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. 2016 Apr 5;17:277. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2588-3

Table 3.

Human genes absent from CyCMV Mauritius

Gene CyCMV Ottawa/RhCMV 68.1 Homologue Functiona Effect of deletion on viral growth kineticsb Family
RL2 −/− - no effect
RL3 −/− - no data
RL4 −/− - no effect
RL5 −/− - no data RL11
RL6 −/− - no effect RL11
RL7 −/− - no data
RL8 −/− - no data
RL9 −/− - no effect
RL10 −/− - no effect RL11
RL11 cyRL11/rh05 IgG Fc-binding glycoprotein no effect RL11
RL12 −/− Putative membrane glycoprotein no effect RL11
RL13 −/− Putative membrane glycoprotein no effect
RL14 −/− - no data
UL1 −/− - no data RL11
UL2 −/− - modest effect RL11
UL3 −/− - no effect
UL4 −/− - no effect RL11
UL5 −/− - no effect RL11
UL8 −/− - no effect RL11
UL10 −/− Temperance factor in retinal tissueb no effect RL11
UL12 −/− - modest effect
UL15 −/− - no effect
UL16 −/− Membrane glycoportein involved in inhibiting Natural Killer cell cytotoxicity no effect
UL17 -/rh35 7-transmembrane glycoprotein no effect
UL18 −/− MHCI homologue putative membrane protein no effect UL18
UL22 −/− - no data
UL39 −/− - no effect
UL40 -/rh67 Membrane glycoptrotein no data
UL58 −/− - no data
UL59 −/− - no effect
UL60 −/− - required for replication
UL61 −/− - no data
UL62 −/− - no effect
UL63 −/− - no data
UL64 −/− - no effect
UL65 −/− - modest effect
UL66 −/− - no data
UL67 −/− - no effect
UL68 −/− - no data
UL80.5 -/rh109.1 Capsid Scaffold Protein no data Core
UL81 −/− - no data
UL101 −/− - required for replication
UL106 −/− - no data
UL107 −/− - no data
UL108 −/− - no data
UL109 −/− - modest effect
UL110 −/− - no effect
UL118 -/rh151 - no effect
UL124 -/rh156.2 Membrane glycoprotein latent protein no data
UL125 −/− - variable critical effect
UL127 −/− - no data
UL129 −/− - no effect
UL143 −/− Inhibits Natural Killer cell cytotoxicity modest effect
UL142 −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL139 −/− Putative membrane glycoprotein no data
UL138 −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL137 −/− - no data
UL136 −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL135 −/− Putative secreted protein no data
UL134 −/− - no data
UL133 −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL148A −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL148B −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL148C −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL148D −/− Putative membrane protein no data
UL149 −/− no data
UL150 −/− Putative Secreted Protein no data
IRS1 −/− Immediate early membrane protein & transcriptional activator/blocks protein kinase R mediated repression of translation no data
US4 −/− - no effect US22
US5 -/rh183 - no data
US6 -/rh185 Putative membrane glycoprotein/Inhibits TAP mediated ER peptide transport no data
US7 −/− Membrane glycoprotein no effect US6
US8 /-rh187 MHCI binding Membrane glycoprotein no effect US6
US9 −/− Membrane glycoprotein involved in cell to cell spread no effect US6
US10 −/− membrane glycoprotein/Delays trafficking of MHCI no effect US6
US15 −/− Putative multiple transmembrane protein no effect US6
US16 −/− Temperance factor and Putative multiple transmembrane protein no effect US12
US25 −/− - no effect US12
US27 −/− Virion Envelope Glycoprotein/Potentiates CXCR4 receptorc no effect
US33 −/− - no effect GPCR
US34 −/− Putative secreted protein no effect
US34A −/− Putative membrane protein no effect

Footnotes:

aFunction annotated based on studies of HCMV [52] unless otherwise indicated

bBased on study of gene mutation in HCMV Towne [51]

cBased on study of US27 in HCMV AD169 [53]