Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

eIF2B-capturing viral protein NSs suppresses the integrated stress response

  • Kazuhiro Kashiwagi,
  • Yuichi Shichino,
  • Tatsuya Osaki,
  • Ayako Sakamoto,
  • Madoka Nishimoto,
  • Mari Takahashi,
  • Mari Mito,
  • Friedemann Weber,
  • Yoshiho Ikeuchi,
  • Shintaro Iwasaki,
  • Takuhiro Ito

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27337-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Here the authors show that a viral protein interferes with the binding of phosphorylated eIF2 to eIF2B, thereby suppressing the host integrated stress response (ISR). This suppression of the ISR abrogates translational changes of the host and ameliorates neurite degradation under stress.