Human Cytomegaloviruses Methods and Protocols

This new edition explores and provides an update on the biology and pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus infection. Modern techniques that are currently being utilized to investigate the molecular aspects of viral infection, as well as how these new research studies are leading to new approaches to...

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Other Authors: Yurochko, Andrew D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Humana 2021, 2021
Edition:2nd ed. 2021
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of Human Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis
  • Distinct Properties of Human Cytomegalovirus Strains and the Appropriate Choice of Strains for Particular Studies
  • Use of Diploid Human Fibroblasts as a Model System to Culture, Grow, and Study Human Cytomegalovirus Infection
  • The Use of Primary Human Cells to Analyze Human Cytomegalovirus Biology
  • Human Hematopoietic Long-Term Culture (hLTC) for Human Cytomegalovirus Latency and Reactivation
  • Collection and Isolation of CD14+ Primary Human Monocytes via Dual Density Centrifugation as a Model System to Study Human Cytomegalovirus Infection and Pathogenesis
  • Stable and Inducible Gene Knockdown in Primary Human Fibroblasts: A Versatile Tool to Study the Role of Human Cytomegalovirus Host Cell Factors
  • Construction of Human Cytomegalovirus Mutants with Markerless BAC Mutagenesis
  • Methods for Studying the Function of Cytomegalovirus GPCRs
  • Analysis of Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein and Cellular Receptor Interactions
  • Antibody-Independent Quantification of Cytomegalovirus Virion Protein Incorporation Using HiBiT
  • Use of a Phosphoproteomic Screen to Profile Early Changes during HCMV Infection of Human Monocytes
  • A Generally Applicable CRISPR/Cas9 Screening Technique to Identify Host Genes Required for Virus Infection as Applied to Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Infection of Epithelial Cells
  • Quantitative Electron Microscopy to Study HCMV Morphogenesis
  • Detection of Cytomegalovirus Interleukin 10 (cmvIL-10) by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
  • Techniques for Characterizing Cytomegalovirus-Encoded miRNAs
  • Development of a huBLT Mouse Model to Study HCMV Latency, Reactivation, and Immune Response
  • Rodent Models of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
  • Recent Approaches and Strategies in the Generation of Anti-Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccines