Non-structural and nucleocapsid proteins of Punta Toro virus induce apoptosis of hepatocytes through both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-30

  Li, Guangyu ^a,b   Ren, Junping ^a   Xu, Fangling ^a,b   Ferguson, Monique R ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Nucleocapsid protein pathway; Punta Toro virus

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 8 INHIBITOR; CASPASE 9; CASPASE 9 INHIBITOR; FAS LIGAND; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUNTA TOROVIRUS; TOROVIRUS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS GENOME;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; HEP G2 CELLS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; PHLEBOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERO CELLS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

BUNYAVIRIDAE; PHLEBOVIRUS; PUNTA TORO VIRUS;

EID: 75749142314     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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