scholarly journals Genetic determinants of growth phase-dependent and adenovirus 5-responsive expression of the Chinese hamster thymidine kinase gene are contained within thymidine kinase mRNA sequences.

1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2262-2266 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Lewis ◽  
D A Matkovich
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Thymidine Kinase ◽  
Growth Phase ◽  
Chinese Hamster ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
Simplex Virus ◽  
Adenovirus 5

We have constructed a chimeric thymidine kinase (TK) minigene, pHe delta 6Ha, which combines the complete coding and 3' noncoding regions of a Chinese hamster TK cDNA with the promoter region and 5' untranslated region of the TK gene of herpes simplex virus type 1. We have transformed rat 4 cells to Tk+ with this gene and analyzed the pattern of TK gene expression in these transformants under various conditions of in vitro cell culture. We find that TK gene expression in these Tk+ transformants is growth phase dependent, responsive to adenovirus 5 infection, and indistinguishable in character under a variety of cell culture conditions from the pattern of TK gene expression in rat 4 cells transformed to Tk+ with the genomic Chinese hamster TK gene clone lambda HaTK.5. We are led to the conclusion that the genetic elements which mediate growth phase-dependent TK gene expression are contained entirely within the sequences of the mature cytoplasmic hamster TK mRNA.

Genetic determinants of growth phase-dependent and adenovirus 5-responsive expression of the Chinese hamster thymidine kinase gene are contained within thymidine kinase mRNA sequences

1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2262-2266
Author(s):  
J A Lewis ◽  
D A Matkovich
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Thymidine Kinase ◽  
Growth Phase ◽  
Chinese Hamster ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
Simplex Virus ◽  
Adenovirus 5

We have constructed a chimeric thymidine kinase (TK) minigene, pHe delta 6Ha, which combines the complete coding and 3' noncoding regions of a Chinese hamster TK cDNA with the promoter region and 5' untranslated region of the TK gene of herpes simplex virus type 1. We have transformed rat 4 cells to Tk+ with this gene and analyzed the pattern of TK gene expression in these transformants under various conditions of in vitro cell culture. We find that TK gene expression in these Tk+ transformants is growth phase dependent, responsive to adenovirus 5 infection, and indistinguishable in character under a variety of cell culture conditions from the pattern of TK gene expression in rat 4 cells transformed to Tk+ with the genomic Chinese hamster TK gene clone lambda HaTK.5. We are led to the conclusion that the genetic elements which mediate growth phase-dependent TK gene expression are contained entirely within the sequences of the mature cytoplasmic hamster TK mRNA.

18F-FEAU as a radiotracer for herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene expression: in-vitro comparison with other PET tracers

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Rixt Buursma ◽  
Vera Rutgers ◽  
Geke A.P. Hospers ◽  
Nanno H. Mulder ◽  
Willem Vaalburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Thymidine Kinase ◽  
Thymidine Kinase Gene ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
Pet Tracers ◽  
Simplex Virus ◽  
In Vitro Comparison

Transfer of a mutant viral thymidine kinase gene results in temperature-sensitive mouse cells

1983 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 490-494
Author(s):  
M M Manos ◽  
S D Munroe ◽  
E Przybytkowska ◽  
L A McReynolds
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Thymidine Kinase ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Selective Medium ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Sensitive Cell ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
Vitro Analysis ◽  
Simplex Virus

Temperature-sensitive cell lines were obtained by DNA-mediated transfer of the thymidine kinase (TK) gene from a mutant, ts1117, of herpes simplex virus type 1. The cells died at 39 degrees C in selective medium which contained low levels (1 microgram/ml) of thymidine. In this lethal condition, no revertants were detected among 10(8) cells. It was shown by in vitro analysis of the TK activity that the temperature-sensitive cell line contains an enzyme whose activity is temperature sensitive and relatively unaffected by dTTP. The viral enzyme has these properties. The effect of the lethal growth conditions in the cell line was characterized by cell cycle analysis and rescue experiments which involved a shift to the permissive conditions. The successful transfer of the mutant viral TK activity to cells provides an additional selective marker for gene transfer.

scholarly journals Regulation of SpeB in Streptococcus pyogenes by pH and NaCl: a Model for In Vivo Gene Expression

2006 ◽  
Vol 188 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Loughman ◽  
Michael Caparon
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽  
Growth Phase ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Transcriptional Response ◽  
Culture Conditions

