Article
Zika NS2B is a crucial factor recruiting NS3 to the ER and activating its protease activity.
Virus research - 2 Jan 2020
Xing Huaipeng, Xu Shan, Jia Fangfei, Yang Yang, Xu Caimin, Qin Chengfeng, Shi Lei
Abstract excerpt
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emergent flavivirus associated with severe neurological disorders. ZIKV NS3 protein is a viral protease that cleaves the ZIKV polyprotein precursor into individual viral proteins. In this study, we found that ZIKV NS3 by itself exhibited mitochondrial localization, which was quite different from its endoplasmic reticulum (ER) localization in ZIKV-infected cells. We screened viral proteins...
Topics
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- HEK293 Cells
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- Mitochondria
- Mutation
- Peptide Hydrolases
- Protein Binding
- Serine Endopeptidases
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins
- Viral Proteins
