NUDT2 initiates viral RNA degradation by removal of 5′-phosphates
oleh: Beatrice T. Laudenbach, Karsten Krey, Quirin Emslander, Line Lykke Andersen, Alexander Reim, Pietro Scaturro, Sarah Mundigl, Christopher Dächert, Katrin Manske, Markus Moser, Janos Ludwig, Dirk Wohlleber, Andrea Kröger, Marco Binder, Andreas Pichlmair
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01 |
Deskripsi
RNA of some viruses is protected from degradation by a 5′ triphosphate group. Here the authors identify nudix hydrolase 2 (NUDT2) as novel antiviral defense protein that dephosphorylates viral RNA and thereby enables its degradation.