ABSTRACT For a pathogen such as Streptococcus pyogenes, ecological success is determined by its ability to sense the environment and mount an appropriate adaptive transcriptional response. Thus, determining conditions for analyses of gene expression in vitro that are representative of the in vivo environment is critical for understanding the contributions of transcriptional response pathways to pathogenesis. In this study, we determined that the gene encoding the SpeB cysteine protease is up-regulated over the course of infection in a murine soft-tissue model. Conditions were identified, including growth phase, acidic pH, and an NaCl concentration of <0.1 M, that were required for expression of speB in vitro. Analysis of global expression profiles in response to these conditions in vitro identified a set of coregulated genes whose expression patterns showed a significant correlation with that of speB when examined during infection of murine soft tissues. This analysis revealed that a culture medium that promotes high levels of SpeB expression in vitro produced an expression profile that showed significant correlation to the profile observed in vivo. Taken together, these studies establish culture conditions that mimic in vivo expression patterns; that growth phase, pH, and NaCl may mimic relevant cues sensed by S. pyogenes during infection; and that identification of other environmental cues that alter expression of speB in vitro may provide insight into the signals that direct global patterns of gene expression in vivo.

scholarly journals Suppression of erythro-megakaryocytopoiesis and the induction of reversible thrombocytopenia in mice transgenic for the thymidine kinase gene targeted by the platelet glycoprotein alpha IIb promoter.

1995 ◽  
Vol 181 (6) ◽  
pp. 2141-2151 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Tronik-Le Roux ◽  
V Roullot ◽  
A Schweitzer ◽  
R Berthier ◽  
G Marguerie
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Thymidine Kinase ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Regulatory Region ◽  
Platelet Glycoprotein ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
Myeloid Progenitor Cells ◽  
Simplex Virus

The mechanisms that regulate the commitment of a totipotent stem cell to the megakaryocytic lineage are largely unknown. Using a molecular approach to the study of megakaryocytopoiesis and platelet production, mice in which thrombocytopoiesis could be controlled were produced by targeting the expression of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase toxigene to megakaryocytes using the regulatory region of the gene encoding the alpha subunit of the platelet integrin alpha IIb beta 3. The programmed eradication of the megakaryocytic lineage was induced by treating transgenic mice bearing the hybrid construct (alpha IIbtk) with the antiherpetic drug ganciclovir (GCV). After 10 d of treatment, the platelet number was reduced by &gt; 94.6%. After discontinuing GCV, the bone marrow was repopulated with megakaryocytes and the platelet count was restored within 7 d. Prolonged GCV treatment induced erythropenia in the transgenic mice. Assays of myeloid progenitor cells in vitro demonstrated that the transgene was expressed in early erythro-megakaryocytic progenitor cells. The reversibility and facility of this system provides a powerful model to determine both the critical events in megakaryocytic and erythroid lineage development and for evaluating the precise role that platelets play in the pathogenesis of a number of vascular occlusive disorders.

scholarly journals Role of Genotypic Analysis of the Thymidine Kinase Gene of Herpes Simplex Virus for Determination of Neurovirulence and Resistance to Acyclovir

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 3171-3174 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Y. Lee ◽  
Y.-W. Tang ◽  
M. J. Espy ◽  
C. P. Kolbert ◽  
P. N. Rys ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Thymidine Kinase ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
Genotypic Analysis ◽  
Simplex Virus ◽  
Hsv 1

Mutations in the thymidine kinase (TK) gene of herpes simplex virus (HSV) have been associated with resistance to acyclovir (ACY) and possible recognition of neurotropic strains. We sequenced a 335-bp segment of the TK gene to determine the frequency of mutations in HSV strains recovered from dermal, genital, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens (n = 200; 102 HSV type 1 [HSV-1] 98 HSV-2 strains). Four polymorphic sites were detected in HSV-1 strains; C513T, A528G, C575T, and C672T. Among the polymorphisms, only C575T resulted in a change of amino acid sequence (residue 192, Ala→Val). For HSV-2 strains, only one polymorphism (G420T) which resulted in an amino acid substitution (residue 139, Leu→Phe) was detected. Phenotypic determination of resistance to ACY by a plaque reduction assay of 48 HSV isolates was not correlated with the sequence results of 11 strains in that 7 of these with genotypic polymorphisms were susceptible to the drug in vitro. In addition, of 32 ACY-resistant HSV strains, 28 (87.5%) had no polymorphisms detected in the 335-bp amplicon of the TK gene. There was no statistical difference in the frequency of polymorphisms according to the source of the specimens. We conclude that the detection of nucleic acid polymorphisms in a previously implicated 335-bp segment of the TK gene cannot be interpreted as indicative of either ACY resistance or neurotropism of HSV strains from dermal, genital, and CSF sources.

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