Influenza Virus Targets Class I MHC-Educated NK Cells for Immunoevasion.

The immune response to influenza virus infection comprises both innate and adaptive defenses. NK cells play an early role in the destruction of tumors and virally-infected cells. NK cells express a variety of inhibitory receptors, including those of the Ly49 family, which are functional homologs of...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud, Megan M Tu, Andrew Wight, Haggag S Zein, Mir Munir A Rahim, Seung-Hwan Lee, Harman S Sekhon, Earl G Brown, Andrew P Makrigiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4771720?pdf=render