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Free HTLV-1 induces TLR7-dependent innate immune response and TRAIL relocalization in killer plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
Blood - 18 Mar 2010
Colisson Renaud, Barblu Lucie, Gras Christophe, Raynaud Françoise, Hadj-Slimane Reda, Pique Claudine, Hermine Olivier, Lepelletier Yves, Herbeuval Jean-Philippe
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A recent report demonstrated that free human T-cell leukemia virus 1 (HTLV-1) could infect plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs). The major role of pDCs is to secrete massive levels of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) upon virus exposure; however, the induction of IFN-alpha by HTLV-1 remains unknown. W...
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