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Human herpesvirus diversity is altered in HLA class I binding peptides.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 3 May 2022
Palmer William H, Telford Marco, Navarro Arcadi, Santpere Gabriel, Norman Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Herpesviruses are ubiquitous, genetically diverse DNA viruses, with long-term presence in humans associated with infrequent but significant pathology. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I presents intracellularly derived peptide fragments from infected tissue cells to CD8+ T and natural killer cells, thereby directing antiviral immunity. Allotypes of highly polymorphic HLA class I are distinguished by their...
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