Killer cell proteases can target viral immediate-early proteins to control human cytomegalovirus infection in a noncytotoxic manner.
Liling Shan,
Shuang Li,
Jan Meeldijk,
Bernadet Blijenberg,
Astrid Hendriks,
Karlijn J W M van Boxtel,
Sara P H van den Berg,
Ian J Groves,
Martin Potts,
Adriana Svrlanska,
Thomas Stamminger,
Mark R Wills,
Niels Bovenschen
May 16, 2020
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most frequent viral cause of congenital defects and can trigger devastating disease in immune-suppressed patients. Cytotoxic lymphocytes (CD8+ T cells and NK cells) control HCMV infection by...