions of the VP16 TAD sub-regions may be important during particular stages of the virus life cycle (lytic, entrance, and maintenance of a quiescent state and reactivation) when viral DNA would be expected to be differentially modified.
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- Robert J Danaher
- Department of Oral Health Practice, Division of Oral Medicine, Center for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0297, USA
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CTCF occupation of the herpes simplex virus 1 genome is disrupted at early times postreactivation in a transcription-dependent manner. J Virol 2012; 86:12741-59. [PMID: 22973047 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01655-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), binding clusters enriched in CTCF during latency have been previously identified. We hypothesized that CTCF binding to CTCF clusters in HSV-1 would be disrupted in a reactivation event. To investigate, CTCF occupation of three CTCF binding clusters in HSV-1 was analyzed following sodium butyrate (NaB)- and explant-induced reactivation in the mouse. Our data show that the CTCF domains positioned within the HSV-1 genome, specifically around the latency-associated transcript (LAT) and ICP0 and ICP4 regions of the genome, lose CTCF occupancy following the application of reactivation stimuli in wild-type virus. We also found that CTCF binding clusters upstream of the ICP0 and ICP4 promoters both function as classical insulators capable of acting as enhancer blockers of the LAT enhancer. Finally, our results suggest that CTCF occupation of domains in HSV-1 may be differentially regulated both during latency and at early times following reactivation by the presence of lytic transcripts and further implicate epigenetic regulation of HSV-1 as a critical component of the latency-reactivation transition.
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Kobayashi M, Kim JY, Camarena V, Roehm PC, Chao MV, Wilson AC, Mohr I. A primary neuron culture system for the study of herpes simplex virus latency and reactivation. J Vis Exp 2012:3823. [PMID: 22491318 DOI: 10.3791/3823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) establishes a life-long latent infection in peripheral neurons. This latent reservoir is the source of recurrent reactivation events that ensure transmission and contribute to clinical disease. Current antivirals do not impact the latent reservoir and there are no vaccines. While the molecular details of lytic replication are well-characterized, mechanisms controlling latency in neurons remain elusive. Our present understanding of latency is derived from in vivo studies using small animal models, which have been indispensable for defining viral gene requirements and the role of immune responses. However, it is impossible to distinguish specific effects on the virus-neuron relationship from more general consequences of infection mediated by immune or non-neuronal support cells in live animals. In addition, animal experimentation is costly, time-consuming, and limited in terms of available options for manipulating host processes. To overcome these limitations, a neuron-only system is desperately needed that reproduces the in vivo characteristics of latency and reactivation but offers the benefits of tissue culture in terms of homogeneity and accessibility. Here we present an in vitro model utilizing cultured primary sympathetic neurons from rat superior cervical ganglia (SCG) (Figure 1) to study HSV-1 latency and reactivation that fits most if not all of the desired criteria. After eliminating non-neuronal cells, near-homogeneous TrkA(+) neuron cultures are infected with HSV-1 in the presence of acyclovir (ACV) to suppress lytic replication. Following ACV removal, non-productive HSV-1 infections that faithfully exhibit accepted hallmarks of latency are efficiently established. Notably, lytic mRNAs, proteins, and infectious virus become undetectable, even in the absence of selection, but latency-associated transcript (LAT) expression persists in neuronal nuclei. Viral genomes are maintained at an average copy number of 25 per neuron and can be induced to productively replicate by interfering with PI3-Kinase / Akt signaling or the simple withdrawal of nerve growth factor(1). A recombinant HSV-1 encoding EGFP fused to the viral lytic protein Us11 provides a functional, real-time marker for replication resulting from reactivation that is readily quantified. In addition to chemical treatments, genetic methodologies such as RNA-interference or gene delivery via lentiviral vectors can be successfully applied to the system permitting mechanistic studies that are very difficult, if not impossible, in animals. In summary, the SCG-based HSV-1 latency / reactivation system provides a powerful, necessary tool to unravel the molecular mechanisms controlling HSV1 latency and reactivation in neurons, a long standing puzzle in virology whose solution may offer fresh insights into developing new therapies that target the latent herpesvirus reservoir.
