title: Restricted transcription of varicella-zoster virus in latently infected human trigeminal and thoracic ganglia.
abstract: Normal human trigeminal and thoracic ganglia latently infected with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Total RNA was extracted from these ganglia and treated with DNase until ganglionic RNA was free of VZV DNA as determined by PCR. Radiolabeled cDNA synthesized by priming with random oligonucleotides was hybridized to Southern blots containing recombinant clones that spanned greater than 95% of the VZV genome. The single region of the VZV genome detected was the 12.5-kb SalI C fragment located in the unique long segment of the viral genome. Two additional regions of the VZV genome, EcoRI G and SalI B, were detected in RNA from adult dorsal root ganglia and infant nervous system tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 80262.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohrs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahalingam
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Dueland
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wellish
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Gilden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000382:microbiology*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D005260:Female; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000382:microbiology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000382:microbiology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes