| Literature DB >> 22837213 |
Jelke J Fros1, Natalia E Domeradzka, Jim Baggen, Corinne Geertsema, Jacky Flipse, Just M Vlak, Gorben P Pijlman.
Abstract
Chikungunya virus nonstructural protein nsP3 has an essential but unknown role in alphavirus replication and interacts with Ras-GAP SH3 domain-binding protein (G3BP). Here we describe the first known function of nsP3, to inhibit stress granule assembly by recruiting G3BP into cytoplasmic foci. A conserved SH3 domain-binding motif in nsP3 is essential for both nsP3-G3BP interactions and viral RNA replication. This study reveals a novel role for nsP3 as a regulator of the cellular stress response.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22837213 PMCID: PMC3457282 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01506-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103