Rabies virus matrix protein induces apoptosis by targeting mitochondria

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 83-94

  Zan, Jie ^a   Liu, Juan ^a   Zhou, Jian Wei ^a   Wang, Hai Long ^a   Mo, Kai Kun ^a   Yan, Yan ^a   Xu, Yun Bin ^a   Liao, Min ^a   Su, Shuo ^c   Hu, Rong Liang ^d   Zhou, Ji Yong ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Matrix protein; Mitochondria; Rabies virus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; M PROTEIN; MATRIX PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRAL PROTEIN; VIRAL PROTEIN N;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHALLENGE VIRUS STANDARD 11 STRAIN OF FIXED RABIES VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS REPLICATION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 84997610375     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.07.008     Document Type: Article

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