| Literature DB >> 23302869 |
Wiebke Handke1, Christina Luig, Branka Popovic, Astrid Krmpotic, Stipan Jonjic, Wolfram Brune.
Abstract
Apoptosis induction is an important host defense mechanism to control viral infection, which is antagonized by viral proteins. Murine cytomegalovirus m41.1 encodes a viral inhibitor of BAK oligomerization (vIBO) that blocks the mitochondrial apoptosis mediator BAK. However, its importance for viral fitness in vivo has not been investigated. Here, we show that an m41.1-deficient virus attains reduced titers in salivary glands of wild-type but not Bak1(-/-) mice, indicating a requirement of BAK inhibition for optimal dissemination in vivo.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23302869 PMCID: PMC3592122 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02657-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103