| Literature DB >> 28592533 |
Manuel Albanese1, Takanobu Tagawa1, Alexander Buschle1, Wolfgang Hammerschmidt2.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has established lifelong infection in more than 90% of humanity. While infection is usually controlled by the immune system, the human host fails to completely eliminate the pathogen. Several herpesviral proteins are known to act as immunoevasins, preventing or reducing recognition of EBV-infected cells. Only recently were microRNAs of EBV identified to reduce immune recognition further. This Gem summarizes what we know about immunomodulatory microRNAs of herpesviruses.Entities:
Keywords: cancer; human herpesviruses; immune evasion; immune surveillance; microRNA
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28592533 PMCID: PMC5533892 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01667-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103