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
2005
Inhibition of Alpha/Beta Interferon Signaling by the NS4B Protein of Flaviviruses
Muñoz-Jordán JL, Laurent-Rolle M, Ashour J, Martínez-Sobrido L, Ashok M, Lipkin WI, García-Sastre A. Inhibition of Alpha/Beta Interferon Signaling by the NS4B Protein of Flaviviruses. Journal Of Virology 2005, 79: 8004-8013. PMID: 15956546, PMCID: PMC1143737, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.13.8004-8013.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal peptideCleavable signal peptidePositive-strand RNA virusesInterferon-stimulated response element promoterISRE promoter activationNonstructural protein NS4BB fusion proteinFunction of NS4BResponse element promoterActivation of STAT1Dengue virus NS4BNS2B/NS3Alpha/beta interferonAnti-interferon functionDeletion analysisIFN antagonismN-terminusPromoter activationFusion proteinStructural proteinsNonstructural proteinsInhibition of interferonRNA virusesViral polyprotein processingNS4B protein