News tagged with molecular key

Discovery of protein that reactivates herpes simplex virus helps solve medical mystery

Research in PLoS Pathogens appears to solve a long standing medical mystery by identifying a viral protein, VP16, as the molecular key that prompts herpes simplex virus (HSV) to exit latency and cause recurrent disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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