| Literature DB >> 26401033 |
Bernadette M DeRussy1, Ritesh Tandon2.
Abstract
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) pUL93 is essential for virus growth, but its precise function in the virus life cycle is unknown. Here, we characterize a UL93 stop mutant virus (UL93st-TB40/E-BAC) to demonstrate that the absence of this protein does not restrict viral gene expression; however, cleavage of viral DNA into unit-length genomes as well as genome packaging is abolished. Thus, pUL93 is required for viral genome cleavage and packaging.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26401033 PMCID: PMC4645300 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02382-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103