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Project

Role of viral glycans and siglec receptors for infection of macrophages and viral immune evasion
Code
3E003808
Duration
01 October 2008 → 31 January 2009
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
Keywords
sialic acid sialoadhesin virus macrophage
 
Project description

The role of different siglec receptors for viral infection of macrophages and the potential role of siglec-specific virus internatlization for immune evasion will be studied.