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Alteration of tyrosine hydroxylase activity in PC12 cells infected with herpes simplex virus type 1.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2857560     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) the activity of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in PC12 pheochromocytoma cells was initially depressed reaching a nadir at 6 hours post-inoculation, but recovered rapidly with a return to baseline activity by 8 to 9 hours post-inoculation. Subsequently, TH activity again fell with a second more variable rise in activity occurring at 24 hours post-inoculation. Studies with metabolic inhibitors and 2 temperature-sensitive viral mutants indicated that these alterations of TH activity were dissociated from morphological cytopathology and likely required expression of "late" viral gene products. Immunotitration using anti-TH antibody suggested that early depression of TH activity resulted principally from loss of enzyme protein rather than simple enzyme inactivation, and that reconstitution of activity at 9 hours was related to augmented enzyme synthesis. These observations illustrate the complexity of perturbed cellular metabolism during HSV-1 infection and suggest involvement of two unexpected processes: alteration of a specialized cell function as a result of viral genes expressed late in the replicative cycle, and augmented synthesis of a cell-coded gene product during the course of infection.
Authors:
R Rubenstein; R W Price; T Joh
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of virology     Volume:  83     ISSN:  0304-8608     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Virol.     Publication Date:  1985  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-03-14     Completed Date:  1985-03-14     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7506870     Medline TA:  Arch Virol     Country:  AUSTRIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  65-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cells, Cultured
Cycloheximide / pharmacology
Dactinomycin / pharmacology
Gene Expression Regulation* / drug effects
Humans
Immunologic Techniques
Pheochromocytoma
Simplexvirus / physiology*,  radiation effects
Time Factors
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / metabolism*
Ultraviolet Rays
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS-12396/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-76-0/Dactinomycin; 66-81-9/Cycloheximide; EC 1.14.16.2/Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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