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Abstract
The MAVS protein plays a critical role in the assembly of an antiviral signaling complex on mitochondrial membranes. Hou et al. (2011) now report that virus infection induces a conformational change in MAVS, leading to the prion-like formation of functional self-aggregates that provide a sensitive trigger for antiviral signaling.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21816270 PMCID: PMC4272580 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.07.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582