Biologic Function
virus activation
vi·rus ac·tiva·tion
Subclass of:
Virus Replication
Definitions related to virus activation:
  • The mechanism by which latent viruses, such as genetically transmitted tumor viruses (PROVIRUSES) or PROPHAGES of lysogenic bacteria, are induced to replicate and then released as infectious viruses. It may be effected by various endogenous and exogenous stimuli, including B-cell LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES, glucocorticoid hormones, halogenated pyrimidines, IONIZING RADIATION, ultraviolet light, and superinfecting viruses.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (release from viral latency) The process by which a virus begins to replicate following a latency replication decision (switch).
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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