Immediate Early (IE) Gene Expression

Stable Identifier
R-HSA-9621073
Type
Reaction [uncertain]
Species
Homo sapiens
Related Species
Human cytomegalovirus
Compartment
ReviewStatus
5/5
Locations in the PathwayBrowser
General
SVG |   | PPTX  | SBGN
Click the image above or here to open this reaction in the Pathway Browser
The layout of this reaction may differ from that in the pathway view due to the constraints in pathway layout
Once the HCMV genome is delivered to the nucleus, IE gene expression ensues. RNA pol II transcription machinery transcribes IE as well as all other protein-coding and noncoding RNAs made from the HCMV genome. Regulation of viral gene expression occurs via two broad strategies: (1) viral as well as cellular factors that directly influence the transcription machinery by binding to promoter/enhancer elements directly (transcription factors) or through interactions with other proteins (adaptors) (2) viral factors that alter chromatin remodeling by regulating the opposing activities of histone acetyl transferases (HATs) acting together with demethylases and histone deacetylases (HDACs) and methylases. HDAC-dependent repression of viral IE gene expression, in particular, is a cell-intrinsic host defense mechanism that must be defused before productive replication can ensue. Epigenetic regulation is important in permissive cells, even though the viral genome does not take on a recognizable chromatin structure, and also during latency, where viral genomes take on an organized chromatin arrangement and viral HDAC inhibitors can drive reactivation.
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
  Fields Virology

Knipe, DM, Howley, PM

  2013
Participants
Participates
Event Information
Go Biological Process
This event is regulated
Disease
Name Identifier Synonyms
disease by infectious agent DOID:0050117 infectious disease
Reviewed
Created
Cite Us!