| Literature DB >> 16571839 |
Xiuju Lu1, Amelia K Pinto, Ann M Kelly, Kathy S Cho, Ann B Hill.
Abstract
Compared to other organs, murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) replication in the salivary gland is uniquely resistant to CD8 T-cell control. The contribution of viral genes that interfere with antigen presentation (VIPRs) to this resistance was assessed using a mutant lacking MCMV's known VIPRs. Salivary gland titers of the VIPR-deficient virus were at least 10-fold lower than those of the wild type during the persistent phase of infection; the defect was reversed by depleting CD8 T cells. Thus, VIPRs contribute to CD8 T cells' inability to control virus in the salivary gland.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16571839 PMCID: PMC1440476 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.80.8.4200-4202.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103