Article
Innate resistance to flavivirus infections and the functions of 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetases.
Current topics in microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2008
Mashimo T, Simon-Chazottes D, Guénet J-L
Abstract excerpt
Mouse susceptibility to experimental infections with flaviviruses is significantly influenced by a cluster of genes on chromosome 5 encoding a family of proteins with enzymatic properties, the 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetases (OAS). Positional cloning of the locus in question has revealed that susceptibility of laboratory inbred strains to this class of virus is associated with a nonsense mutation in the gene...
Topics
- 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase
- Animals
- Flavivirus Infections
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Mice
