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Redundant and synergistic mechanisms control the sequestration of blood-born adenovirus in the liver.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 Apr 2009
Di Paolo Nelson C, van Rooijen Nico, Shayakhmetov Dmitry M
Abstract excerpt
Human adenovirus (Ad) is a ubiquitous pathogen causing a wide range of diseases. Although the interactions of human Ad serotype 5 (Ad5) with susceptible cells in vitro are known in great detail, host factors controlling the tissue specificity of Ad5 infection in vivo remain poorly understood. Here, we analyzed the mechanisms of sequestration by the liver for blood-born human Ads and Ad5-based vectors. Our data...
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