The human cytomegalovirus vGPCR UL33 is essential for efficient lytic replication in epithelial cells
ABSTRACT Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a β-herpesvirus that is ubiquitous in the human population. HCMV has the largest genome of the human herpesviruses and encodes an array of genes that affect pathogenesis in different cell types. Given the ability of HCMV to replicate in a range of cell types, investigators have...