Properties of virion transactivator proteins encoded by primate cytomegaloviruses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a betaherpesvirus that causes severe disease in situations where the immune system is immature or compromised. HCMV immediate early (IE) gene expression is stimulated by the virion phosphoprotein pp71,...

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Main Authors: Barry Peter A, Blewett Earl L, Chaudry Tanya N, Sutherland Jane S, Nicholson Iain P, Nicholl Mary, Preston Chris M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/65