... disruption of the STAT1 gene in mice revealed a role for STAT1 in the JAK-STAT signaling pathway [40] The JAK-STAT signaling pathway is involved in mediating biologic responses induced by many cytokines ... Post Infection Figure Replication of HSV-1 in macrophages Replication of HSV-1 in macrophages Analyses of virus replication, viral gB mRNA, and viral genomic DNA in macrophages was done as in Fig ... bp; and 4) gB: forward primer, 5'AACGCGACGCACATCAAG-3', reverse primer, 5'-CTGGTACGCGATCAGAAAGC-3'; and probe, 5'-FAMCAGCCGCAGTACTACC-3' – Amplicon length = 72 bp As an internal control, a set of...