Role of Fc receptors in herpes simplex virus infection.
It is suggested that Fc receptors which appear on the surface of cells infected by herpes-simplex virus confer a biological advantage on the virus--perhaps by binding immunoglobulin molecules or antigen-antibody complexes on the cell surface, thus blocking viral antigenic sites, or by consuming antibody directed at surface viral antigen or by modifying replication of the virus.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D014779:Virus Replication
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments