Viral Bcl-2-mediated evasion of autophagy aids chronic infection of gammaherpesvirus 68.

Gamma-herpesviruses (gammaHVs) have developed an interaction with their hosts wherein they establish a life-long persistent infection and are associated with the onset of various malignancies. One critical virulence factor involved in the persistency of murine gamma-herpesvirus 68 (gammaHV68) is the...

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Main Authors: Xiaofei E, Seungmin Hwang, Soohwan Oh, Jong-Soo Lee, Joseph H Jeong, Yousang Gwack, Timothy F Kowalik, Ren Sun, Jae U Jung, Chengyu Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19816569/?tool=EBI