Study reveals how a common virus eludes the immune system
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 09:21
in Biology & Nature
Viruses have numerous tricks for dodging the immune system. In the September 7, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Stagg et al. reveal a key detail in one of these stratagems, identifying a protein that enables cyto-megalovirus to shut down an antiviral defense (online August 31).