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A Recombinant Human Cytomegalovirus with a Large Deletion in <i>UL97</i> Has a Severe Replication Deficiency
1 Jul 1999
Abstract excerpt
Human cytomegalovirus encodes a protein kinase (UL97) that confers sensitivity to ganciclovir by phosphorylating it to the monophosphate. The function of this unusual kinase in viral replication is unknown. We constructed two independent isolates of a recombinant virus, RCDelta97, that contain large deletions in this gene and carry a 4.8-kb insertion containing a selectable genetic marker. These mutant viruses...
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