Human DICER helicase domain recruits PKR and modulates its antiviral activity.

The antiviral innate immune response mainly involves type I interferon (IFN) in mammalian cells. The contribution of the RNA silencing machinery remains to be established, but several recent studies indicate that the ribonuclease DICER can generate viral siRNAs in specific conditions. It has also be...

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Main Authors: Thomas C Montavon, Morgane Baldaccini, Mathieu Lefèvre, Erika Girardi, Béatrice Chane-Woon-Ming, Mélanie Messmer, Philippe Hammann, Johana Chicher, Sébastien Pfeffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009549