Publication Date:
2014-05-25
Description:
Article The influenza A H3N2 subtype protein NS1 possesses a short sequence resembling the N-terminal tail of histone H3 that is used to hijack host proteins. Here, Qin et al. establish the structural basis for the imperfect NS1 mimicry, which allows the virus to target only a subset of chromatin interactors. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms4952 Authors: Su Qin, Yanli Liu, Wolfram Tempel, Mohammad S. Eram, Chuanbing Bian, Ke Liu, Guillermo Senisterra, Lissete Crombet, Masoud Vedadi, Jinrong Min
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics