Molecular Biology of Human Cytomegalovirus
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Virology and Viral Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 10629
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is one of the largest and most complex pathogenic human viruses that we know of, coding for a large number of viral proteins and RNAs involved in host cell manipulation. While several of these have been studied in depth, the majority remain uncharacterized. The advent of facile viral genetic methods, combined with advances in cell biology, cell culture techniques, and ‘omics’ technologies, has accelerated the pace at which HCMV replication, cell tropism, host interactions, and pathogenesis are being mechanistically elucidated at the molecular level. This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in understanding the molecular biology of HCMV and its interactions with the host. While the primary focus is on HCMV, studies utilizing other cytomegaloviruses are appropriate if they model and elucidate parallel phenomena in HCMV.
Prof. Dr. Michael McVoy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cytomegalovirus
- molecular biology
- genetics
- pathogenesis
