Acid ceramidase of macrophages traps herpes simplex virus in multivesicular bodies and protects from severe disease

Macrophages are critical in limiting replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Here the authors show how acid ceramidase and its enzymatic product sphingosine enable multivesicular bodies to function as an anti-viral mechanism.

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Main Authors: Judith Lang, Patrick Bohn, Hilal Bhat, Holger Jastrow, Bernd Walkenfort, Feyza Cansiz, Julian Fink, Michael Bauer, Dominik Olszewski, Ana Ramos-Nascimento, Vikas Duhan, Sarah-Kim Friedrich, Katrin Anne Becker, Adalbert Krawczyk, Michael J. Edwards, Andreas Burchert, Magdalena Huber, Justa Friebus-Kardash, Joachim R. Göthert, Cornelia Hardt, Hans Christian Probst, Fabian Schumacher, Karl Köhrer, Burkhard Kleuser, Eduard B. Babiychuk, Beate Sodeik, Jürgen Seibel, Urs F. Greber, Philipp A. Lang, Erich Gulbins, Karl S. Lang
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ce87beeac86246829e4b47c4ed971f39
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