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Scientists pinpoint protein that helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response
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Scientists pinpoint protein that helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response

by Mark Derewicz, University of North Carolina School of Medicine Viruses (EBV and KSHV) surrounding cells. Credit: Damania Lab The viruses Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been linked to several cancers. For the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists have discovered that these viruses use a human protein called barrier-to-autointegration...