Authors: Lee MJ, Leong MW, Rustagi A, Beck A, Zeng L, Holmes S PMID: 36543165 PMCID: PMC9742201 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111892 Abstract Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic effector cells that target and lyse virally infected cells; many viruses therefore encode mechanisms to escape such NK cell killing. Here, we interrogate the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to modulate [...]

Authors: van Eeden C, Khqn L, Osman MS, Tevaert JW PMID: 32883007 PMCID: PMC7503862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176351 Abstract When facing an acute viral infection, our immune systems need to function with finite precision to enable the elimination of the pathogen, whilst protecting our bodies from immune-related damage. In many instances however this "perfect balance" is not [...]