dsRNA Binding Domain of PKR Is Proteolytically Released by Enterovirus A71 to Facilitate Viral Replication

Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) causes hand, foot and mouth disease in young children and infants, but can also cause severe neurological complications or even death. The double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-dependent protein kinase R (PKR), an interferon-induced antiviral protein, phosphorylates the regulatory α-su...

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Main Authors: Yu-Hsiu Chang, Kean Seng Lau, Rei-Lin Kuo, Jim-Tong Horng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
PKR
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00284/full