| Literature DB >> 25378499 |
Maiko Kato1, Sachiyo Tsuji-Kawahara2, Yuri Kawasaki2, Saori Kinoshita2, Tomomi Chikaishi3, Shiki Takamura2, Makoto Fujisawa2, Akira Kawada4, Masaaki Miyazawa5.
Abstract
Toll-like receptor 7 and Myd88 are required for antiretroviral antibody and germinal center responses, but whether somatic hypermutation and class-switch recombination are required for antiretroviral immunity has not been examined. Mice deficient in activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) resisted Friend virus infection, produced virus-neutralizing antibodies, and controlled viremia. Passive transfer demonstrated that immune IgM from AID-deficient mice contributes to Friend virus control in the presence of virus-specific CD4+ T cells.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25378499 PMCID: PMC4300674 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02293-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103