Surviving mousepox infection requires the complement system.

Poxviruses subvert the host immune response by producing immunomodulatory proteins, including a complement regulatory protein. Ectromelia virus provides a mouse model for smallpox where the virus and the host's immune response have co-evolved. Using this model, our study investigated the role o...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elizabeth A Moulton, John P Atkinson, R Mark L Buller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1000249&type=printable
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items