Iridovirus CARD Protein Inhibits Apoptosis through Intrinsic and Extrinsic Pathways.

Grouper iridovirus (GIV) belongs to the genus Ranavirus of the family Iridoviridae; the genomes of such viruses contain an anti-apoptotic caspase recruitment domain (CARD) gene. The GIV-CARD gene encodes a protein of 91 amino acids with a molecular mass of 10,505 Daltons, and shows high similarity t...

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Main Authors: Chien-Wen Chen, Ming-Shan Wu, Yi-Jen Huang, Pei-Wen Lin, Chueh-Ju Shih, Fu-Pang Lin, Chi-Yao Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4457926?pdf=render