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A Viral Deamidase Targets the Helicase Domain of RIG-I to Block RNA-Induced Activation.
Cell host & microbe - 14 Dec 2016
Zhao Jun, Zeng Yi, Xu Simin, Chen Jie, Shen Guobo, Yu Caiqun, Knipe David, Yuan Weiming, Peng Jian, Xu Wenqing, Zhang Chao, Xia Zanxian, Feng Pinghui
Abstract excerpt
RIG-I detects double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to trigger antiviral cytokine production. Protein deamidation is emerging as a post-translational modification that chiefly regulates protein function. We report here that UL37 of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a protein deamidase that targets RIG-I to block RNA-induced activation. Mass spectrometry analysis identified two asparagine residues in the helicase 2i domain...
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