title: Loss of DNA loop supercoiling and organization in cells infected by herpes simplex virus type 1.
abstract: In cells infected by herpesviruses, a sequence of nuclear changes during interphase, as well as chromosomal aberrations during mitosis, are commonly observed. These changes suggest the progressive modification of host-cell chromatin. Previous studies have shown that the early chromatin modifications in cells infected by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) are not due to extensive breakdown of host-cell DNA or disruption of the nucleosomal structure. We have previously shown that infection by HSV1 induces single-stranded breaks in the host-cell DNA early in the course of infection, and that such breaks lead to modifications in the higher-order structure of host-cell chromatin. Here we report that virus-induced DNA breaks produce permanent long-term effects on the state of supercoiling and organization of the nuclear DNA loops, comparable to the DNA loop disorganization produced by high (and irreparable) doses of ultraviolet radiation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina y Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aranda-Anzaldo
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dent
mesh_terms: D004249:DNA Damage / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D004278:DNA, Superhelical / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000821:virology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004278:DNA, Superhelical