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Human cytomegalovirus infection is sensitive to the host cell DNA methylation state and alters global DNA methylation capacity
1 Jun 2012
Abstract excerpt
Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus that infects and establishes latency in the majority of the human population and may cause fatal infections in immunocompromised patients. Recent data implies a close interaction between HCMV encoded proteins and cellular epigenetic mechanisms such as histone acetylation and deacetylation. In this study, we investigated the interactions between HCMV...
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