HSV-2 specifically down regulates HLA-C expression to render HSV-2-infected DCs susceptible to NK cell killing.
Both NK cells and CTLs kill virus-infected and tumor cells. However, the ways by which these killer cells recognize the infected or the tumorigenic cells are different, in fact almost opposite. CTLs are activated through the interaction of the TCR with MHC class I proteins. In contrast, NK cells are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610627?pdf=render |