Beyond Viral Interferon Regulatory Factors: Immune Evasion Strategies
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- DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1910.10004
Beyond Viral Interferon Regulatory Factors: Immune Evasion Strategies
Abstract
The innate immune response serves as a first-line-of-defense mechanism for a host against viral infection. Viruses must therefore subvert this anti-viral response in order to establish an efficient life cycle. In line with this fact, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes numerous genes that function as immunomodulatory proteins to antagonize the host immune system. One such mechanism through which KSHV evades the host immunity is by encoding a viral homolog of cellular interferon (IFN) regulatory factors (IRFs), known as vIRFs. Herein, we summarize recent advances in the study of the immunomodulatory strategies of KSHV vIRFs and their effects on KSHV-associated pathogenesis.
Keywords: KSHV; PRR-mediated signaling pathway; apoptosis pathway; immune evasion strategy; viral interferon regulatory factor.
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