Quantitative PCR-based methods have proven to be easy-to-use, cost-effective procedures for the quantification of viral gene expression and viral genome numbers. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) and quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR (qRT-PCR) are rapid and sensitive approaches that can be used to pinpoint defects in viral DNA replication and transcriptional activity, respectively. Due to the significant nucleotide overlap between Poxviridae these methods can be employed across a wide range of viruses from this family. Here we provide methods for the quantification of vaccinia DNA replication by qPCR and quantification of the three classes of vaccinia gene transcription by qRT-PCR.
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Huttunen, M., & Mercer, J. (2019). Quantitative PCR-Based Assessment of Vaccinia Virus RNA and DNA in Infected Cells. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 2023, pp. 189–208). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9593-6_12
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