The HUSH epigenetic repressor complex silences PML nuclear bodies-associated HSV-1 quiescent genomes
Simon Roubille, Tristan Escure, Franceline Juillard, Armelle Corpet, Rémi Néplaz, Olivier Binda, Coline Seurre, Mathilde Gonin, Stuart Bloor, Camille Cohen, Pascale Texier, Oscar L. Haigh, Olivier Pascual, Yonatan Ganor, Frédérique Magdinier, , Patrick Lomonte
This paper identifies the HUSH-SETDB1-MORC2 complex as essential for maintaining HSV-1 latency by promoting H3K9me3 chromatin marks on viral genomes in neurons.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 26, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology