| Literature DB >> 10846107 |
M Bergmann1, A Garcia-Sastre, E Carnero, H Pehamberger, K Wolff, P Palese, T Muster.
Abstract
The availability of an influenza virus NS1 gene knockout virus (delNS1 virus) allowed us to establish the significance of the biological relationship between the influenza virus NS1 protein and double-stranded-RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) in the life cycle and pathogenicity of influenza virus. Our results show that the lack of functional PKR permits the delNS1 virus to replicate in otherwise nonpermissive hosts, suggesting that the major function of the influenza virus NS1 protein is to counteract or prevent the PKR-mediated antiviral response.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10846107 PMCID: PMC112122 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.13.6203-6206.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103