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Primary B Lymphocytes Infected with Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Can Be Expanded In Vitro and Are Recognized by LANA-Specific CD4+ T Cells.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2016
Nicol Samantha M, Sabbah Shereen, Brulois Kevin F, Jung Jae U, Bell Andrew I, Hislop Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) has tropism for B lymphocytes, in which it establishes latency, and can also cause lymphoproliferative disorders of these cells manifesting as primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and multicentric Castleman disease (MCD). T cell immunity is vital for the control of KSHV infection and disease; however, few models of B lymphocyte infection exist to study immune...
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