2013
Rapid Intrahost Evolution of Human Cytomegalovirus Is Shaped by Demography and Positive Selection
Renzette N, Gibson L, Bhattacharjee B, Fisher D, Schleiss M, Jensen J, Kowalik T. Rapid Intrahost Evolution of Human Cytomegalovirus Is Shaped by Demography and Positive Selection. PLOS Genetics 2013, 9: e1003735. PMID: 24086142, PMCID: PMC3784496, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive selectionCongenital HCMV infectionApplication of population genetic methodsHuman cytomegalovirus evolutionViral populationsPopulation genetic methodsPopulation genetic approachesHuman cytomegalovirusModels of demographyOpen reading frameHCMV populationsHCMV infectionPatterns of variationUnrelated hostsReading frameGenome populationsWeeks gestational ageGenetic approachesGenetic methodsDNA virusesHuman hostPervasive driverHost environmentCompartmental variablesViral evolution
2012
Genetic Analysis of Cytomegalovirus in Malignant Gliomas
Bhattacharjee B, Renzette N, Kowalik T. Genetic Analysis of Cytomegalovirus in Malignant Gliomas. Journal Of Virology 2012, 86: 6815-6824. PMID: 22496213, PMCID: PMC3393585, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00015-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA copy numberViral DNA copy numberPresence of intact open reading framesCopy numberLong regionMalignant gliomasHigh amino acid sequence conservationAmino acid sequence conservationIntact open reading framesViral populationsHuman cytomegalovirusOpen reading frameAmino acid changesSingle gene productsGenome coverageGlioblastoma multiformeSequence conservationReading framePhylogenetic analysisHCMV prevalenceCore genesSequence analysisShort regionLow-grade tumorsGenetic analysis