| Literature DB >> 23601099 |
Lukas Bahati Tanner1, Benhur Lee.
Abstract
Virus replication requires lipid metabolism, but how lipids mediate virus infection remains obscure. In this issue, Amini-Bavil-Olyaee et al. (2013) reveal that IFITM proteins disturb cholesterol homeostasis to block virus entry. Previously, in Cell, Morita and colleagues (2013) showed the antiviral potency of the lipid mediator protectin D1.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23601099 PMCID: PMC3654690 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.04.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Host Microbe ISSN: 1931-3128 Impact factor: 21.023