Time course of interferon-inducible antiviral genes
mx (
A) and
pkr (
B). RBCs were exposed to VHSV with a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 1 at 14°C, and
mx1-3 and
pkr genes expression was quantified by RT-qPCR at time 0, 1, 3, 6, 24, 72 hours postexposure (hpe). Data is displayed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Kruskal-Wallis Test with Dunn´s Multiple Comparison post-hoc test was performed among all conditions. (
C) Interferon signaling at early time postexposure. RBCs were exposed to VHSV with a MOI of 1 at 14°C, and
tlr3,
irf7 and
ifn1 gene expression profiles were quantified by RT-qPCR at time 0, and 3 hpe. Data is displayed mean ± SD (n = 3). Mann Whitney Test was performed for statistical analysis between the VHSV-exposed and control cells (non-exposed, time 0, red line). Gene expression was normalized against eukaryotic 18S rRNA for
mx,
tlr3,
irf7 and
ifn1 genes and
ef1α for
pkr gene, and relativized to control cells (fold-change). Asterisk denote statistically significant differences between VHSV-exposed and control cells (
P-value < 0.05).