TABLE 1.
Key resources table.
| Reagent or Resource | Source | Identifier |
| Antibodies | ||
| Rabbit polyclonal anti-Arc | Synaptic Systems | Cat# 156003 |
| Mouse monoclonal anti-ICP8 | Santa Cruz Biotechnology | Cat# sc-53329, clone10A3 |
| Mouse monoclonal anti-Drebrin | Abcam | Cat# ab-12350, clone M2F6 |
| Mouse monoclonal anti-PSD95 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# MA1-046, clone 7E3-1B8 |
| Mouse monoclonal anti-CaMKIIβ | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# 139800, clone CB-beta1 |
| Rabbit polyclonal anti-phospho-CaMKIIβ/γ/δ (Thr287) | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# PA5-39731 |
| Rabbit polyclonal anti-Total Erk1/2 | Cell Signaling Technology | Cat# 4695S |
| Rabbit polyclonal anti-phospho Erk1/2(MAPKpT202/pY204 | Cell Signaling Technology | Cat# 9101S |
| Rabbit monoclonal anti-CREB | Cell Signaling Technology | Cat# 9197, clone 48H2 |
| Rabbit monoclonal anti-phospho CREB Ser133 | Cell Signaling Technology | Cat# 9198, clone 87G3 |
| Rabbit polyclonal anti-HSV-1/2 total proteins | Abcam | Cat# ab9533 |
| Mouse monoclonal anti-GAPDH | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# MA5-15738, clone GA1R |
| Mouse monoclonal anti-β-Actin | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# A5441, clone AC-15 |
| Chicken polyclonal anti-MAP-2 | Encor Biotechnology | Cat# CPCA-MAP2 |
| Alexa-488, Goat anti-Mouse IgG (H+L) Highly Cross-Adsorbed Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor Plus 488. | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# A32723 |
| Alexa-568, Goat anti-Human IgG (H+L) Cross-Adsorbed Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor 568. | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# A-21090 |
| Bacterial and Virus Strains | ||
| HSV-1 (strain F) | supplied by Dr. Bernard Roizman, Northwestern University, Chicago, United States. | |
| Chemical, Peptides and Recombinant Proteins | ||
| Trypsin-EDTA (0.05%), phenol red | Thermoscientific | Cat# 25300054 |
| Poly-L-lysine hydrobromide | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# P2636-500MG |
| MEM medium | Thermoscientific | Cat# 11095080 |
| Fetal bovine serum | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# 1 F7524 |
| D-Glucose | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# G8769 |
| Sodium Pyruvate (100 mM) | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# 11360070 |
| Neurobasal medium | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# 21103049 |
| GibcoTM B-27TM Supplement, Serum Free, 10 mL | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# 11530536 |
| GlutaMAX | Life Technologies | Cat# 35050-038 |
| BDNF | Alomone | Cat# B-250 |
| Tetrodotoxin citrate, Na+ channel blocker | Abcam | Cat# ab120055 |
| U0126 monoethanolate | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# U120 |
| Triton X-100 | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# T8787 |
| PierceTM 16% Formaldehyde (w/v), Methanol-free | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# 11586711 |
| Phalloidin | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat# 10656353 |
| RIPA buffer 1X | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# R0278 |
| Protease and Phosphatase inhibitors | Sigma Aldrich | Cat# 11836170001 |