Human cytomegalovirus miR-US4-5p promotes apoptosis via downregulation of p21-activated kinase 2 in cultured cells

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The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) encodes ≥26 microRNAs (miRNAs). These miRNAs are utilized by HCMV to regulate its own genes in addition to the genes of the host cell, during infection. The present study first identified p21‑activated kinase 2 (PAK2) as a target of hcmv‑miR‑US4‑5p, via hybrid polymerase chain reaction, which was further verified using a luciferase reporter assay. The protein expression level of...

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