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Equine MX2 is a restriction factor of equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV).
Virology - 1 Oct 2018
Meier Kristina, Jaguva Vasudevan Ananda Ayyappan, Zhang Zeli, Bähr Ariane, Kochs Georg, Häussinger Dieter, Münk Carsten
Abstract excerpt
Human myxovirus resistance protein B (hMXB) is a restriction factor of HIV-1 that also inhibits a variety of retroviruses. However, hMXB is not antiviral against equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV). We show here that equine MX2 (eMX2) potently restricts EIAV in vitro. Additionally, eMX2 inhibits HIV-1 and other lentiviruses, including murine leukemia virus. Previously, it was reported that hMXB repression is...
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