Human Cytomegalovirus Uses a Host Stress Response To Balance the Elongation of Saturated/Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids
Yuecheng Xi,
Lena Lindenmayer,
Ian Kline,
Jens von Einem,
John G. Purdy
Affiliations
Yuecheng Xi
Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Lena Lindenmayer
Institute of Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
Ian Kline
Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
HCMV is a common herpesvirus that establishes lifelong persistent infections. While infection is asymptomatic in most people, HCMV causes life-threatening illnesses in immunocompromised people, including transplant recipients and cancer patients.
