Virus adaptation by manipulation of host's gene expression.

Viruses adapt to their hosts by evading defense mechanisms and taking over cellular metabolism for their own benefit. Alterations in cell metabolism as well as side-effects of antiviral responses contribute to symptoms development and virulence. Sometimes, a virus may spill over from its usual host...

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Main Authors: Patricia Agudelo-Romero, Pablo Carbonell, Miguel A Perez-Amador, Santiago F Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2398778?pdf=render