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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Deficient in RNA Cap Guanine-N-7 Methylation Is Attenuated and Induces Higher Type I and III Interferon Responses.
Journal of virology - 30 Jul 2020
Lu Yunjian, Cai Hui, Lu Mijia, Ma Yuanmei, Li Anzhong, Gao Youling, Zhou Jiyong, Gu Howard, Li Jianrong, Gu Jinyan
Abstract excerpt
The 5' cap methylation of viral RNA plays important roles in RNA stability, efficient translation, and immune evasion. Thus, RNA cap methylation is an attractive target for antiviral discovery and development of new live attenuated vaccines. For coronaviruses, RNA cap structure is first methylated at the guanine-N-7 (G-N-7) position by nonstructural protein 14 (nsp14), which facilitates and precedes the...
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