Toscana virus induces interferon although its NSs protein reveals antagonistic activity

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-79

  Savellini, Gianni Gori ^a   Weber, Friedemann ^b,c   Terrosi, Chiara ^a   Habjan, Matthias ^b   Martorelli, Barbara ^a   Cusi, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1; PLASMID DNA; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BUNYAVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERFERON INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; TOSCANA VIRUS; VIRUS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-BETA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

BUNYAVIRIDAE; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; TOSCANA VIRUS;

EID: 78651241563     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: 14652099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.025999-0     Document Type: Article

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