Article ; Online: How the virus outsmarts the host: function and structure of cytomegalovirus MHC-I-like molecules in the evasion of natural killer cell surveillance.
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology
2011 Volume 2011, Page(s) 724607
Abstract: Natural killer (NK) cells provide an initial host immune response to infection by many viral pathogens. Consequently, the viruses have evolved mechanisms to attenuate the host response, leading to improved viral fitness. One mechanism employed by members ...
Abstract | Natural killer (NK) cells provide an initial host immune response to infection by many viral pathogens. Consequently, the viruses have evolved mechanisms to attenuate the host response, leading to improved viral fitness. One mechanism employed by members of the β-herpesvirus family, which includes the cytomegaloviruses, is to modulate the expression of cell surface ligands recognized by NK cell activation molecules. A novel set of cytomegalovirus (CMV) genes, exemplified by the mouse m145 family, encode molecules that have structural and functional features similar to those of host major histocompatibility-encoded (MHC) class I molecules, some of which are known to contribute to immune evasion. In this review, we explore the function, structure, and evolution of MHC-I-like molecules of the CMVs and speculate on the dynamic development of novel immunoevasive functions based on the MHC-I protein fold. |
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MeSH term(s) | Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Cytomegalovirus/genetics ; Cytomegalovirus/immunology ; Cytomegalovirus/pathogenicity ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/immunology ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/virology ; Evolution, Molecular ; Genes, MHC Class I/genetics ; Genes, MHC Class I/immunology ; Host-Pathogen Interactions/genetics ; Host-Pathogen Interactions/immunology ; Humans ; Immune Evasion ; Immunologic Surveillance ; Killer Cells, Natural/immunology ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Receptors, Natural Killer Cell/immunology ; Viral Proteins/chemistry ; Viral Proteins/genetics ; Viral Proteins/immunology |
Chemical Substances | Receptors, Natural Killer Cell ; Viral Proteins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2011-06-30 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2052552-7 |
ISSN | 1110-7251 ; 1110-7243 |
ISSN (online) | 1110-7251 |
ISSN | 1110-7243 |
DOI | 10.1155/2011/724607 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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