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However, the functions of a large proportion of them still remain unknown, a fact that complicates the design of new therapeutic approaches to prevent or treat HCMV-associated diseases. In this report, we have conducted an extensive study of<jats:italic>UL8<\/jats:italic>, one of the previously uncharacterized HCMV open reading frames. We found that the UL8 protein is expressed at late times postinfection and utilized by HCMV to reduce the production of proinflammatory factors by infected myeloid cells. 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