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Role for herpes simplex virus 1 ICP27 in the inhibition of type I interferon signaling.
Virology - 10 May 2008
Johnson Karen E, Song Byeongwoon, Knipe David M
Abstract excerpt
Host cells respond to viral infection by many mechanisms, including the production of type I interferons which act in a paracrine and autocrine manner to induce the expression of antiviral interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). Viruses have evolved means to inhibit interferon signaling to avoid induction of the innate immune response. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) has several mechanisms to inhibit type I interferon...
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