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Abstract

We previously described the insertion of a foreign gene into a non-essential region of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) by homologous recombination. Here we report insertion of the gene downstream of the mouse metallothionein promoter into the dIII-O region of HCMV by replacement-type recombination. Expression of the gene in the recombinant was independent of viral growth, but dependent on induction by heavy metals. Of several metals tested for -galactosidase induction and also for their toxicity to HEL cells, Zn was found to be the most suitable for use as an inducer. In HEL cells infected with the recombinant in the presence of 50 μ-Zn, -galactosidase activity was maximal 3 days after infection, and reached levels 27 times higher than the value obtained in the absence of Zn.

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