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Suppression of innate antiviral response by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus M protein is mediated through the first transmembrane domain.
Cellular & molecular immunology - 1 Mar 2014
Siu Kam-Leung, Chan Chi-Ping, Kok Kin-Hang, Chiu-Yat Woo Patrick, Jin Dong-Yan
Abstract excerpt
Coronaviruses have developed various measures to evade innate immunity. We have previously shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus M protein suppresses type I interferon (IFN) production by impeding the formation of functional TRAF3-containing complex. In this study, we demonstrate that the IFN-antagonizing activity is specific to SARS coronavirus M protein and is mediated through its...
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