Med Sci (Paris) 2022 Feb 18;38(2):168-176. Epub 2022 Feb 18.
Axe des maladies infectieuses et immunitaires, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, 2705 boulevard Laurier, Québec, Canada - Département de microbiologie, maladies infectieuses et immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, 2705 boulevard Laurier, Québec, Canada.
Herpesviruses are undisputed masters of disguise. The ability to become invisible to the immune system effectors is a complex process resting on a variety of stealth approaches. Among these, human herpesviruses-6A and -6B (HHV-6A/B) have developed the unique ability to integrate their genome within the ends of chromosomes allowing viral persistence in the absence of viral protein expression. Read More