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An essential role of the enhancer for murine cytomegalovirus in vivo growth and pathogenesis.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2003
Ghazal Peter, Messerle Martin, Osborn Kent, Angulo Ana
Abstract excerpt
The transcription of cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate-early (IE) genes is regulated by a large and complex enhancer containing an array of binding sites for a variety of cellular transcription factors. Previously, using bacterial artificial chromosome recombinants of the virus genome, it was reported that the enhancer region of murine CMV (MCMV) is dispensable but performs a key function for viral multiplication...
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