Diversity in viral anti-PKR mechanisms: a remarkable case of evolutionary convergence.

Most viruses express during infection products that prevent or neutralize the effect of the host dsRNA activated protein kinase (PKR). Translation of Sindbis virus (SINV) mRNA escapes to PKR activation and eIF2 phosphorylation in infected cells by a mechanism that requires a stem loop structure in v...

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Main Authors: Elena Domingo-Gil, René Toribio, José Luis Nájera, Mariano Esteban, Iván Ventoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3032782?pdf=render