2013
Dengue Virus Co-opts UBR4 to Degrade STAT2 and Antagonize Type I Interferon Signaling
Morrison J, Laurent-Rolle M, Maestre AM, Rajsbaum R, Pisanelli G, Simon V, Mulder LC, Fernandez-Sesma A, García-Sastre A. Dengue Virus Co-opts UBR4 to Degrade STAT2 and Antagonize Type I Interferon Signaling. PLOS Pathogens 2013, 9: e1003265. PMID: 23555265, PMCID: PMC3610674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue hemorrhagic feverType I interferonDengue feverSTAT2 degradationImmune evasionI interferonDENV NS5Anti-DENV therapeuticsDengue virus infectionDENV NS5 proteinVirus infectionHemorrhagic feverDENV replicationViral replicationAntiviral therapeuticsEfficient viral replicationIFNPotential severityFeverDENVInterferonNS5Competent cellsHost proteinsNS5 protein
2010
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