Immune evasion strategies of the herpesviruses.
All viruses can deal with the immune response to some extent, and herpesviruses are exceptionally sophisticated in this ability. Recent work has uncovered some of the mechanisms by which herpesviruses subvert the antigen-presentation systems of their host cells.
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Department of Lymphocyte Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D014779:Virus Replication
D000914:Antibodies, Viral