id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-319761-bu5pzbnv Miller, Craig S. Pleiotropic mechanisms of virus survival and persistence 2005-07-16 .txt text/plain 5655 308 38 Accordingly, this review focuses on specific viral cell interactions that allow the virus to survive the cellular attack and evade the immune system, establish persistent infections, and cause chronic disease. 13, 14 Viruses regulate apoptosis by several mechanisms including the targeting of the tumor suppressor gene product p53, the Fas death receptor, and by producing caspase inhibitors and viral Bcl-2 homologs. 24, 25 The alpha herpesvirus HSV-1 encodes several antiapoptotic gene products (ie, ICP4, ICP27, c34.5, U s 3, gJ) [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] that modulate apoptosis at several levels, including antagonism of double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR), a downstream induction molecule of the interferon signaling pathway 31, 32 Of note, all c-herpesviruses express viral homologues of cellular antiapoptotic genes, including 1 or 2 Bcl-2 homologues. In the majority of infections, viruses encode products that antagonize either the IFN signal transduction pathway or cellular proteins induced by IFN that are responsible for inhibiting virus replication (Fig 2) . ./cache/cord-319761-bu5pzbnv.txt ./txt/cord-319761-bu5pzbnv.txt