Traffic Jam (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Traffic Jam

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The cold sore virus, shown in pink, inserts itself into TAP, a transporter protein whose function is key to the body's immune defenses. By jamming the transporter, the virus is able to hide from the immune system.

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Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University/Nature

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