Herpes Simplex Virus Protocols

HSV Growth, Preparation, and Assay.- HSV Entry and Spread.- Preparation of HSV-DNA and Production of Infectious Virus.- HSV Mutagenesis.- Saturating Mutagenesis and Characterization of a Herpesvirus Genome Using In Vivo Reconstitution of Virus from Cloned Subgenomic Regions.- Construction and Use of Cell Lines Expressing HSV Genes.- Analysis of HSV Polypeptides.- Protein Purification.- Expression and Purification of Secreted Forms of HSV Glycoproteins from Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells.- Crystallization of Macromolecules for Three-Dimensional Structure Determination.- Direct Immunogold Labeling of Herpesvirus Suspensions.- Expression of HSV Proteins in Bacteria.- In Vitro Systems to Analyze HSV Transcript Processing.- Analysis of HSV-1 Transcripts by RNA-PCR.- Transient Assays for HSV Origin and Replication Protein Function.- HSV Amplicons in Gene Therapy.- Analyses of HSV Proteins for Posttranslational Modifications and Enzyme Functions.- HSV-Cellular Protein Interactions.- Models of Recurrent Infection with HSV in the Skin and Eye of the Mouse.- Pathogenesis and Molecular Biology of HSV Latency and Ocular Reactivation in the Rabbit.- HSV Latency In Vitro.- Assessing Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to HSV in Murine Systems.- Assays for HSV Gene Expression During Establishment and Maintenance of Latent Infection.- Analysis of HSV-DNA and RNA Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction.- HSV Vectors for Gene Therapy.- Investigation of the Anti-HSV Activity of Candidate Antiviral Agents.