There are multiple definitions:
virus-like particle(English)
- supramolecular structure that closely resembles viruses (analogous to an empty shell), but is replication-deficient because it contains no viral genetic material (DNA or RNA). Shown to be a strong activator of dendritic cells, which are the most potent antigen presenting cells, and their activation prompts the priming of immunity mediators based on B and T cells. The first step for their activation is the binding of VLP to pattern recognition receptors on the surface of DCs, followed by VLP internalization
- APC, BCR, DC, MHC, PAMP, PRR
- Immunology, Virology
- https://doi.org…immu.2020.01100
variable long pulsed(English)