Identification of the Receptor and Cellular Ortholog of the Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) CXC Chemokine

Marek's disease virus (MDV) is a cell associated alphaherpesvirus that causes fatal lymphoma in chickens. One factor that plays a crucial role in MDV pathogenesis is the viral CXC chemokine vIL-8 that was originally named after chicken interleukin 8 (cIL-8). However, a recent study demonstrated...

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Main Authors: Sonja Haertle, Ibrahim Alzuheir, Florian Busalt, Victoria Waters, Pete Kaiser, Benedikt B. Kaufer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
MDV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02543/full