25-Hydroxycholesterol Inhibition of Lassa Virus Infection through Aberrant GP1 Glycosylation

Lassa virus (LASV) infection is a major public health concern due to high fatality rates and limited effective treatment. The interferon-stimulated gene cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H) encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the production of 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC). 25HC is involved in regulating...

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Main Authors: Punya Shrivastava-Ranjan, Éric Bergeron, Ayan K. Chakrabarti, CÉésar G. AlbariÉéño, Mike Flint, Stuart T. Nichol, Christina F. Spiropoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-12-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/6/e01808-16