Authors: K W R van Cleef M J Blok K G M Savelkouls G E L M Grauls C A Bruggeman C Vink
Publish Date: 2005/08/01
Volume: 150, Issue: 12, Pages: 2593-2599
Abstract
We have identified and characterized two antisense transcripts from the rat cytomegalovirus RCMV major immediate early MIE region These transcripts designated IEAS1 and IEAS2 are complementary to part of the sense IE1 transcript The IEAS transcripts were first detected in peripheral blood leukocytes PBL of RCMVinfected rats at 7 days postinfection pi in the absence of IE1 transcription Nevertheless both the IE1 and IEAS transcripts were found at the same time in the salivary glands of RCMVinfected rats at 7 and 120 days pi as well as in RCMVinfected rat embryo fibroblasts REFs at 48 h pi
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