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Journal of Virology, January 2005, p. 525-535, Vol. 79, No. 1
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.79.1.525-535.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Human Cytomegalovirus Tegument Protein pp71 Directs Long-Term Gene Expression from Quiescent Herpes Simplex Virus Genomes

Chris M. Preston* and Mary Jane Nicholl

Medical Research Council Virology Unit, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Received 15 June 2004/ Accepted 2 August 2004

The human cytomegalovirus tegument protein pp71 is important for transactivation of immediate-early (IE) gene expression and for the efficient initiation of virus replication. We have analyzed the properties of pp71 by assaying its effects on gene expression from the genome of in1312, a herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) mutant devoid of functional VP16, ICP0, and ICP4. Upon infection of human fibroblasts, in1312-derived viruses are repressed and retained in a quiescent state, but the presence of pp71 prevented the quiescent state from being attained. Reporter gene cassettes cloned into the in1312 genome, in addition to the endogenous IE promoters, remained active for at least 12 days postinfection, and infected cells were viable and morphologically normal. Cells expressing pp71 remained responsive to the HSV-1 transactivating factors VP16 and ICP4 and to trichostatin A. The C-terminal 61 amino acids, but not the LACSD motif, were required for pp71 activity. In addition to preventing attainment of quiescence, pp71 was able to disrupt the quiescent state of in1312 derivatives and promote the resumption of viral gene expression after a lag of approximately 3 days. The results extend the functional analysis of pp71 and suggest a degree of similarity with the HSV-1 IE protein ICP0. The ability to provoke slow reactivation of quiescent genomes, in conjunction with cell survival, represents a novel property for a viral structural protein.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Medical Research Council Virology Unit, Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, Scotland, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 141 330 3921. Fax: 44 141 337 2236. E-mail: c.preston{at}vir.gla.ac.uk.

Journal of Virology, January 2005, p. 525-535, Vol. 79, No. 1
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.79.1.525-535.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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