NIH R01 · 2024
Project summary. During lytic infection, the AIDS-associated tumor virus Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) blocks cells from activating the anti-viral type I interferon (IFN) responses. This block of the innate immune response facilitates efficient viral replication, which in turn contributes to development of Kaposi’s sarcoma. Thus, elucidating the mechanisms by which KSHV evades the host innate immune response may provide insights on how to target this and other KSHV-induced tumors. However, because of the complex and redundant nature of the type I IFN induction pathway, how KSHV blocks this early antiviral response is still incompletely understood. In a previous study, we…
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