Human cytomegalovirus terminase inhibitors letermovir, tomeglovir, and the halogenated benzimidazoles modify DNA cleavage/packaging to generate a super-genomic DNA species by cleavage site skipping

Antiviral Research 2026 Open access

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Authors: Amine Ourahmane, Desy Balalimbong, Anne Sauer, Jian Ben Wang, Ahmed Al Qaffas, Razia Moorad, Justin Landis, Dirk P. Dittmer, Stephen J. Dollery, Michael A. McVoy
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2026.106446
Cited by: 1
References: 25

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry DNA Repair Mechanisms

Publication details

Journal / source
Antiviral Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
251
Pages
106446–106446
Publication date
20 May 2026
Language
EN