Human herpesvirus 5

VR-3348 ™
Human herpesvirus 5 strain UL32-EGFP-HCMV-TB40 is propagated in MRC-5 cells (ATCC CCL-171). This strain was sourced from the in vitro recombination of HCMV strain TB40 with a plasmid carrying the TB40 UL32 gene fused to GFP. Because GFP is associated with a structural protein, virus particles fluoresce green under appropriate illumination; this is useful for following intracellular traffic of virus particles.

Product category
    Viruses
Product type
    Animal virus
Classification
    Orthoherpesviridae, Cytomegalovirus, Human betaherpesvirus 5 
Strain designation
    UL32-EGFP-HCMV-TB40 
Common name
    Cytomegalovirus 
Isolation source
    In vitro recombination of HCMV strain TB40 with a plasmid carrying the TB40 UL32 gene fused to GFP. 
Applications
    Infectious disease research
Product format
    Frozen 
Storage conditions
    -70°C or colder