Antiviral Role of IFITM Proteins in African Swine Fever Virus Infection.

The interferon-induced transmembrane (IFITM) protein family is a group of antiviral restriction factors that impair flexibility and inhibit membrane fusion at the plasma or the endosomal membrane, restricting viral progression at entry. While IFITMs are widely known to inhibit several single-strande...

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Main Authors: Raquel Muñoz-Moreno, Miguel Ángel Cuesta-Geijo, Carles Martínez-Romero, Lucía Barrado-Gil, Inmaculada Galindo, Adolfo García-Sastre, Covadonga Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4846163?pdf=render