Fragmentation of mitochondria (green): The Drp-1 proteins responsible for the decay are labelled with antibodies and stained in magenta. (Image: Lehrstuhl für Virologie / Universität Würzburg)
Fragmentation of mitochondria ( green ): The Drp-1 proteins responsible for the decay are labelled with antibodies and stained in magenta. (Image: Lehrstuhl für Virologie / Universität Würzburg) Dormant herpesviruses induce their reactivation via a previously unknown cellular mechanism mediated by a viral microRNA. Würzburg researchers show this in the journal "Nature". Eight different herpes viruses are known to date in humans. They all settle down permanently in the body after acute infection. Under certain circumstances, they wake up from this dormant phase, multiply and attack other cells. This reactivation is often associated with symptoms, such as itchy cold sores or shingles.
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