title: Multitasking: Making the Most out of the Retroviral Envelope.
abstract: Evasion of the host's immune system is a required step for the establishment of viral infection. In this article, we discuss the recent findings of Heidmann and colleagues demonstrating that some retroviruses possess an immune suppressive (IS) domain "encrypted" within their envelope glycoprotein that is required to establish a successful infection in immunocompetent hosts [1].
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, CB3 0ES, Cambridge, England, UK.
authors: Mariana
authors: M
authors: Varela
authors: Medical Research Council - University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Institute for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Palmarini