LGALS9 and cytomegalovirus infection: For example, Gal-1 and Gal-9 have shown antiviral activity against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), murine CMV infection (MCMV), Nipah virus (NIV), enterovirus, HIV-1, influenza virus, and dengue virus in a number of in vivo and in vitro models of infection (reviewed in Merani et al., 2015).