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- Mariko Kobayashi
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA
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Van Opdenbosch N, Favoreel H, Van de Walle GR. Histone modifications in herpesvirus infections. Biol Cell 2012; 104:139-64. [PMID: 22188068 DOI: 10.1111/boc.201100067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In eukaryotic cells, gene expression is not only regulated by transcription factors but also by several epigenetic mechanisms including post-translational modifications of histone proteins. There are numerous histone modifications described to date and methylation, acetylation, ubiquitination and phosphorylation are amongst the best studied. In parallel, certain viruses interact with the very same regulatory mechanisms, hereby manipulating the normal epigenetic landscape of the host cell, to fit their own replication needs. This review concentrates on herpesviruses specifically and how they interfere with the histone-modifying enzymes to regulate their replication cycles. Herpesviruses vary greatly with respect to the cell types they infect and the clinical diseases they cause, yet they share various common features including their capacity to encode viral proteins which affect and interfere with the normal functions of histone-modifying enzymes. Studying the epigenetic manipulation/dysregulation of herpesvirus-host interactions not only generates novel insights into the pathogenesis of these viruses but may also have important therapeutic implications.
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- Nina Van Opdenbosch
- Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Roehm PC, Camarena V, Nayak S, Gardner JB, Wilson A, Mohr I, Chao MV. Cultured vestibular ganglion neurons demonstrate latent HSV1 reactivation. Laryngoscope 2011; 121:2268-75. [PMID: 21898423 DOI: 10.1002/lary.22035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Vestibular neuritis is a common cause of both acute and chronic vestibular dysfunction. Multiple pathologies have been hypothesized to be the causative agent of vestibular neuritis; however, whether herpes simplex type I (HSV1) reactivation occurs within the vestibular ganglion has not been demonstrated previously by experimental evidence. We developed an in vitro system to study HSV1 infection of vestibular ganglion neurons (VGNs) using a cell culture model system. STUDY DESIGN basic science study. RESULTS Lytic infection of cultured rat VGNs was observed following low viral multiplicity of infection (MOI). Inclusion of acyclovir suppressed lytic replication and allowed latency to be established. Upon removal of acyclovir, latent infection was confirmed with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and by RNA fluorescent in situ hybridization for the latency-associated transcript (LAT). A total of 29% cells in latently infected cultures were LAT positive. The lytic ICP27 transcript was not detected by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Reactivation of HSV1 occurred at a high frequency in latently infected cultures following treatment with trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deactylase inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS VGNs can be both lytically and latently infected with HSV1. Furthermore, latently infected VGNs can be induced to reactivate using TSA. This demonstrates that reactivation of latent HSV1 infection in the vestibular ganglion can occur in a cell culture model, and suggests that reactivation of HSV1 infection a plausible etiologic mechanism of vestibular neuritis.
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- Pamela C Roehm
- Department of Otolaryngology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
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Nevels M, Nitzsche A, Paulus C. How to control an infectious bead string: nucleosome-based regulation and targeting of herpesvirus chromatin. Rev Med Virol 2011; 21:154-80. [PMID: 21538665 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Herpesvirus infections of humans can cause a broad variety of symptoms ranging from mild afflictions to life-threatening disease. During infection, the large double-stranded DNA genomes of all herpesviruses are transcribed, replicated and encapsidated in the host cell nucleus, where DNA is typically structured and manoeuvred through nucleosomes. Nucleosomes individually assemble DNA around core histone octamers to form 'beads-on-a-string' chromatin fibres. Herpesviruses have responded to the advantages and challenges of chromatin formation in biologically unique ways. Although herpesvirus DNA is devoid of histones within nucleocapsids, nuclear viral genomes most likely form irregularly arranged or unstable nucleosomes during productive infection, and regular nucleosomal arrays resembling host cell chromatin in latently infected cells. Besides variations in nucleosome density, herpesvirus chromatin 'bead strings' undergo dynamic changes in histone composition and modification during the different stages of productive replication, latent infection and reactivation from latency, raising the likely possibility that epigenetic processes may dictate, at least in part, the outcome of infection and ensuing pathogenesis. Here, we summarise and discuss several new and important aspects regarding the nucleosome-based mechanisms that regulate herpesvirus chromatin structure and function in infected cells. Special emphasis is given to processes of histone deposition, histone variant exchange and covalent histone modification in relation to the transcription from the viral genome during productive and latent infections by human cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus type 1. We also present an overview on emerging histone-directed antiviral strategies that may be developed into 'epigenetic therapies' to improve current prevention and treatment options targeting herpesvirus infection and disease.
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- Michael Nevels
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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