Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Persistence and Immune Evasion
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 2441
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
DNA and RNA viruses may be (re-)emerging human pathogens, such as HIV, HCV, HBV, herpes, and SARS-CoV-2, which has caused the global pandemic known as COVID-19. Several viruses have developed mechanisms of viral persistence and immune evasion, which may help to overtake both the early phase of the host immune response and the long-term protection against invading viral infections. The impact of novel mechanisms of viral persistence and immune evasion in (re-)emerging human pathogens might be underestimated. More studies are essential to address the challenges associated with (re-)emerging viruses.
In this Special Issue, we invite you to send contributions concerning molecular mechanisms of viral persistence and immune evasion of (re-)emerging DNA and RNA viruses. We welcome submissions of the following article types: articles, comprehensive reviews and case reports. We particularly welcome contributions that include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Mechanisms of viral pathogenesis, persistence and/or immune evasion;
- Immune responses in viral-infected individuals;
- Viral–host interactions and mechanisms to evade the immune response;
- Mechanisms of innate sensing of viral infections in host cells and tissues;
- Discovery of novel therapeutic targets or compounds to overcome viral persistence and/or immune evasion.
Dr. Sara Morón-López
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- viral persistence
- viral immune evasion
- viral latency
- RNA viruses
- DNA viruses
- therapeutic targets
