The Role of Apoptin in Chicken Anemia Virus Replication
Apoptin is the Vp3 protein of chicken anemia virus (CAV), which infects the thymocytes and erythroblasts in young chickens, causing chicken infectious anemia and immunosuppression. Apoptin is highly studied for its ability to selectively induce apoptosis in human tumor cells and, thus, is a protein...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/4/294 |