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Rift Valley fever virus NSs inhibits host transcription independently of the degradation of dsRNA-dependent protein kinase PKR.
Virology - 20 Jan 2013
Kalveram Birte, Lihoradova Olga, Indran Sabarish V, Lokugamage Nandadeva, Head Jennifer A, Ikegami Tetsuro
Abstract excerpt
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) encodes one major virulence factor, the NSs protein. NSs suppresses host general transcription, including interferon (IFN)-β mRNA synthesis, and promotes degradation of the dsRNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR). We generated a novel RVFV mutant (rMP12-NSsR173A) specifically lacking the function to promote PKR degradation. rMP12-NSsR173A infection induces early phosphorylation of...
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