Mx GTPases: dynamin-like antiviral machines of innate immunity

O Haller, P Staeheli, M Schwemmle, G Kochs - Trends in microbiology, 2015 - cell.com
The Mx dynamin-like GTPases are key antiviral effector proteins of the type I and type III
interferon (IFN) systems. They inhibit several different viruses by blocking early steps of the …

Human MxA protein: an interferon-induced dynamin-like GTPase with broad antiviral activity

O Haller, G Kochs - Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The human myxovirus resistance protein 1 (MxA) is a key mediator of the interferon-induced
antiviral response against a wide range of viruses. MxA expression is tightly regulated by …

Multilevel proteomics reveals host perturbations by SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV

A Stukalov, V Girault, V Grass, O Karayel, V Bergant… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The emergence and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the urgent need for an in-
depth understanding of molecular functions of viral proteins and their interactions with the …

Loss of tolerance precedes triggering and lifelong persistence of pathogenic type I interferon autoantibodies

S Fernbach, NK Mair, IA Abela, K Groen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - rupress.org
Autoantibodies neutralizing type I interferons (IFN-Is) can underlie infection severity. Here,
we trace the development of these autoantibodies at high-resolution using longitudinal …

Early endonuclease-mediated evasion of RNA sensing ensures efficient coronavirus replication

E Kindler, C Gil-Cruz, J Spanier, Y Li, J Wilhelm… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Coronaviruses are of veterinary and medical importance and include highly pathogenic
zoonotic viruses, such as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. They are known to efficiently evade …

Multiple anti-interferon actions of the influenza A virus NS1 protein

G Kochs, A García-Sastre… - Journal of virology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The replication and pathogenicity of influenza A virus (FLUAV) are controlled in part by the
alpha/beta interferon (IFN-α/β) system. This virus-host interplay is dependent on the …

Chicken cells sense influenza A virus infection through MDA5 and CARDIF signaling involving LGP2

M Liniger, A Summerfield, G Zimmer… - Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian influenza viruses (AIV) raise worldwide veterinary and public health concerns due to
their potential for zoonotic transmission. While infection with highly pathogenic AIV results in …

Interferon lambda 4 signals via the IFNλ receptor to regulate antiviral activity against HCV and coronaviruses

OJ Hamming, E Terczyńska‐Dyla, G Vieyres… - The EMBO …, 2013 - embopress.org
The IFNL4 gene is a recently discovered type III interferon, which in a significant fraction of
the human population harbours a frameshift mutation abolishing the IFNλ4 ORF. The …

Induction of MxA gene expression by influenza A virus requires type I or type III interferon signaling

D Holzinger, C Jorns, S Stertz… - Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The human MxA gene belongs to the class of interferon (IFN)-stimulated genes (ISGs)
involved in antiviral resistance against influenza viruses. Here, we studied the requirements …

Tick-borne encephalitis virus delays interferon induction and hides its double-stranded RNA in intracellular membrane vesicles

AK Overby, VL Popov, M Niedrig, F Weber - Journal of virology, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)(family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus) accounts for
approximately 10,000 annual cases of severe encephalitis in Europe and Asia. Here, we …