Article
The Methyltransferase-Like Domain of Chikungunya Virus nsP2 Inhibits the Interferon Response by Promoting the Nuclear Export of STAT1.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2018
Göertz Giel P, McNally Kristin L, Robertson Shelly J, Best Sonja M, Pijlman Gorben P, Fros Jelke J
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that has evolved effective mechanisms to counteract the type I interferon (IFN) response. Upon recognition of the virus, cells secrete IFNs, which signal through transmembrane receptors (IFNAR) to phosphorylate STAT proteins (pSTAT). pSTAT dimers are transported into the nucleus by importin-α5 and activate the transcription of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs),...
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