title: Replication kinetics of duck enteritis virus UL16 gene in vitro.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The function and kinetics of some herpsvirus UL16 gene have been reported. But there was no any report of duck enteritis virus (DEV) UL16 gene.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The kinetics of DEV UL16 gene was examined in DEV CHv infected duck embryo fibroblasts (DEFs) by establishment of real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay (qRT-PCR) and western-blotting. In this study, UL16 mRNA was transcript at a low level from 0-18 h post-infection (p.i), and peaked at 36 h p.i. It can't be detected in the presence of acyclovir (ACV). Besides, western-blotting analysis showed that UL16 gene expressed as an apparent 40-KDa in DEV infected cell lysate from 12 h p.i, and rose to peak level at 48 h p.i consistent with the qRT-PCR result.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results provided the first evidence of the kinetics of DEV UL16 gene. DEV UL16 gene was a late gene and dependent on viral DNA synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Chengdu city, Sichuan 611130, PR China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Anchun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Mingshu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Dekang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Renyong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhengli
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaoyue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004261:DNA Replication; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004372:Ducks; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D025922:Mardivirus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008380:Marek Disease / Q000821:virology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins