Caf1 nuclease CNOT7 protein increased in abundance during infections with AD169 or TB40/E strains of HCMV (Fig 4A) and expression of mRNAs encoding CCR4 nucleases CNOT6 and CNOT6L were also consistently upregulated 2–3‐fold (Fig 4B). The gene discussed is CNOT7; the disease is infection.