• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: An N-Terminal Amphipathic Helix in Dengue Virus Nonstructural Protein 4A Mediates Oligomerization and Is Essential for Replication
  • Beteiligte: Stern, Omer; Hung, Yu-Fu; Valdau, Olga; Yaffe, Yakey; Harris, Eva; Hoffmann, Silke; Willbold, Dieter; Sklan, Ella H.
  • Erschienen: American Society for Microbiology, 2013
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Virology
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01900-12
  • ISSN: 1098-5514; 0022-538X
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title> <jats:p>Dengue virus (DENV) causes dengue fever, a major health concern worldwide. We identified an amphipathic helix (AH) in the N-terminal region of the viral nonstructural protein 4A (NS4A). Disruption of its amphipathic nature using mutagenesis reduced homo-oligomerization and abolished viral replication. These data emphasize the significance of NS4A in the life cycle of the dengue virus and demarcate it as a target for the design of novel antiviral therapy.</jats:p>
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