Patent ID: 7977321

Claim:
A method of decreasing expression of FHV-1 DNA polymerase and/or glycoprotein D in cells, comprising administering a composition comprising a carrier and an effective amount of a polynucleotide that reduces expression of FHV-1 DNA polymerase and/or glycoprotein D, wherein said polynucleotide is selected from an interfering RNA that targets: a) nucleotides 23-5, 70-52, 95-77, 121-103 or 144-126 of the FHV-1 polymerase gene set forth in GenBank Accession No. AF079125 (SEQ ID NO:2); and/or b) nucleotides 1076-1058, 1351-1333, 1397-1379, 1556-1538 or 1591-1573 of the FHV-1 glycoprotein D gene set forth in GenBank Accession No. D30767 (SEQ ID NO:3).