Abstract:

Foot and mouth disease virus can induce or prevent the apoptosis of the host cell according to oneself needs in the process of infecting cells, so as to create the best living environment and to escape the attack from the host cells in a certain extent to obtain the maximize viability. this paper reviews the different roles of the FMDV different proteins in regulating host cell apoptosis homeostasis, and discussed t he mechanism of FMDV persistence infection.