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Abstract
FLICE-inhibitory proteins (FLIPs) are a family of viral (poxvirus and herpesvirus) and cellular proteins. The hallmark of this family is the presence of tandem death-effector domains (DEDs). Despite this shared motif, each protein possesses different abilities to modulate apoptosis, NF-κB, and interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). These similarities and differences are discussed and highlighted here. The comparative study of FLIPs provides a unique basis to understand virus-host interactions, viral pathogenesis, and cellular regulation of immune system signal transduction pathways.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24719415 PMCID: PMC4054373 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00276-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103