Structure of CrmE, a virus-encoded tumour necrosis factor receptor.
Vaccinia virus (VACV), the smallpox vaccine, encodes many proteins that subvert the host immune response. One of these, cytokine response modifier E (CrmE), is secreted by infected cells and protects these cells from apoptotic challenge by tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). We have expressed r...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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