Technology Overview The TR BAC was prepared from the TR clinical HCMV isolate. This virus is resistant to ganciclovir and cidofovir and lacks UL97 codons 591-594. The BAC clone was generated by substituting BAC DNA for the US2-US5 region of the TR genome. The TR strain infects almost any diploid endothelial or epithelial cell as well as macrophages. This strain is useful for studies on HCMV including genetic studies.
Publication Murphy E, et al., Coding potential of laboratory and clinical strains of human cytomegalovirus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 9;100(25):14976-81. Link
Licensing Opportunity This technology is available for non-exclusive licensing as a research tool.