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Journal of General Virology, Vol 79, 2113-2116, Copyright © 1998 by Society for General Microbiology
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AF Hassan-Walker, AV Cope, PD Griffiths and VC Emery
Department of Virology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.
Multiplex RT-PCR analysis of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication in human fibroblasts showed transcription of the natural killer (NK) cell decoy gene, UL18, from 72 h onwards. Transcription of glycoprotein B (gpUL55; a late gene) occurred from early time-points and peaked at 24 h post-infection. UL18 mRNA was also detected in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of organ transplant recipients with HCMV viraemia, especially those with HCMV DNA virus loads greater than 10(5) genomes/ml whole blood. Thus, UL18 is produced via a low abundance transcript late during the infectious cycle at a time coincidental with the increased risk of NK cell lysis as a consequence of class I HLA down-regulation.
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