Article
Npro of classical swine fever virus contributes to pathogenicity in pigs by preventing type I interferon induction at local replication sites
17 Apr 2014
Abstract excerpt
Classical swine fever (CSF) caused by CSF virus (CSFV) is a highly contagious disease of pigs. The viral protein Npro of CSFV interferes with alpha- and beta-interferon (IFN-α/β) induction by promoting the degradation of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). During the establishment of the live attenuated CSF vaccine strain GPE-, Npro acquired a mutation that abolished its capacity to bind and degrade IRF3,...
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