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Escape of Human Cytomegalovirus from HLA-DR-Restricted CD4+T-Cell Response Is Mediated by Repression of Gamma Interferon-Induced Class II Transactivator Expression
1 Aug 1999
Abstract excerpt
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a betaherpesvirus, is a pathogen which escapes immune recognition through various mechanisms. In this paper, we show that HCMV down regulates gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-induced HLA-DR expression in U373 MG astrocytoma cells due to a defect downstream of STAT1 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. Repression of class II transactivator (CIITA) mRNA expression is detected within...
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