In herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-infected HEp-2 cells, amanitin added before or at various times after infection always reduced viral multiplication. Also, the three waves of transcription of HSV-1 DNA, which led to the synthesis of alpha, beta-, and gamma-polypeptides, were all sensitive to amanitin in HEp-2 cells, and the amanitin-sensitive RNA polymerase activities of isolated nuclei w...