Total RNA extracts isolated from dissociated adult DRG neurons incubated with Act-D for the indicated times (0, 2, 4, and 8 hr) following infection with NC, KD1, and KD2 or control, wt-ALKBH5, and mut-ALKBH5 AAVs for 7 d were subjected to qRT-PCR analyses. The gene discussed is ALKBH5; the disease is infection.