Expression of varicella-zoster virus VLT-ORF63 fusion transcript induces broad viral gene expression during reactivation from neuronal latency
W. J. D. Ouwendijk, D. P. Depledge, L. Rajbhandari, T. R. Rovis, S. Jonjic, J. Breuer, A. Venkatesan, G. M. G. M. Verjans, T. Sadaoka
This study identifies VLT-ORF63 fusion transcripts in VZV-infected neurons, showing they drive lytic gene expression during reactivation from latency.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2020Microbiology