Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3429611 | Virus Research | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
BPV-1 and less commonly BPV-2 are associated with the pathogenesis of equine skin tumours termed sarcoids. We recently documented the transcriptional changes that are induced by BPV-1 in equine fibroblasts using microarray analyses. TLR4 expression was found to be significantly down-regulated by BPV-1. In the present study, we show that TLR4 expression is significantly decreased following the exogenous expression of BPV-1 E2 and E7 in primary equine fibroblasts. The results were confirmed by the demonstration of increased TLR4 expression following siRNA suppression of BPV-1 E2 and E7 viral gene expression. These data imply that BPV-1 is able to subvert the innate immune response by downregulation of TLR4.
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Authors
Z.Q. Yuan, L. Bennett, M.S. Campo, L. Nasir,