Host-pathogen interactions are complex associations which evolve over long co-evolutionary histories. Pathogens exhibit different mechanisms to gain advantage over their host. Mimicry of host factors is an influential tool in subverting host mechanisms to ensure pathogenesis. This chapter discusses such molecular mimicry exhibited during viral infections. Understanding the evolutionary relationships, shared identity and functional impact of the virus encoded mimics is critical. With a particular emphasis on viral mimics and their association with cancer and autoimmune diseases, this chapter highlights the importance of molecular mimicry in virus biology.

• Klíčová slova
• Autoimmune diseases, Cancer, Host-pathogen interaction, Infectious diseases, Virus,
• MeSH
• autoimunitní nemoci metabolismus   virologie   imunologie   MeSH
• endokrinní systém metabolismus   MeSH
• interakce hostitele a patogenu MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• molekulární mimikry * MeSH
• nádory metabolismus   virologie   MeSH
• virové nemoci metabolismus   virologie   imunologie   MeSH
• viry metabolismus   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH