IgG fc receptors provide an alternative infection route for murine gamma-herpesvirus-68.

Herpesviruses can be neutralized in vitro but remain infectious in immune hosts. One difference between these settings is the availability of immunoglobulin Fc receptors. The question therefore arises whether a herpesvirus exposed to apparently neutralizing antibody can still infect Fc receptor(+) c...

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Main Authors: Gustavo T Rosa, Laurent Gillet, Christopher M Smith, Brigitte D de Lima, Philip G Stevenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1891442?pdf=render