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SUBMITTER: Akkaya M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4750549 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Akkaya Munir M Kwong Lai-Shan LS Akkaya Erdem E Hatherley Deborah D Barclay A Neil AN
Virology 20151117
CD200 is a widely distributed membrane protein that gives inhibitory signals through its receptor (CD200R) on myeloid cells. CD200 has been acquired by herpesviruses where it has been shown to interact with host CD200R and downmodulate the immune system. It has been hypothesized that poxviruses have acquired CD200; but the potential orthologues show less similarity to their hosts. Myxoma virus M141 protein is a potential CD200 orthologue with a potent immune modulatory function in rabbits. Here, ...[more]