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Laura Cortez Rayas

Universität Ulm

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Phosphorylation-tuned condensation links HCMV tegument assembly to membrane recruitment

Yannick Jensen, Laura Cortez Rayas, Boris Bogdanow, Iris Gruska, Barbara Vetter, Enrico Caragliano, Lars Mühlberg, Jens von Einem, Lüder Wiebusch, Jens B. Bosse

This study shows that phosphorylation-regulated condensation of the HCMV protein pp150 couples tegument assembly to membrane recruitment, supporting viral replication.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Initiation of human cytomegalovirus secondary envelopment requires the gM/gN glycoprotein complex and involves palmitoylation.

Laura Cortez Rayas, Ronja Rogg, Maximilian Voll, Christopher Thompson, Diana Lieber, Clarissa Read, Jens von Einem

This study identifies the gM/gN glycoprotein complex and palmitoylation as essential for initiating secondary envelopment of HCMV capsids, revealing their role in spatially organizing viral assembly within the cVAC.

Journal of Virology · Dec 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology