Publications

1. Oerstreicher, M.I., D.H. Shuman and C.F. Wurster. (1971). DDE reduces medullary bone formation in birds. Nature 229:571.

2. Spector, D.H. and D. Baltimore. (1974). Requirement of 3'-terminal polyadenylic acid for the infectivity of poliovirus RNA. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 71:2983-2987.

3. Baltimore, D., C.N. Cole, L. Villa-Komaroff and D.H. Spector. (1974). Poliovirus defective interfering particles. In: Mechanisms of Virus Disease. Robinson, W.S. and C.F. Fox, eds. W. A. Benjamin, Inc.

4. Spector, D.H. and D. Baltimore. (1975). The molecular biology of poliovirus. Sci. Amer. 232:24-31.

5. Spector, D.H. and D. Baltimore. (1975). Polyadenylic acid on poliovirus RNA. II. Poly (A) on intracellular RNA's. J. Virol. 15:1418-1431.

6. Spector, D.H. and D. Baltimore. (1975). Polyadenylic acid on poliovirus RNA. III. In vitro addition of polyadenylic acid to poliovirus RNA's. J. Virol. 15:1432-1439.

7. Spector, D.H. and D. Baltimore. (1975). Polyadenylic acid on poliovirus RNA. IV. Poly (U) in replicative intermediate and double-stranded RNA. Virology 67:498-505.

8. Spector, D.H., L. Villa-Komaroff and D. Baltimore. (1975). Polyadenylic acid on poliovirus RNA. V. Studies on the function of the poly (A). Cell 6:41-44.

9. Spector, D.H. and D. Baltimore. (1975). Poly (A) on mengovirus RNA. J. Virol. 16:1081-1084.

10. Varmus, H., D. Stehelin, D.H. Spector, J. Tal, D. Fujita, T. Padgett, D. Roulland-Dossoix, H.-J. Kung and J.M. Bishop. (1976). Distribution and function of defined regions of avian tumor virus genomes in viruses and uninfected cells. In: ICN-UCLA Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vol. 4. Baltimore, D., A.S. Huang and C.F. Fox, eds. Academic Press, New York.

11. Bishop, J.M., D. Stehelin, J. Tal, D. Fujita, D.H. Spector, D. Roulland-Dossoix, T. Padgett and H.E. Varmus. (1977). The transforming gene of avian sarcoma virus. In: Symposium on the Molecular Biology of the Mammalian Genetic Apparatus. Ts'o, P., ed. Elsevier, North-Holland Biomedical Press. pp. 263-274.

12. Varmus, H., D.H. Spector, D. Stehelin, C.-T. Deng, T. Padgett, E. Stubblefield and J.M. Bishop. (1977). The function and origin of the transforming gene of avian sarcoma virus. In: Cold Spring Harbor Conference on Cell Proliferation, Vol. 4, pp. 1159-1168.

13. Varmus, H., D.H. Spector, D. Stehelin, C.-T. Deng, T. Padgett, E. Stubblefield and J.M. Bishop. (1977). The function and origin of the transforming gene of avian sarcoma virus. In: International Cell Biology, Vol. Brinkley, R.R. and K.R. Porter, eds. Rockefeller University Press, New York. pp. 553-557.

14. Krzyzek, R.A., A.F. Lau, A.J. Faras and D.H. Spector. (1977). Post-transcriptional control of avian oncornavirus-transforming gene sequences in mammalian cells. Nature 269:175-179.

15. Spector, D.H., H.E. Varmus and J.M. Bishop. (1977). The distribution of sequences related to the transforming gene of avian sarcoma virus in uninfected vertebrate cells. In: Oncogenic Viruses and Host Cell Genes. Ikawa, Y. and T. Odaka, eds. Academic Press, New York. pp. 117-130.

16. Spector, D.H., K. Smith, T. Padgett, P. McCombe, D. Roulland-Dussoix, C. Moscovici, H.E. Varmus and J.M. Bishop. (1978). Uninfected avian cells contain RNA related to the transforming gene of avian sarcoma viruses. Cell 13:371-380.

17. Spector, D.H., B. Baker, H.E. Varmus and J.M. Bishop. (1978). Characteristics of cellular RNA related to the transforming gene of avian sarcoma viruses. Cell 13:381-386.

18. Spector, D.H., H.E. Varmus and J.M. Bishop. (1978). Nucleotide sequences related to the transforming gene of avian sarcoma virus are present in the DNA of uninfected vertebrates. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 75:4102-4106.

19. Hughes, S.H., P.K. Vogt, P.R. Shank, D.H. Spector, H.-J. Kung, M.L. Breitman, J.M. Bishop and H.E. Varmus. (1978). Proviruses of avian sarcoma virus are terminally redundant, co-extensive and unintegrated linear DNA, and integrated at many sites in rat cell DNA. Cell 15:1397-1410.

20. Hughes, S.H., E. Stubblefield, F. Payvar, J.D. Engel, J.B. Dodgson, D.H. Spector, B. Cordell, R.T. Schimke and H.E. Varmus. (1979). Gene localization by chromosome fractionation: Globin genes are on at least two chromosomes and three estrogen inducible genes are on three chromosomes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76:1348-1352.

21. Hughes, S.H., F. Payvar, D.H. Spector, R.T. Schimke, H.L. Robinson, J.M. Bishop and H.E. Varmus. (1979). Heterogeneity of genetic loci in chickens: Analysis of endogenous viral and non viral genes by cleavage of DNA with restriction endonucleases. Cell 18:347-359.

22. Tamashiro, J.C. and D.H. Spector. (1980). Molecular cloning of the human cytomegalovirus genome (strain AD 169). In: Animal Virus Genetics. Fields, B.N., R. Jaenishch and D.F. Fox, eds. ICN-UCLA Symp. on Animal Virus Genetics, pp. 21-37.

23. Spector, D.H. (1981). Gene specific probes for avian oncoviruses. Curr. Top. Immunol. Microbiol. 91:41-80.

24. Tamashiro, J.C., L.J. Hock and D.H. Spector. (1982). Construction of a cloned library of the EcoRI fragments from the human cytomegalovirus genome (strain AD169). J. Virol. 42:547-557.

25. Spector, D.H., L.J. Hock and J.C. Tamashiro. (1982). Cleavage maps for human cytomegalovirus DNA strain AD169 for restriction endonucleases EcoRI, BglII, and HindIII. J. Virol. 42:558-582.

26. Spector, S.A. and D.H. Spector. (1982). Molecular epidemiology of cytomegalovirus infections in premature twin infants and their mother. Ped. Infect. Dis. 1:405-409.

27. McDonough, S.H. and D.H. Spector. (1983). RNA transcription in human fibroblasts permissively infected by human cytomegalovirus strain AD169. Virology 125:31-46.

28. Spector, D.H. and J.P. Vacquier. (1983). Human cytomegalovirus (strain AD169) contains sequences related to the avian retrovirus oncogene v-myc. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80:3889-3893.

29. Mercer, J.A., J.R. Marks and D.H. Spector. (1983). Molecular cloning and restriction endonuclease mapping of the murine cytomegalovirus genome (Smith strain). Virology 129:94-106.

30. Marks, J.R., J.A. Mercer and D.H. Spector. (1983). Transcription in mouse embryo cells permissively infected by murine cytomegalovirus. Virology 131:247-254.

31. Spector, D.H. and S.A. Spector. (1984). The oncogenic potential of human cytomegalovirus. Prog. Med. Virol. 29:45-89.

32. Spector, S.A., S.A. Rua, D.H. Spector and R. McMillan. (1984). Detection of human cytomegalovirus in clinical specimens by DNA-DNA hybridization. J. Inf. Dis. 150:121-126.

33. Spector, D.H., S.B. Shaw, L.J. Hock, D. Abrams, R.T. Mitsuyasu and M.S. Gottlieb. (1984). Association of human cytomegalovirus with Kaposi's sarcoma. In: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, UCLA Symp. Mol. Cell. Biol., New Series, Vol. 6. Gottlieb, M.S. and J.E. Groopman, eds. Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York. pp. 109-126.

34. Spector, D.H., S.H. McDonough, S.I. Staprans, J.C. Tamashiro, T. Friedmann and D. Filpula. (1984). Organization and expression of the repeats at the termini and L-S junction of human cytomegalovirus strain AD169. In: Herpesvirus, UCLA Symp. Mol. Cell. Biol., New Series, Vol. 21. Rapp, F., eds. Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York. pp. 441-454.

35. Marks, J.R. and D.H. Spector. (1984). Fusion of the termini of the murine cytomegalovirus genome after infection. J. Virol. 52:24-28.

36. Tamashiro, J.C., D. Filpula, T. Friedmann and D.H. Spector. (1984). Structure of the heterogeneous L-S junction region of human cytomegalovirus strain AD169 DNA. J. Virol. 52:541-548.

37. Spector, D.H. (1985). Molecular studies on the cytomegalovirus of mice and men. In: Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods, Vol. 7. Setlow, J.K. and A. Hollaender, eds. Plenum Publishing, New York. pp. 199-234.

38. McDonough, S.H., S.I. Staprans and D.H. Spector. (1985). Analysis of the major transcripts encoded by the long repeat of human cytomegalovirus strain AD169. J. Virol. 53:711-718.

39. Rasmussen, R.D., S.I. Staprans, S.B. Shaw and D.H. Spector. (1985). Sequences in human cytomegalovirus which hybridize with the avian retrovirus oncogene v-myc are GC-rich and do not hybridize with the human c-myc gene. Mol. Cell. Biol. 5:1525-1530.

40. Shaw, S.B., R.D. Rasmussen, S.H. McDonough, S.I. Staprans, J.P. Vacquier and D.H. Spector. (1985). Cell-related sequences in the DNA genome of human cytomegalovirus strain AD169. J. Virol. 55:843-848.

41. Spector, S.A. and D.H. Spector. (1985). The use of DNA probes in studies of human cytomegalovirus strain AD169. Clin. Chem. 31:1514-1520.

42. Mercer, J.A. and D.H. Spector. (1986). Pathogenesis of acute murine cytomegalovirus infection in resistant and susceptible strains of mice. J. Virol. 57:497-504.

43. Staprans, S.I. and D.H. Spector. (1986). 2.2-kilobase class of early transcripts encoded by human cytomegalovirus strain AD169. J. Virol. 57:591-602.

44. Tamashiro, J.C. and D.H. Spector. (1986). Terminal structure and heterogeneity in human cytomegalovirus strain AD169. J. Virol. 59:591-604.

45. Spector, D.H. and S.A. Spector. (1986). Molecular analysis of cytomegalovirus infections. In: DNA Probes. Cold Spring Harbor Publ., Cold Spring Harbor. pp. 177-183.

46. Marks, J.A. and D.H. Spector. (1988). Replication of the murine cytomegalovirus genome: structure and role of the termini in the generation and cleavage of concatenates. Virology 162:98-107.

47. Mercer, J.A., C.A. Wiley and D.H. Spector. (1988). Pathogenesis of murine cytomegalovirus infection: identification of infected cells in the spleen during acute and latent infections. J. Virol. 62:987-997.

48. Wright, D.A., S.I. Staprans and D.H. Spector. (1988). Four phosphoproteins with common amino termini are encoded by human cytomegalovirus AD169. J. Virol. 62:331-340.

49. Staprans, S.I., D.K. Rabert and D.H. Spector. (1988). Identification of sequence requirements and trans-acting functions necessary for regulated expression of a human cytomegalovirus early gene. J. Virol. 62:3463-3473.

50. Spector, S.A., W.M. Dankner, F. Denaro and D.H. Spector. (1989). DNA probes for the detection of human cytomegalovirus. In: DNA Probes for Infectious Diseases, Vol. 13, Chapter 11. Tenover, F.C., ed. CRC Press, pp. 135-140.

51. Wright, D.A. and D.H. Spector. (1989). Posttranscriptional regulation of a class of human cytomegalovirus phosphoproteins encoded by an early transcription unit. J. Virol. 63:3117-3127.

52. Spector, S.A., K. Hsia, F. Denaro and D.H. Spector. (1989). Use of molecular probes to detect human cytomegalovirus and human immunodeficiency virus. Clin. Chem. 35:1581-1587.

53. Hsia, K., D.H. Spector, J. Lawrie and S.A. Spector. (1989). Enzymatic amplification of human cytomegalovirus sequences by polymerase chain reaction. J. Clin. Microbiol. 27:1802-1809.

54. Mosier, D.E., R.J. Gulizia, S.M. Baird, S.A. Spector, D.H. Spector, T.J. Kipps, R.I. Fox, D.A. Carson, N. Cooper, D.D. Richman and D.B. Wilson. (1989). Studies of HIV infection and the development of Epstein-Barr Virus-related B cell lymphomas following transfer of human lymphocytes to mice with severe combined immunodeficiency. Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. 152:195-199.

55. Spector, D.H., K.M. Klucher, D.K. Rabert and D.A. Wright. (1990). Human cytomegalovirus early gene expression. Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. 154:21-45.

56. Klucher, K.M., D.K. Rabert and D.H. Spector. (1989). Sequences in the human cytomegalovirus 2.7-kilobase RNA promoter which mediate its regulation as an early gene. J. Virol. 63:5334-5343.

57. Spector, D.H., K.M. Klucher, D.K. Rabert and D.A. Wright. (1991). Regulation of human cytomegalovirus early gene expression. In: Herpesvirus Transcription and Its Regulation. Wagner, E., ed. CRC Press, Inc., Florida. pp. 261-285.

58. Mosier, D.E., R.J. Gulizia, D.B. Wilson, S.M. Baird, S.A. Spector, D.H. Spector, D.D. Richman, R.I. Fox and T.J. Kipps. (1989). Elements of the human immune system: studies of mature lymphoid cells following xenotransplantation to SCID mice. Progress in Immunology. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Immunology, Vol. VII, pp. 195-199.

59. Spector, D.H., E. Wade, D.A. Wright, V. Koval, C. Clark, D. Jaquish and S.A. Spector. (1990). Human immunodeficiency virus pseudotypes with expanded cellular and species tropism. J. Virol. 64:2298-2308.

60. Klucher, K.M. and D.H. Spector. (1990). The human cytomegalovirus 2.7 kilobase RNA promoter contains a functional binding site for the adenovirus major late transcription factor. J. Virol. 64:4189-4198.

61. Mosier, D.E., R.J. Gulizia, S.M. Baird, D.B. Wilson, D.H. Spector and S.A. Spector. (1991). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of human-PBL-SCID mice. Science 251:791-794.

62. Elliott, R., C. Clark, D. Jaquish and D.H. Spector. (1991). Transcription analysis and sequence of the putative murine cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase gene. Virology 185:169-186.

63. Koval, V., C. Clark, M. Vaishnav, S.A. Spector and D.H. Spector. (1991). Human cytomegalovirus inhibits human immunodeficiency virus replication in cells productively infected by both viruses. J. Virol. 65:6969-6978.

64. Wade, E.J., K.M. Klucher and D.H. Spector. (1992). An AP-1 binding site is the predominant cis-acting regulatory element in the 1.2 kilobase early RNA promoter of human cytomegalovirus. J. Virol. 66:2407-2417.

65. Spector, D.H. (1992). Potential host range expansion of the retrovirus. In: Developments in Biological Standardization, Vol. 76, pp. 153-164.

66. Klucher, K.M., M. Sommer, J.T. Kadonaga and D.H. Spector. (1993). In vivo and in vitro analysis of transcriptional activation mediated by human cytomegalovirus major immediate-early proteins. Mol. Cell. Biol. 13:1238-1250.

67. Jault, F.M., S.A. Spector and D.H. Spector. (1994). The effects of cytomegalovirus on human immunodeficiency virus replication in brain-derived cells correlate with the permissiveness of the cells for each virus. J. Virol. 68:959-973.

68. Lathey, J., D.H. Spector and S.A. Spector. (1994). Human cytomegalovirus mediated enhancement of human immunodeficiency virus production in monocyte-derived macrophages. Virology 199:98-104.

69. Sommer, M.H., A. Scully and D.H. Spector. (1994). Trans-activation by the human cytomegalovirus IE2 86 kDa protein requires a domain that binds to both the TATA box-binding protein and the retinoblastoma protein. J. Virol. 68:6223-6231.

70. Schwartz, R., M.H. Sommer, A. Scully and D.H. Spector. (1994). Site-specific binding of the human cytomegalovirus IE2 86 kDa protein to an early gene promoter. J. Virol. 68:5613-5622.

71. Wade, E. and D.H. Spector. (1994). The human cytomegalovirus origin of DNA replication (oriLyt) is the critical cis-acting sequence regulating the replication-dependent late induction of the viral 1.2 kb RNA promoter. J. Virol. 68:6567-6577.

72. Cranmer, L., C. Clark and D.H. Spector. (1994). Cloning, characterization and expression of the murine cytomegalovirus homologue of the human cytomegalovirus 28 kDa matrix phosphoprotein (UL99). Virology 205:417-429.

