Project description:These data files consist of Illumina next seq 500 sequencing data from precision nuclear run-on and global nuclear run-on experiments conducted with human epithelial Hep2 cells that have been infected with human herpes simplex virus-1 (F) strain mutants. The results of these studies suggest that ICP22 is necessary for reducing Pol II processivity on the viral genome which results in its maintenance on the viral genome over the course of infection. While human reads continued to decrease over the time course of infection in the repair virus, this did not occur in the ICP22 deletion virus where over time the number of human reads increased over the time course of infection rather than decreasing. The effects of ICP22 deletion were separable from inhibiting HSV-1 DNA replication to the extent that ICP22 deletion resulted in a decrease in Pol levels only at 6 hpi and not at 3 hpi as was observed in the mutant
Project description:Within the first 15 minutes of infection, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) immediate early proteins repurpose cellular RNA polymerase (Pol II) for viral transcription. An important role of the viral infected cell protein 27 (ICP27) is to facilitate viral pre-mRNA processing and export of viral mRNA to the cytoplasm. Here, we use precision nuclear run-on followed by deep sequencing (PRO-seq) to characterize transcription of a viral ICP27 null mutant. At 1.5 and 3 hours post infection (hpi) we observed Increased total levels of Pol II on the mutant viral genome and accumulation of Pol II downstream of poly A sites indicating increased levels of initiation and processivity. By 6 hpi Pol II accumulation on specific mutant viral genes was higher than wt virus either at or upstream of poly A signals, depending on the gene. The PRO-seq profile of the ICP27 mutant on late genes at 6 hpi was similar but not identical to that caused by treatment with flavopiridol, a known inhibitor of RNA processivity. This pattern was different from PRO-seq profiles of other α gene mutants, and upon inhibition of viral DNA replication with PAA. Together, these results indicate that ICP27 contributes to the repression of aberrant viral transcription at 1.5 and 3 hpi by inhibiting initiation and decreasing RNA processivity. However, ICP27 is needed to enhance processivity on most late genes by 6 hpi in a mechanism distinguishable from its role in viral DNA replication.
Project description:We show that Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) induces the expression of about 1000 antisense transcripts from the human host cell genome.
Project description:The goal of the study was to determine whether low dose HDACi sensitizes human malignant meningioma cells to the cytotoxic capacity of oncolytic herpes simplex virus G47delta. RNA sequencing was used to examine transcriptomic changes mediated by HDACi preexposure before oncolytic virus infection.
Project description:This is a part of the study that shows that a host gene,ONECUT2 (OC2), promote herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) transcription. These RNA-seq analyses viral genes transcription in Neuro-2a cells. Neuro-2a cells were transfected with pOC2△HOX2 and pcDNA plasmids for 42 hours then infected with herpes simple virus1 for 5 hours.
Project description:Herpes Simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) causes widespread disruption of transcription termination (DoTT) of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) mainly by immediate early gene ICP27. Mechanistically, ICP27 directly binds to the essential mRNA 3’ processingfactor CPSF, induces the assembly of a dead-end 3’ processing complex, and blocks mRNA cleavage. Remarkably, ICP27 also acts as a sequence-dependent activator of mRNA 3’ processing for HSV-1 and a subset of host genes. Our results here show that the bimodal activities of ICP27 play a key role in HSV-1-induced alternative polyadenyalation.
Project description:Herpes simplex virus mutants lacking the vhs gene are severely attenuated in animal models of pathogenesis and exhibit reduced growth in primary cell culture. As a result of these properties vhs-deleted virus have been proposed as live-attenuated viruses. Despite these findings and their implications for vacccines, the mechanisms by which vhs promotes infection in cell culture and in vivo are not understood. In this study we demonstrate that vhs-deficent viruses replicate to reduced levels in interferon(IFN)- primed cells. Furthermore, vhs-defective viruses induce increased levels of IFN? and IFN?-stimulated genes, and increased levels of eIF2? phosphorylation in infected cells. In addition, we demonstrate a generalized over-expression of viral RNAs following infection with a vhs-deficient virus. This suggests increased expression of IFN pathway inducing double stranded RNA, a potent pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP). Together these data show that vhs likely functions to reduce innate immune responses and thereby acts as critical determinant of viral pathogenesis. Keywords: time course, genetic modification Time course (1,3,6,9 & 12h) of HSV infected mouse embryo fibroblasts. Wild type (KOS) virus is co-hybridized with vhs null virus (NHB). Each time-point is hybridized in quadruplicate.
Project description:DDX3X is a mammalian RNA helicase that regulates RNA metabolism, cancers, innate immunity and several RNA viruses. We discovered that herpes simplex virus 1, a nuclear DNA replicating virus, highjacks redirects DDX3X to the nuclear envelope where it surprisingly modulates the exit of newly assembled viral particles. DDX3X depletion also led to an accumulation of virions in intranuclear herniations. Mechanistically, we show that DDX3X physically and functionally interacts with the virally encoded nuclear egress complex at the inner nuclear membrane. DDX3X also bound to and stimulated the incorporation in mature particles of pUs3, a herpes kinase that promotes viral nuclear release across the outer nuclear membrane. Overall, the data highlights two unexpected roles for an RNA helicase during the passage of herpes simplex viral particles through the nuclear envelope. This reveals a highly complex interaction between DDX3X and viruses and provides new opportunities to target viral propagation.
Project description:This is a part of the study that shows that a host gene,ONECUT2( OC2), promotes herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) genome accessibility. These ATAC analyses are for viral and host genome accessibility in Neuro-2a cells. Neuro-2a cells were transfected with pOC2△HOX2 and pcDNA plasmids for 42 hours then infected with herpes simple virus1 for 2 hours.