Resistance to mousepox virus: CD94 on a special mission

Stipan Jonjic; Tihana Trsan

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2011.04.002

Resistance to mousepox virus: CD94 on a special mission

Immunity. 2011 Apr 22;34(4):458-60. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.04.002.

Authors

Stipan Jonjic¹, Tihana Trsan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia. jstipan@medri.hr

PMID: 21511179
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.04.002

Abstract

NK cells play a key role in the control of ectromelia virus. In this issue of Immunity, Fang et al. (2011) demonstrate that the deletion of CD94 abolishes resistance to mousepox infection.

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Grants and funding

R01 AI083201/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States