The NS5 Protein of the Virulent West Nile Virus NY99 Strain Is a Potent Antagonist of Type I Interferon-Mediated JAK-STAT Signaling
Laurent-Rolle M, Boer EF, Lubick KJ, Wolfinbarger JB, Carmody AB, Rockx B, Liu W, Ashour J, Shupert WL, Holbrook MR, Barrett AD, Mason PW, Bloom ME, García-Sastre A, Khromykh AA, Best SM. The NS5 Protein of the Virulent West Nile Virus NY99 Strain Is a Potent Antagonist of Type I Interferon-Mediated JAK-STAT Signaling. Journal Of Virology 2010, 84: 3503-3515. PMID: 20106931, PMCID: PMC2838099, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01161-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPY-STAT1IFN antagonismJAK-STAT signal transductionIFN antagonistAlpha/beta interferonSignal transductionWild-type virusAnalogous residuesIFN-dependent gene expressionGene expressionJAK-STATKunjin virusSingle residueHost innate responseNonstructural protein NS5NS5 proteinSTAT1 phosphorylationSTAT2 degradationPoor suppressorNY99 strainPresence of IFNMutationsIFN-alpha/NS5Beta interferon