| Literature DB >> 9527804 |
F Baldanti1, M R Underwood, C L Talarico, L Simoncini, A Sarasini, K K Biron, G Gerna.
Abstract
Two ganciclovir (GCV)-resistant human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strains recovered from an AIDS patient (strain VR4990) and a heart transplant recipient (strain VR5474) showed a Cys607-->Tyr change in the UL97-encoded phosphotransferase. No amino acid substitutions were observed in the viral DNA polymerase. Marker transfer experiments showed marked reduction in GCV phosphorylation and drug susceptibility of the recombinant HCMV strain VR4990rec2-1-1. These results further extend the region of the carboxy-terminal domain of the UL97 phosphotransferase involved in GCV substrate recognition.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9527804 PMCID: PMC105432 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.42.2.444
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191