RIG-I enhanced interferon independent apoptosis upon Junin virus infection.

Junin virus (JUNV) is the etiological agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF), a human disease with a high case-fatality rate. It is widely accepted that arenaviral infections, including JUNV infections, are generally non-cytopathic. In contrast, here we demonstrated apoptosis induction in human...

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Main Authors: Olga A Kolokoltsova, Ashley M Grant, Cheng Huang, Jennifer K Smith, Allison L Poussard, Bing Tian, Allan R Brasier, Clarence J Peters, Chien-Te Kent Tseng, Juan C de la Torre, Slobodan Paessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4053358?pdf=render