Virus Latency

The ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant within a cell (LATENT INFECTION). In eukaryotes, subsequent activation and viral replication is thought to be caused by extracellular stimulation of cellular transcription factors. Latency in bacteriophage is maintained by the expression of virally encoded repressors.

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): G06.920.900

MeSH Unique ID: D017735

Entry Terms:

• Latencies, Virus
• Latency, Virus
• Virus Latencies
• Viral Latency
• Latencies, Viral
• Latency, Viral
• Viral Latencies

Previous Indexing:

• Virus Activation (1980-1993)
• Virus Replication (1968-1993)

See Also:

• Virus Activation
• Latent Infection

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Microbiological Phenomena
Virus Physiological Phenomena
Virus Latency