Sensing of RNA viruses: a review of innate immune receptors involved in recognizing RNA virus invasion

Søren Jensen, Allan Randrup Thomsen

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Abstract

Our knowledge regarding the contribution of the innate immune system in recognizing and subsequently initiating a host response to an invasion of RNA virus has been rapidly growing over the last decade. Descriptions of the receptors involved and the molecular mechanisms they employ to sense viral pathogen-associated molecular patterns have emerged in great detail. This review presents an overview of our current knowledge regarding the receptors used to detect RNA virus invasion, the molecular structures these receptors sense, and the involved downstream signaling pathways.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Virology
Volume86
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)2900-2910
Number of pages11
ISSN0022-538X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2012

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate
  • RNA Virus Infections
  • RNA Viruses
  • Receptors, Immunologic

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