Virus-induced p38 MAPK activation facilitates viral infection
Yuting Cheng, Fang Sun, Luyao Wang, Minjun Gao, Youli Xie, Yu Sun, Huan Liu, Yufeng Yuan, Yi Wei, Zan Huang, Huan Yan, Ke Peng, Yingliang Wu, Zhijian Cao
Abstract
Our study shows that virus-hijacked p38 activation is a key event for viral replication and that pharmacological blockage of p38 activation is an antiviral strategy.
Topics & Concepts
Protein kinase AHepatitis C virusPhosphorylationp38 mitogen-activated protein kinasesVirologyViral replicationBiologyKinaseViral proteinMolecular biologyMAPK/ERK pathwayBlotVirusImmunoprecipitationCell biologyImmunologyAntibodyBiochemistryGeneHepatitis C virus researchinterferon and immune responsesHepatitis B Virus Studies