| Literature DB >> 25318123 |
Jinhong Chang1, Timothy M Block, Ju-Tao Guo.
Abstract
Sadat et al. reported in the 24 April 2014 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine that patients genetically deficient in the gene encoding mannosyl-oligosaccharide glucosidase (MOGS), also known as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) glucosidase I, manifested a severe hypogammaglobulinaemia without clinical evidence of an infectious diathesis. This paradox phenomenon is, at least in part, because the impaired N-linked glycan processing of the patients compromises their ability to support efficient replication and cellular entry of viruses. This finding unambiguously validates ER glucosidases as valuable targets for antiviral agents against a broad-spectrum of enveloped viruses.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25318123 PMCID: PMC4446249 DOI: 10.3851/IMP2907
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antivir Ther ISSN: 1359-6535