Human Cytomegalovirus Latency Promoting Genes, Related Virus Variants and Methods of Use

摘要

Latency promoting genomic sequences from human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and virus variants lacking function of one or more of the latency promoting genes are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of using the altered viruses and latency promoting genes and their gene products for the production of vaccines and for identifying antiviral compounds.