Cloning and characterization of the antiviral activity of feline Tetherin/BST-2.

Human Tetherin/BST-2 has recently been identified as a cellular antiviral factor that blocks the release of various enveloped viruses. In this study, we cloned a cDNA fragment encoding a feline homolog of Tetherin/BST-2 and characterized the protein product. The degree of amino acid sequence identit...

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Main Authors: Aiko Fukuma, Masumi Abe, Yuko Morikawa, Takayuki Miyazawa, Jiro Yasuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3066219?pdf=render