73. Spector, D.H., V. Koval, F.M. Jault, J. Lathey and S.A. Spector. (1994). Positive and negative effects of human cytomegalovirus on HIV replication. In: Interactions Between Retroviruses and Herpesviruses. Kung, H.-J., ed. World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 65-89.

74. Scully, A.L., M.H. Sommer, R. Schwartz and D.H. Spector. (1995). The human cytomegalovirus IE2 86 kDa protein interacts with an early gene promoter via site-specific DNA binding and protein-protein associations. J. Virol. 69: 6533-6540.

75. Koval, V., F.M. Jault, P.G. Pal, T.M. Moreno, S.A. Spector and D.H. Spector. (1995). Differential action of human cytomegalovirus on integrated and unintegrated human immunodeficiency virus sequences. J. Virol. 69:1645-1651

76. Jault, F.M., J.M. Jault, F. Ruchti, E.A. Fortunato, C. Clark, J. Corbeil, D.D. Richman and D.H. Spector (1995). Cytomegalovirus infection induces elevated levels of cyclins, highly phosphorylated RB, and p53, leading to cell cycle arrest. J. Virol. 69:6697-6704

77. Schwartz, R., B. Helmich, and D.H. Spector. (1996). CREB and CREB-binding proteins play an important role in the IE2 86-mediated transactivation of the human cytomegalovirus 2.2-kb RNA promoter. J. Virol. 70: 6955-6966

78. Gonzalez Armas, J. C., C.S. Morello, L.D. Cranmer and D.H. Spector. (1996). DNA immunization confers protection against murine cytomegalovirus infection. J. Virol. 70:7921-7928.

79. Cranmer, L.D., C.L. Clark, C.S. Morello, H.E. Farrell, W.D. Rawlinson and D.H. Spector. (1996). Identification, analysis, and evolutionary relationship of the putative murine cytomegalovirus homologues of the human cytomegalovirus UL82 (pp71) and UL83 (pp65) matrix phosphoproteins. J. Virol. 70:7929-7939.

80. Spector, D.H. (1996). Activation and regulation of human cytomegalovirus early genes. Intervirology 39:293-301

81. Moreno, T.N., E.A. Fortunato, K. Hsia, S.A. Spector, and D.H. Spector. (1997). A model system for human cytomegalovirus-mediated modulation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat activity in brain cells. J. Virol. 71:3693-3701

82. Fortunato, E.A., M.H. Sommer, K. Yoder, and D.H. Spector. (1997). Identification of domains within the human cytomegalovirus major immediate-early 86-kilodalton protein and the retinoblastoma protein required for physical and functional interaction with each other. J. Virol. 71:8176-8185.

83. Hsia, K., D.H. Spector, and S.A. Spector. (1997). Molecular analysis of the differential restriction of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication in neuronal cell lines. J. Gen. Virol. 78:3255-3264

84. Fortunato, E.A. and D.H. Spector. (1998). p53 and RPA are sequestered in viral replication centers in the nuclei of cells infected with human cytomegalovirus. J. Virol. 72:2033-2039.

85. Salvant, B.S., E.A. Fortunato, and D.H. Spector. (1998). Cell cycle dysregulation by human cytomegalovirus: influence of the cell cycle at the time of infection and effects on cyclin transcription. J. Virol. 72:3729-3741.

86. Rodems, S.M., C.L. Clark, and D.H. Spector. (1998). Separate DNA elements containing ATF/CREB and IE2-86 binding sites differentially regulate the human cytomegalovirus UL112-113 promoter at early and late times in the infection. J. Virol. 72:2697-2702.

87. Navarro, L., K. Mowen, S.M. Rodems, B. Weaver, N. Reich, D.H. Spector, and M. David. (1998). Cytomegalovirus activates interferon immediate-early response gene expression and an interferon regulatory factor 3-containing interferon-stimulated response element-binding complex. Mol. Cell Biol. 18:3796-3802.

88. Rodems, S.M., and D.H. Spector. (1998). Extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) is sustained early during human cytomegalovirus infection. J. Virol., 72:9173-9180

89. Morello, C.S., L.D. Cranmer, and D.H. Spector. (1999) In vivo replication, latency, and immunogenicity of murine cytomegalovirus mutants with deletions in the M83 and M84 genes, the putative homologs of human cytomegalovirus pp65 (UL83). J. Virol. 73:7678-7693.

90. Fortunato, E.A., and D. H. Spector. (1999). Regulation of human cytomegalovirus gene expression. Advances in Virus Research, 54:61-128.

