RNAseq analysis of B cells inducible for murine gammaherpesvirus 68 reactivation

RTA, the viral Replication and Transcription Activator, is essential for rhadinovirus lytic gene expression upon de novo infection and reactivation from latency. LPS/TLR4 engagement enhances rhadinovirus reactivation. We developed the HE-RIT cell line, a latent murine A20 B cell inducible for Flag-RTA expression and murine gammaherpesvirus 68 reactivation. LPS acted as a second stimulus to drive virus reactivation from latency in the context of induced expression of FLAG-RTA. We applied RNAseq to examine for genome-wide changes in viral gene expression in response to doxycycline-induced RTA-FLAG, alone or in combination with LPS. 6 samples total: Replicates of Mock (untreated controls), Dox (induced for RTA expression), and Dox + LPS (dual treatment)