Journal
VIROLOGY
Volume 536, Issue -, Pages 27-31Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.07.028
Keywords
KSHV; Lytic infection; Lymphatic endothelial cells; Latent genes; Herpesvirus
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- American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant [RSG-18-221-01-MPC]
- NIH [R01A1132554, T90DE021990]
- UF Health Cancer Center Al Accelerator Grant
- UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund
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The biology of primary lytic Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection is still not well understood, which is largely attributed to the lack of cell lines permissive to robust lytic KSHV infection in vitro. Our study demonstrates that primary human dermal lymphatic microvascular endothelial cells (HDLMEC) support lytic KSHV replication following de novo infection, resulting in robust KSHV production, indicating that HDLMECs are suitable for studying the regulation of primary lytic KSHV infection. Importantly, by utilizing lytically infected HDLMECs, we show for the first time that the KSHV latent genes LANA and viral cyclin are required for lytic replication during de novo lytic infection, a function of these latent genes that has not yet been recognized. Since Kaposi's sarcoma is considered to be originated from infected lymphatic endothelial cells, HDLMECs represent a valuable in vitro cell culture model for investigating lytic KSHV infection, which has been understudied in KSHV pathogenesis.
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