Raw RNA-seq data of HSV-1-infected human cells (HFF and MRC5)

We report transcriptomic data from HSV-1-infected human cells (HFF and MRC5) Herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1) is a common human pathogen causing cold sores, and in rare cases, severe keratitis and encephalitis. Mouse models are commonly used to study pathogenesis of HSV-1 infection due to the neurotropic properties of HSV make it hard to reach information from infected humans, but mice are not a natural host for this virus. Therefore, it is important to have insights into transcriptional regulation in human cell cultures, which gave us more information before we interpret experimental results from humans and mouse models. Herein, we provide overall transcriptomic data from two HSV-1infected cells, HFF and MRC5. We found that these two human cells downregulated many genes in an antiviral pathway characterized by interferon-stimulated genes. Overall design: Investigate human-mouse differences in HSV-1 infection