PMID- 9261403 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970917 LR - 20200724 IS - 0022-538X (Print) IS - 1098-5514 (Electronic) IS - 0022-538X (Linking) VI - 71 IP - 9 DP - 1997 Sep TI - Analysis of bovine herpesvirus 1 transcripts during a primary infection of trigeminal ganglia of cattle. PG - 6786-95 AB - During an infection of nonneuronal cells, bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) gene expression proceeds in a well-defined cascade. Products of immediate-early (IE) genes are expressed first, and they activate expression of early (E) and late (L) genes. Although the same cascade is assumed to occur during an infection of neurons in trigeminal ganglia (TG) of cattle, no experimental data is available to support this hypothesis. Consequently, we analyzed BHV-1 gene expression in bovine TG at 1, 2, 4, 7, and 15 days postinfection (dpi). Infectious virus was detected in ocular swabs from 1 to 7 dpi but not 15 dpi. By reverse transcription (RT)-PCR, IE (bICP4), E (thymidine kinase, ribonucleotide reductase [RR]), L (glycoprotein C, and alpha trans-inducing factor), and dual-kinetic (bICP0 and bICP22) transcripts were analyzed. When cDNA synthesis was primed with random hexamers, IE and E transcripts were detected at the same time. However, full-length and poly(A)+ (FL&P) RR or bICP22 RNAs were detected before FL&P IE RNAs. Furthermore, FL&P IE transcripts were not detected until viral DNA increased in TG. IE transcripts were detected before E or L RNAs when rabbit kidney cells were infected with a low multiplicity of infection and the same RT-PCR detection method was used. These studies suggested that expression of full-length and polyadenylated IE transcripts in trigeminal ganglia was not efficient compared to that of RR and bICP22 transcripts. FAU - Schang, L M AU - Schang LM AD - Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68583-0905, USA. FAU - Jones, C AU - Jones C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Virol JT - Journal of virology JID - 0113724 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) RN - 24937-83-5 (Poly A) SB - IM MH - Acute Disease MH - Animals MH - Cattle MH - Cattle Diseases/*virology MH - Cell Line MH - Cricetinae MH - DNA Primers MH - DNA, Viral MH - Genes, Immediate-Early MH - Genes, Viral MH - Herpesviridae Infections/*veterinary/virology MH - Herpesvirus 1, Bovine/*genetics MH - Poly A/metabolism MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - RNA, Viral/metabolism MH - Rabbits MH - Trigeminal Ganglion/*virology PMC - PMC191959 EDAT- 1997/09/01 00:00 MHDA- 1997/09/01 00:01 PMCR- 1997/09/01 CRDT- 1997/09/01 00:00 PHST- 1997/09/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1997/09/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/09/01 00:00 [entrez] PHST- 1997/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1128/JVI.71.9.6786-6795.1997 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Virol. 1997 Sep;71(9):6786-95. doi: 10.1128/JVI.71.9.6786-6795.1997.