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Requirements for guinea pig cytomegalovirus tropism and antibody neutralization on placental amniotic sac cells.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Apr 2020
Choi K Yeon, El-Hamdi Nadia S, McGregor Alistair
Abstract excerpt
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a leading cause of birth defects. The guinea pig is the only small cCMV animal model. Guinea pig cytomegalovirus (GPCMV) encodes similar glycoprotein complexes to human CMV (HCMV) including gB and the gH-based pentamer complex (PC). In HCMV, both gB and PC are neutralizing antibody antigens. The relevance of GPCMV PC for virus tropism and vaccine target remains controversial....
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