Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral skin infection caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) and is highly infectious. MCV belongs to the family of poxviruses, which infect human skin cells.

Future Virology. 2013;8(6):561-573. Apoptosis is an effective mechanism to destroy virus-infected cells. Central to this process is the interaction of FADD and procaspase-8. [58] During TNFR-1 ...

MCV protein Function Mechanism Homologs Ref. MC159 Inhibits apoptosis and inhibits NF-κB Binds FADD and IKKγ MCV MC160, KSHV K13 and cFLIPs [29,30,51,62,63,67] ...

This causes round, firm, painless bumps and may appear anywhere on the body. Molluscum contagiosum is a highly contagious viral skin infection. Infection spreads easily by person-to-person contact.

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