Table 1.
VZV genes and proteins expressed during latency in rodents
| Transcript/protein | Animal | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ORF4 RNA | rat | Sadzot-Delvaux et al. 1995 |
| rat | Grinfeld et al. 2004 | |
| ORF21 RNA | neonatal rat | Brunell et al. 1996 |
| rat | Kennedy et al. 2001 | |
| rat | Grinfeld et al. 2004 | |
| ORF29 RNA | rat | Sadzot-Delvaux et al. 1995 |
| rat | Kennedy et al. 2001 | |
| rat | Grinfeld et al. 2004 | |
| ORF62 RNA | rat | Sadzot-Delvaux et al. 1995 |
| rat | Kennedy et al. 2001 | |
| rat | Grinfeld et al. 2004 | |
| ORF63 RNA | rat | Sadzot-Delvaux et al. 1995 |
| rat | Kennedy et al. 2001 | |
| rat | Grinfeld et al. 2004 | |
| cotton rat | Sato et al. 2002b | |
| ORF18 RNA* | rat | Grinfeld et al. 2004 |
| ORF28 RNA* | rat | Grinfeld et al. 2004 |
| ORF40 RNA* | rat | Grinfeld et al. 2007 |
| ORF63 protein | rat | Debrus et al. 1995 |
| rat | Sadzot-Delvaux et al. 1995 | |
| rat | Kennedy et al. 2001 |
*
These transcriptase have not generally been detected in latently infected human ganglia; ORF40 transcripts were absent or detected in less than 3% of rodents in other studies (Brunell et al 1999; Sato et al 2002 [ORF2]).