title: Inhibition of gammaherpesvirus replication by RNA interference.
abstract: RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved mechanism in which double-stranded, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) trigger a sequence-specific gene-silencing process. Here we describe the inhibition of murine herpesvirus 68 replication by siRNAs targeted to sequences encoding Rta, an immediate-early protein known as an initiator of the lytic viral gene expression program, and open reading frame 45 (ORF 45), a conserved viral protein. Our results suggest that RNAi can block gammaherpesvirus replication and ORF 45 is required for efficient viral production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Qingmei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D018142:Gammaherpesvirinae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D034622:RNA Interference; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014764:Viral Proteins