BST2/Tetherin Inhibition of Alphavirus Exit
Alphaviruses such as chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Semliki Forest virus (SFV) are small enveloped RNA viruses that bud from the plasma membrane. Tetherin/BST2 is an interferon-induced host membrane protein that inhibits the release of many enveloped viruses via direct tethering of budded particles t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Viruses |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/7/4/2147 |