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PACT Facilitates RNA-Induced Activation of MDA5 by Promoting MDA5 Oligomerization.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2017
Lui Pak-Yin, Wong Lok-Yin Roy, Ho Ting-Hin, Au Shannon Wing Ngor, Chan Chi-Ping, Kok Kin-Hang, Jin Dong-Yan
Abstract excerpt
MDA5 is a RIG-I-like cytoplasmic sensor of dsRNA and certain RNA viruses, such as encephalomyocarditis virus, for the initiation of the IFN signaling cascade in the innate antiviral response. The affinity of MDA5 toward dsRNA is low, and its activity becomes optimal in the presence of unknown cellular coactivators. In this article, we report an essential coactivator function of dsRNA-binding protein PACT in...
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