Here we show that cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) have adopted a different strategy. They encode two separate mitochondrial proteins that lack obvious sequence similarities to Bcl-2-family proteins and ...

Throughout evolution, cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) have been capturing genes from their hosts, employing the derived proteins to dampen immune responses and successfully persist within their hosts.

Cytomegalovirus - the dormant enemy within Cytomegaloviruses are members of the herpesvirus family. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the largest human virus and encodes hundreds of viral proteins ...

Cytomegaloviruses belong to the herpes virus family, which can cause glandular fever, chicken pox and cold sores. About half the population become infected with the virus, develop flu-like illness ...