title: CMV and NK Cells: An Unhealthy Tryst?
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been associated with autoimmune diseases, but linking this common virus to disease pathology has been difficult. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Liu et al. (2016) identify a CMV-cross-reactive autoantibody that also recognizes CIP2A on natural killer cells, possibly affecting their function in autoimmune patients.
authors.affiliation: Cell and Molecular Immunology, Unit for Microbial Pathogenesis, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: cecilia.naucler@ki.se.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Söderberg-Nauclér
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology