ISG15 deficiency and increased viral resistance in humans but not mice

ISG15 is an interferon (IFN)-α/β-induced ubiquitin-like protein. It exists as a free molecule, intracellularly and extracellularly, and conjugated to target proteins. Studies in mice have demonstrated a role for Isg15 in antiviral immunity. By contrast, human ISG15 was shown to have critical immune...

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Main Authors: Speer, Scott D., Li, Zhi, Buta, Sofija, Payelle-Brogard, Béatrice, Qian, Li, Vigant, Frederic, Rubino, Erminia, Gardner, Thomas J., Wedeking, Tim, Hermann, Mark, Duehr, James, Sanal, Ozden, Tezcan, Ilhan, Mansouri, Nahal, Tabarsi, Payam, Mansouri, Davood, Francois-Newton, Véronique, Daussy, Coralie F., Rodriguez, Marisela R., Lenschow, Deborah J., Freiberg, Alexander N., Tortorella, Domenico, Piehler, Jacob, Lee, Benhur, García-Sastre, Adolfo, Pellegrini, Sandra, Bogunovic, Dusan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873964/