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Inhibition of protein deacetylation augments herpes simplex virus type 1-activated transcription of host fucosyltransferase genes associated with virus-induced sLe x expression

Inhibition of protein deacetylation augments herpes simplex virus type 1-activated transcription... Herpes simplex virus type 1 induces expression of the selectin ligand sialyl Lewis X in infected cells by activating transcription of three normally silent host glycosyltransferase genes, FUT3, FUT5, and FUT6, a process that is initiated by binding of viral RNA to cellular protein kinase R. We investigated the involvement of protein deacetylation and promoter methylation in viral activation of host FUT genes by analysing the effects of appropriate inhibitors on the transcription rates of the FUT genes in virus-infected cells. The histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A augmented the viral activation of FUT transcription, whereas inhibition of DNA methylation did not affect transcription of these genes. The trichostatin A enhancement did not involve interference with expression of viral late genes or viral DNA replication. Thus, the virus-activated FUT genes are at least partially suppressed by deacetylation of histones or other regulatory proteins in uninfected HEL cells, whereas promoter methylation is a less important factor. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Virology Springer Journals

Inhibition of protein deacetylation augments herpes simplex virus type 1-activated transcription of host fucosyltransferase genes associated with virus-induced sLe x expression

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Biomedicine; Infectious Diseases; Medical Microbiology ; Virology
ISSN
0304-8608
eISSN
1432-8798
DOI
10.1007/s00705-009-0580-9
pmid
20039087
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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type 1 induces expression of the selectin ligand sialyl Lewis X in infected cells by activating transcription of three normally silent host glycosyltransferase genes, FUT3, FUT5, and FUT6, a process that is initiated by binding of viral RNA to cellular protein kinase R. We investigated the involvement of protein deacetylation and promoter methylation in viral activation of host FUT genes by analysing the effects of appropriate inhibitors on the transcription rates of the FUT genes in virus-infected cells. The histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A augmented the viral activation of FUT transcription, whereas inhibition of DNA methylation did not affect transcription of these genes. The trichostatin A enhancement did not involve interference with expression of viral late genes or viral DNA replication. Thus, the virus-activated FUT genes are at least partially suppressed by deacetylation of histones or other regulatory proteins in uninfected HEL cells, whereas promoter methylation is a less important factor.

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Archives of VirologySpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 2010

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