title: Isolation of cDNA clones derived from a cellular gene transcriptionally induced by herpes simplex virus.
abstract: A small number of cellular proteins accumulate to high levels in cells infected with Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) despite a generalised repression of most host cell bio-synthesis. An antibody to one such protein has been used to screen a lambda gt11 library and for polysome immunoprecipitation in order to isolate cDNA clones derived from the corresponding gene. The cDNA clones have been used in dot blot and nuclear run-off assays to show that HSV, like other DNA tumour viruses can transcriptionally induce a cellular gene. The mechanism of this effect which is dependent on viral protein synthesis and its possible significance in transformation by HSV are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005796:Genes; D007668:Kidney; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004247:DNA