Cytoplasmic ATR Activation Promotes Vaccinia Virus Genome Replication

Summary: In contrast to most DNA viruses, poxviruses replicate their genomes in the cytoplasm without host involvement. We find that vaccinia virus induces cytoplasmic activation of ATR early during infection, before genome uncoating, which is unexpected because ATR plays a fundamental nuclear role...

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Main Authors: Antonio Postigo, Amy E. Ramsden, Michael Howell, Michael Way
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717305193