Hepatitis E virus persists in the presence of a type III interferon response.

The RIG-I-like RNA helicase (RLR)-mediated interferon (IFN) response plays a pivotal role in the hepatic antiviral immunity. The hepatitis A virus (HAV) and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) counter this response by encoding a viral protease that cleaves the mitochondria antiviral signaling protein (MAVS)...

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Main Authors: Xin Yin, Xinlei Li, Charuta Ambardekar, Zhimin Hu, Sébastien Lhomme, Zongdi Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5466342?pdf=render