Human cytomegalovirus − no longer just a DNA virus
Eng-Shang Huang
& Robert A. Johnson
Department of Medicine and Lineberger, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
eshuang@med.unc.edu
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is classified as a DNA herpesvirus. A recent study showed that the HCMV virion contains not only DNA, but also four species of mRNA, indicating that this virus is more complex than previously believed.