Stress responses to viral infection.
Virus infection leads to an increased production of stress proteins in the host. These appear to have two important roles: (1) facilitation of virus replication and assembly and (2) recognition by the immune system when expressed on virus-infected cells and consequent elimination of the infected cells.
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D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018406:Virus Physiological Phenomena; D014779:Virus Replication; D014780:Viruses / Q000378:metabolism
D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins