Murine Cytomegalovirus Encodes a Specific Cell Surface Marker That Can Trigger Attack by NK Cells

Abstract

This Pillars of Immunology article is a commentary on “Direct Recognition of Cytomegalovirus by Activating and Inhibitory NK Cell Receptors,” a pivotal article written by H. Arase, E. S. Mocarski, A. E. Campbell, A. B. Hill, and L. L. Lanier, and published in Science, in 2002. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1070884.