| Literature DB >> 12505522 |
Hisashi Arase1, Lewis L Lanier.
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells can mount an immediate response against viral infection, secreting cytokines and killing virus-infected cells. However, viruses have devised strategies to avoid immune detection. Here, we discuss NK cell recognition of viruses and propose that viruses may provide the evolutionary pressure causing the diversification of the NK cell receptors.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12505522 DOI: 10.1016/s1286-4579(02)00033-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700