Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5675228 | Virology | 2017 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
T98G cells have been shown to support long-term human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genome maintenance without infectious virus release. However, it remains unclear whether these viral genomes could be reactivated. To address this question, a recombinant HCMV (rHCMV) containing a GFP gene was used to infect T98G cells, and the infected cells absent of infectious virus production were designated T98G-LrV. Upon dibutyryl cAMP plus IBMX (cAMP/IBMX) treatment, a serial of phenomena were observed, including GFP signal increase, viral genome replication, lytic genes expression and infectious viruses release, indicating the reactivation of HCMV in T98G-LrV cells from a latent status. Mechanistically, HCMV reactivation in the T98G-LrV cells induced by cAMP/IBMX was associated with the PKA-CREB signaling pathway. These results demonstrate that HCMV was latent in T98G-LrV cells and could be reactivated. The T98G-LrV cells represent an effective model for investigating the mechanisms of HCMV reactivation from latency in the context of neural cells.
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Authors
Shuang Cheng, Xuan Jiang, Bo Yang, Le Wen, Fei Zhao, Wen-Bo Zeng, Xi-Juan Liu, Xiao Dong, Jin-Yan Sun, Ying-Zi Ming, Hua Zhu, Simon Rayner, Qiyi Tang, Elizabeth Fortunato, Min-Hua Luo,