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Meghan F Carter

SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityORCID 0009-0001-2326-3343Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2

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Eain A. MurphyiD· 2 shared Christine M. O'ConnoriD· 1 shared Dennis J. ThieleiD· 1 shared Dilruba AkteriD· 1 shared Gary C. T. ChaniD· 1 shared Jennifer F. MoffatiD· 1 shared Juthi Biswas· 1 shared Liz A. KurtziD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 18, 2026

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.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.18.725932

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MicrobiologyAntiviral ResearchPeer-reviewedSep 23, 2024

Targeting the host transcription factor HSF1 prevents human cytomegalovirus replication in vitro and in vivo

Dilruba Akter, Juthi Biswas, Shima Moradpour…·Gary C. T. Chan

Inhibiting HSF1 reduces HCMV replication in vitro and in vivo by targeting an early stage of the viral replication cycle.

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