The human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) U21 immunoevasin subverts NK-mediated cytoxicity through modulation of MICA and MICB.

The human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) U21 immunoevasin subverts NK-mediated cytoxicity through modulation of MICA and MICB.

Herpesviruses have evolved numerous immune evasion strategies to facilitate establishment of lifelong persistent infections. Many herpesviruses encode gene products devoted to preventing viral antigen presentation as a means of escaping detection by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The human herpesvirus-7 (...

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Main Authors: Christine L Schneider, Amy W Hudson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3213103?pdf=render

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