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Cytomegalovirus evasion of innate immunity by subversion of the NKR-P1B:Clr-b missing-self axis.
Immunity - 1 May 2007
Voigt Sebastian, Mesci Aruz, Ettinger Jakob, Fine Jason H, Chen Peter, Chou Wayne, Carlyle James R
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegaloviruses are known to encode several gene products that function to subvert MHC-dependent immune recognition. Here we characterize a rat cytomegalovirus (RCMV) C-type lectin-like (RCTL) gene product with homology to the Clr ligands for the NKR-P1 receptors. RCMV infection rapidly extinguished host Clr-b expression, thereby sensitizing infected cells to killing by natural killer (NK) cells. However, the...
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