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Infection of sensory neurons by herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 disrupts electrical excitability, altering pain sensory transmission. Because of their low threshold for activation, functional expression of T-type Ca 2+ channels regulates various cell functions, including neuronal excitability and neuronal communication. In this study, we have tested the effect of HSV-1 infection on the functional expression of T-type Ca 2+ channels in differentiated ND7-23 sensory-like neurons. Voltage-gated Ca 2+ currents were measured using whole cell patch clamp recordings in differentiated ND7-23 neurons under various culture conditions. Differentiation of ND7-23 cells evokes a significant increase in T-type Ca 2+ current densities. Increased T-type Ca 2+ channel expression promotes the morphological differentiation of ND7-23 cells and triggers a rebound depolarization. HSV-1 infection of differentiated ND7-23 cells causes a significant loss of T-type Ca 2+ channels from the membrane. HSV-1 evoked reduction in the functional expression of T-type Ca 2+ channels is mediated by several factors, including decreased expression of Ca v 3.2 T-type Ca 2+ channel subunits and disruption of endocytic transport. Decreased functional expression of T-type Ca 2+ channels by HSV-1 infection requires protein synthesis and viral replication, but occurs independently of Egr-1 expression. These findings suggest that infection of neuron-like cells by HSV-1 causes a significant disruption in the expression of T-type Ca 2+ channels, which can results in morphological and functional changes in electrical excitability.

Regulation of T-type Ca2+ channel expression by herpes simplex virus-1 infection in sensory-like ND7 cells