Orthopoxvirus K3 orthologs show virus- and host-specific inhibition of the antiviral protein kinase PKR.

The antiviral protein kinase R (PKR) is an important host restriction factor, which poxviruses must overcome to productively infect host cells. To inhibit PKR, many poxviruses encode a pseudosubstrate mimic of the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2), designated K3 in v...

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Main Authors: Chorong Park, Chen Peng, M Julhasur Rahman, Sherry L Haller, Loubna Tazi, Greg Brennan, Stefan Rothenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1009183&type=printable
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