Opuntin B, the antiviral protein isolated from prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) cladode exhibits ribonuclease activity.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103929
Abstract: An antiviral protein, designated Opuntin B, was purified from Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) Cladode by heat treatment of the extract, protein precipitation by ammonium sulfate treatment followed by ion-exchange chromatography. Assessment of enzymatic… read more here.
Keywords: protein; prickly pear; antiviral protein; pear opuntia ... See more keywords
CCCH-type zinc finger antiviral protein is specifically overexpressed in spleen in response to subgroup J avian leukosis virus infection in chicken.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.12.017
Abstract: The CCCH-type zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP), a host antiviral factor, plays an important role in innate defenses. Although the anti-viral mechanism of ZAP has been elucidated, however, the tissue specificity and the viral infection… read more here.
Keywords: protein; antiviral protein; infection; ccch type ... See more keywords
Host antiviral protein IFITM2 restricts pseudorabies virus replication
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DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198105
Abstract: Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is one of the most destructive swine pathogens and leads to huge economic losses to the global pig industry. Type I interferons (IFNs) plays a pivotal role in the innate immune response… read more here.
Keywords: antiviral protein; ifitm proteins; host antiviral; infection ... See more keywords
aBravo Is a Novel Aedes aegypti Antiviral Protein That Interacts with, but Acts Independently of, the Exogenous siRNA Pathway Effector Dicer 2
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DOI: 10.3390/v12070748
Abstract: Mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti, can transmit arboviruses to humans. The exogenous short interfering RNA (exo-siRNA) pathway plays a major antiviral role in controlling virus infection in mosquito cells. The Dicer 2 (Dcr2) nuclease is… read more here.
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Does the Zinc Finger Antiviral Protein (ZAP) Shape the Evolution of Herpesvirus Genomes?
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DOI: 10.3390/v13091857
Abstract: An evolutionary arms race occurs between viruses and hosts. Hosts have developed an array of antiviral mechanisms aimed at inhibiting replication and spread of viruses, reducing their fitness, and ultimately minimising pathogenic effects. In turn,… read more here.
Keywords: finger antiviral; antiviral protein; herpesvirus; zinc finger ... See more keywords