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Mary Root

SUNY Upstate Medical University

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Eain A. MurphyiD· 1 shared Liz A. KurtziD· 1 shared Meghan F CarteriD· 1 shared

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Human cytomegalovirus virion delivered UL14 is a viral tropism factor for epithelial cells

Meghan F Carter, Liz A. Kurtz, Mary Root, Eain A. Murphy

This paper identifies UL14 as a viral protein essential for HCMV infection of epithelial cells, showing its role in post-entry, pre-IE transcription and suggesting it as a potential target for antiviral therapies.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology