MicrobiologybioRxiv
Expression of varicella-zoster virus VLT-ORF63 fusion transcript induces broad viral gene expression during reactivation from neuronal latency
W. J. D. Ouwendijk, D. P. Depledge, L. Rajbhandari…·T. Sadaoka
This study identifies VLT-ORF63 fusion transcripts in VZV-infected neurons, showing they drive lytic gene expression during reactivation from latency.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-20031-4