Leishmania RNA virus: when the host pays the toll

Leishmania RNA virus: when the host pays the toll

The presence of an RNA virus in a South American subgenus of the Leishmania parasite, L. (Viannia), was detected several decades ago but its role in leishmanial virulence and metastasis was only recently described. In Leishmania guyanensis, the nucleic acid of Leishmania RNA virus (LRV1) acts as a p...

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Main Authors: Mary-Anne eHartley, Catherine eRonet, Haroun eZangger, Stephen M Beverley, Nicolas eFasel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Leishmania
Totiviridae
Virulence
Toll-like receptor
Beta-interferon
Leishmania RNA virus
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00099/full

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