S-farnesylation is essential for antiviral activity of the long ZAP isoform against RNA viruses with diverse replication strategies.

The zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) is a broad inhibitor of virus replication. Its best-characterized function is to bind CpG dinucleotides present in viral RNAs and, through the recruitment of TRIM25, KHNYN and other cofactors, target them for degradation or prevent their translation. The long...

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Main Authors: Dorota Kmiec, María José Lista, Mattia Ficarelli, Chad M Swanson, Stuart J D Neil
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3921d48fb14042fe8c66e8bbe29e190d
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