91. Fortunato, E.A., M.L. Dell'Aquila, and D.H. Spector. (2000). Specific chromosome 1 breaks induced by human cytomegalovirus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97:853-858.

92. Fortunato, E.A., A. K. McElroy, V. Sanchez, and D.H. Spector. (2000). Exploitation of cellular signaling and regulatory pathways by human cytomegalovirus. Trends in Microbiology, 8:111-119.

93. Morello, C.S., L.D. Cranmer, and D.H. Spector. (2000). Suppression of murine cytomegalovirus replication with a DNA vaccine encoding the MCMV early nonstructural protein M84 ( a homolog of human cytomegalovirus pp65). J. Virol. 74:3696-3708.

94. McElroy, A.K., R.S. Dwarakanath, and D.H. Spector. (2000). Dysregulation of cyclin E gene expression in human cytomegalovirus infected cells requires viral early gene expression and is associated with changes in the Rb-related protein p130. J. Virol. 74:4192-4206

95. Dwarakanath, R.S., C.L. Clark, A.K. McElroy, and D.H. Spector. (2001). The use of recombinant baculoviruses for sustained expression of human cytomegalovirus immediate early proteins in fibroblasts. Virology. 284(2):297-307.

96. Ye M, Morello CS, Spector DH. (2002) Strong CD8 T-cell responses following coimmunization with plasmids expressing the dominant pp89 and subdominant M84 antigens of murine cytomegalovirus correlate with long-term protection against subsequent viral challenge. J Virol. 2002 Mar;76(5):2100-12.

97. Sanchez V, Clark CL, Yen JY, Dwarakanath R, Spector DH. (2002) Viable human cytomegalovirus recombinant virus with an internal deletion of the IE2 86 gene affects late stages of viral replication. J Virol. 2002 Mar;76(6):2973-89.

98. Morello CS, Ye M, Spector DH.(2002) Development of a vaccine against murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), consisting of plasmid DNA and formalin-inactivated MCMV, that provides long-term, complete protection against viral replication. J Virol. 2002 May;76(10):4822-35.

99.Fortunato EA, Sanchez V, Yen JY, Spector DH. (2002) Infection of Cells with Human Cytomegalovirus during S Phase Results in a Blockade to Immediate-Early Gene Expression That Can Be Overcome by Inhibition of the Proteasome. J Viol. 2002 76:5369-5379.

100. Sanchez V, Spector DH. (2002) CMV makes a timely exit. Science. 2002 Aug 2;297(5582):778-9.

101. Fortunato EA, Spector DH. Viral induction of site-specific chromosome damage. Rev Med Virol. 2003 Jan-Feb;13(1):21-37.

102. Biswas N, Sanchez V, Spector DH. Human cytomegalovirus infection leads to accumulation of geminin and inhibition of the licensing of cellular DNA replication. J Virol. 2003 Feb;77(4):2369-76.

103. Sanchez V, McElroy AK, Spector DH. Mechanisms governing maintenance of Cdk1/cyclin B1 kinase activity in cells infected with human cytomegalovirus. J.Virol 2003 Dec;77(24):13214-24.

104. White EA, Clark CL, Sanchez V, Spector DH. Small internal deletions in the human cytomegalovirus IE2 gene result in nonviable recombinant viruses with differential defects in viral gene expression. J.Virol 2004 Feb;78(4):1817-30.

105. Sanchez V, McElroy AK, Yen J, Tamrakar S, Clark CL, Schwartz RA, Spector DH. Cyclin-dependent kinase activity is required at early times for accurate processing and accumulation of the human cytomegalovirus UL122-123 and UL37 immediate-early transcripts and at later times for virus production. J.Virol 2004 Oct;78(20):11219-32.

106. Ye M, Morello CS, Spector DH. Multiple epitopes in the murine cytomegalovirus early gene product M84 are efficiently presented in infected primary macrophages and contribute to strong CD8+-T-lymphocyte responses and protection following DNA immunization. J.Virol 2004 Oct;78(20):11233-45.

107. Morello CS, Ye M, Hung S, Kelley LA, Spector DH. Systemic priming-boosting immuniczation with a trivalent plasmid DNA and inactivated murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) vaccine privides long-term protection against viral replication folowing systemic or mucsoal MCMV challenge. J. Virol 2005 Jan;79(1):159-75.