INHIBITION OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS MAJOR IMMEDIATE-EARLY GENE-EXPRESSION BY ANTISENSE RNA EXPRESSION VECTORS

被引:13
作者
BRYANT, LA [1 ]
SINCLAIR, JH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, ADDENBROOKES HOSP, DEPT MED, CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QQ, ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1099/0022-1317-74-9-1965
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We have used antisense oligonucleotides and expression vectors to inhibit human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) major immediate early (IE) gene expression. We find that oligonucleotides complementary to the HCMV 72K IE protein (IE1) coding region do inhibit HCMV infection, but this is non-specific. However, the use of certain antisense expression vectors, which express short oligonucleotides complementary to IE1. specifically inhibits IE1 expression at the protein level after introduction of IE expression vectors into cells or after HCMV infection.
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页码:1965 / 1967
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