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. 1981 Aug;39(2):559–572. doi: 10.1128/jvi.39.2.559-572.1981

Herpes simplex virus type 1 HindIII fragment L encodes spliced and complementary mRNA species.

R J Frink, K P Anderson, E K Wagner
PMCID: PMC171366  PMID: 6268843

Abstract

We have used DNA bound to cellulose to isolate and translate in vitro herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) mRNA's encoded by HindIII fragment L (mapping between 0.592 and 0.647), and 8.450-base-pair (8.45-kb) portion of the long unique region of the viral genome. Readily detectable, late mRNA's 2.7 and 1.9 kb in size encoding 69,000- and 58,000-dalton polypeptides, respectively, were isolated. A very minor late mRNA family composed of two colinear forms, one 2.6 kb and one 2.8 kb, was isolated and found to encode only an 85,000-dalton polypeptide. A major early mRNA, 1.8 kb in size encoding a 64,000-dalton polypeptide, was also isolated. High-resolution mapping of these mRNA's by using S1 nuclease and exonuclease VII digestion of hybrids between them and 5' and 3' end-labeled DNA fragments from the region indicated that the major early mRNA contained no detectable splices, and about half of its 3' end was complementary to the 3' region of the very minor 2.6- to 2.8-kb mRNA's encoded on the opposite strand. These mRNA's also contained no detectable splices. The major late 2.7-kb mRNA was found to be a family made up of members with no detectable splices and members with variable-length (100 to 300 bases) segments spliced out very near (ca. 50 to 100 bases) the 5' end.

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