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ISG15 deficiency and increased viral resistance in humans but not mice

Authors :
Scott D. Speer
Zhi Li
Sofija Buta
Béatrice Payelle-Brogard
Li Qian
Frederic Vigant
Erminia Rubino
Thomas J. Gardner
Tim Wedeking
Mark Hermann
James Duehr
Ozden Sanal
Ilhan Tezcan
Nahal Mansouri
Payam Tabarsi
Davood Mansouri
Véronique Francois-Newton
Coralie F. Daussy
Marisela R. Rodriguez
Deborah J. Lenschow
Alexander N. Freiberg
Domenico Tortorella
Jacob Piehler
Benhur Lee
Adolfo García-Sastre
Sandra Pellegrini
Dusan Bogunovic
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

ISG15 is a ubiquitin-like protein which has important immune-related functions in mice and humans. Here the authors demonstrate that, unlike in mice, human ISG15 stabilizes UPS18 and that ISG15-deficient human cells are more resistant to viral infection.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.26d5278e9a6e4fe9b0df50d459031fb1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11496