Human cytomegalovirus-induced host protein citrullination is crucial for viral replication

Citrullination is a posttranslational modification of arginines. Here, the authors show that HCMV infection increases citrullination of host and virus proteins to promote infection and that citrullinated interferon-inducible protein IFIT1 is impaired in RNA binding, as a potential mechanism of evasi...

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Main Authors: Gloria Griffante, Francesca Gugliesi, Selina Pasquero, Valentina Dell’Oste, Matteo Biolatti, Ari J. Salinger, Santanu Mondal, Paul R. Thompson, Eranthie Weerapana, Robert J. Lebbink, Jasper A. Soppe, Thomas Stamminger, Virginie Girault, Andreas Pichlmair, Gábor Oroszlán, Donald M. Coen, Marco De Andrea, Santo Landolfo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24178-6