IE1 of Autographa californica Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus Activates Low Levels of Late Gene Expression in the Absence of Virus RNA Polymerase

Abstract

The late gene expression of baculovirus has been known to depend on the virus-encoded RNA polymerase, which consists of four subunits. The immediate-early gene ie1 was found to be required for viral early gene expression, late gene expression, and DNA replication.