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How the Virus Outsmarts the Host: Function and Structure of Cytomegalovirus MHC-I-Like Molecules in the Evasion of Natural Killer Cell Surveillance

Natural killer (NK) cells provide an initial host immune response to infection by many viral pathogens. Consequently, the viruses have evolved mechanisms to attenuate the host response, leading to improved viral fitness. One mechanism employed by members of the β-herpesvirus family, which includes t...

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Autores principales: Revilleza, Maria Jamela, Wang, Rui, Mans, Janet, Hong, Manqing, Natarajan, Kannan, Margulies, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21765638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/724607