Newswise — A team of University of Kentucky researchers has identified the roles that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) proteins play during the invasion of cells and the formation of skin lesions known as cold sores and fever blisters.
The findings advance existing understanding of how HSV-1 attacks cells. Geraghty’s earlier work had identified how a protein, Nectin-1, that is important for skin adhesion, is targeted by an HSV-1 protein, called "gD," that affixes itself to Nectin-1...read more
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