MHC-I in Uninfected and Infected Cells (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

MHC-I in Uninfected and Infected Cells

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At left, a normal, uninfected cell with green-stained MHC-I protein on the cell surface. At right, an HIV infected cell -- most of the MHC-I builds up inside, keeping the cell from telling the immune system that it harbors a virus.

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Kathleen Collins, University of Michigan

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