Murine cytomegaloviruses m139 targets DDX3 to curtail interferon production and promote viral replication.

Cytomegaloviruses (CMV) infect many different cell types and tissues in their respective hosts. Monocytes and macrophages play an important role in CMV dissemination from the site of infection to target organs. Moreover, macrophages are specialized in pathogen sensing and respond to infection by sec...

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Main Authors: Olha Puhach, Eleonore Ostermann, Christoph Krisp, Giada Frascaroli, Hartmut Schlüter, Melanie M Brinkmann, Wolfram Brune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008546