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A LC3-interacting motif in the influenza A virus M2 protein is required to subvert autophagy and maintain virion stability.
Cell host & microbe - 12 Feb 2014
Beale Rupert, Wise Helen, Stuart Amanda, Ravenhill Benjamin J, Digard Paul, Randow Felix
Abstract excerpt
Autophagy recycles cellular components and defends cells against intracellular pathogens. While viruses must evade autophagocytic destruction, some viruses can also subvert autophagy for their own benefit. The ability of influenza A virus (IAV) to evade autophagy depends on the Matrix 2 (M2) ion-channel protein. We show that the cytoplasmic tail of IAV M2 interacts directly with the essential autophagy protein...
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