Virus Infection and Death Receptor-Mediated Apoptosis

Autor: Shuai Liu, Zhongshun Liu, Xiao-zhen Liang, Wenbo Jiang, Xingchen Zhou
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Viruses
Viruses, Vol 9, Iss 11, p 316 (2017)
ISSN: 1999-4915
Popis: Virus infection can trigger extrinsic apoptosis. Cell-surface death receptors of the tumor necrosis factor family mediate this process. They either assist persistent viral infection or elicit the elimination of infected cells by the host. Death receptor-mediated apoptosis plays an important role in viral pathogenesis and the host antiviral response. Many viruses have acquired the capability to subvert death receptor-mediated apoptosis and evade the host immune response, mainly by virally encoded gene products that suppress death receptor-mediated apoptosis. In this review, we summarize the current information on virus infection and death receptor-mediated apoptosis, particularly focusing on the viral proteins that modulate death receptor-mediated apoptosis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE