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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus E protein transports calcium ions and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome.
Virology - 1 Nov 2015
Nieto-Torres Jose L, Verdiá-Báguena Carmina, Jimenez-Guardeño Jose M, Regla-Nava Jose A, Castaño-Rodriguez Carlos, Fernandez-Delgado Raul, Torres Jaume, Aguilella Vicente M, Enjuanes Luis
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) envelope (E) protein is a viroporin involved in virulence. E protein ion channel (IC) activity is specifically correlated with enhanced pulmonary damage, edema accumulation and death. IL-1β driven proinflammation is associated with those pathological signatures, however its link to IC activity remains unknown. In this report, we demonstrate that SARS-CoV E...
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