Protein 'Tubules' Free Avian Flu Virus From Immune Recognition
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 00:14
in Health & Medicine
A protein found in the virulent avian influenza virus strain called H5N1 forms tiny tubules in which it "hides" the pieces of double-stranded RNA formed during viral infection, which otherwise would prompt an antiviral immune response from infected cells, researchers report.