Ad5CMV

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

**Definition:** A recombinant replication-deficient serotype 5 adenovirus. Containing an expression cassette consisting of the human cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter and the simian virus 40 (SV40) polyadenylation signal, Ad5CMV is used as a transfer vector for inserting genes of interest into target cells for expression. (NCI04)