Avian Flu Virus Freed From Immune Recognition By Protein ‘Tubules’
Nov 7th 2008Drug InformationBird Flu
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, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in an online report in the journal Nature.
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