Ebola Virus VP35 Antagonizes PKR Activity through Its C-Terminal Interferon Inhibitory Domain
- 1 September 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology
- Vol. 83 (17) , 8993-8997
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00523-09
Abstract
Ebola virus VP35 contains a C-terminal cluster of basic amino acids required for double-stranded RNA ( dsRNA) binding and inhibition of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). VP35 also blocks protein kinase R (PKR) activation; however, the responsible domain has remained undefined. Here we show that the IRF inhibitory domain of VP35 mediates the inhibition of PKR and enhances the synthesis of coexpressed proteins. In contrast to dsRNA binding and IRF inhibition, alanine substitutions of at least two basic amino acids are required to abrogate PKR inhibition and enhanced protein expression. Moreover, we show that PKR activation is not only blocked but reversed by Ebola virus infection.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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