| Literature DB >> 21697347 |
M Mutocheluh1, L Hindle1, C Aresté1, S A Chanas1, L M Butler2,1, K Lowry3, K Shah4, D J Evans3, D J Blackbourn5,1.
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes four viral interferon regulatory factors (vIRF-1-4). We investigated the mechanism and consequences of vIRF-2-mediated inhibition of interferon-response element signalling following type I interferon (IFN) induction. Western blot and electrophoretic mobility-shift assays identified the interferon-stimulated gene factor-3 (ISGF-3) components STAT1 and IRF-9 as the proximal targets of vIRF-2 activity. The biological significance of vIRF-2 inhibition of ISGF-3 was demonstrated by vIRF-2-mediated rescue of the replication of the IFN-sensitive virus encephalomyocarditis virus. This study provides both a mechanism and evidence for KSHV vIRF-2-mediated suppression of the consequences of type 1 IFN-induced signalling.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21697347 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.034322-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN: 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891