Abstract
An in vitro model of latency of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in a lymphoid cell line has been developed recently. CEM cells persistently infected with HSV-1 transiently ceased to produce virus for 24 days. This nonproductive state could either be reversed with phytohemagglutinin or maintained with concanavalin A. This system was used to study the relationship between DNA methylation and HSV-1 latency. DNA was probed for methylation by comparing the cleavage patterns generated by two pairs of restriction endonucleases (Sma I vs. Xma I and Hpa II vs. MspI); these enzymes show differential activity reflecting methylation of the recognition sequences. Viral DNA in the concanavalin A-treated cells (not producing virus) was found to be extensively methylated. By contrast, no methylated copies were detected in viral DNA from producer cells. About 800 days after the initial infection, the productive culture once again became nonproductive. Viral sequences in the latter cells were also methylated. Reconstitution experiments revealed 1-2 copies of viral DNA in cells from the latent stages and 40-80 copies in cells from productive stages. Most (if not all) of the viral genome is present in cells from various productive and latent stages. No differences in sequence arrangement were detected (although a terminal fragment of intracellular HSV-1 DNA appeared to be under-represented in latent cells). These results suggest a role for DNA methylation in the mechanism of HSV-1 latency in this system.
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