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lüll Molecular biology and immunology of cytomegalovirus Griffiths PD; Grundy JEBiochem J 1987[Jan]; 241 (2): 313-24The application of modern biochemical techniques has led to a rapid improvement in our knowledge of the molecular biology of CMV. Several coding regions of the DNA genome have been identified with certainty and major virus-coded proteins have been given provisional names. The cascade expression of the CMV genome has been shown to be controlled by mechanisms similar to those found in other herpes viruses, together with novel post-transcriptional controls which remain to be defined. The control of CMV replication by the host involves both non-specific and specific defence mechanisms. The induction of natural killer cells and interferon early after CMV infection appears to be the most important aspects of the non-specific host defence against the virus. The cell-mediated immune response, in particular the generation of Tc cells against CMV early antigens, is probably the most important facet of the specific immune defence against CMV. When intact these defence mechanisms appear to be efficient in restricting viral replication; however, when such immunity is compromised, the balance rapidly swings in favour of the virus. As our understanding of the interaction between the host and the virus increases, it may be possible to redress the balance in such cases in favour of the host.|Animals[MESH]|Antibodies, Viral/biosynthesis[MESH]|Cytomegalovirus Infections/*immunology[MESH]|Cytomegalovirus/genetics/immunology/*physiology[MESH]|Gene Expression Regulation[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Mice[MESH]|Protein Biosynthesis[MESH]|T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology[MESH]|Transcription, Genetic[MESH]|Viral Proteins/metabolism[MESH] |