[HTML][HTML] Ebola virus VP24 targets a unique NLS binding site on karyopherin alpha 5 to selectively compete with nuclear import of phosphorylated STAT1

W Xu, MR Edwards, DM Borek, AR Feagins, A Mittal… - Cell host & …, 2014 - cell.com
During antiviral defense, interferon (IFN) signaling triggers nuclear transport of tyrosine-
phosphorylated STAT1 (PY-STAT1), which occurs via a subset of karyopherin alpha (KPNA) …

Ebola virus VP24 binds karyopherin α1 and blocks STAT1 nuclear accumulation

SP Reid, LW Leung, AL Hartman, O Martinez… - Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ebola virus (EBOV) infection blocks cellular production of alpha/beta interferon (IFN-α/β) and
the ability of cells to respond to IFN-α/β or IFN-γ. The EBOV VP35 protein has previously …

The ebola virus interferon antagonist VP24 directly binds STAT1 and has a novel, pyramidal fold

APP Zhang, ZA Bornholdt, T Liu, DM Abelson… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Ebolaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with up to 90% lethality and in fatal cases, are
characterized by early suppression of the host innate immune system. One of the proteins …

Ebolavirus VP24 binding to karyopherins is required for inhibition of interferon signaling

M Mateo, SP Reid, LW Leung, CF Basler… - Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Ebolavirus VP24 protein counteracts alpha/beta interferon (IFN-α/β) and IFN-γ signaling
by blocking the nuclear accumulation of tyrosine-phosphorylated STAT1 (PY-STAT1) …

Ebola virus VP24 proteins inhibit the interaction of NPI-1 subfamily karyopherin α proteins with activated STAT1

SP Reid, C Valmas, O Martinez, FM Sanchez… - Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Zaire ebolavirus protein VP24 was previously demonstrated to inhibit alpha/beta
interferon (IFN-α/β)-and IFN-γ-induced nuclear accumulation of tyrosine-phosphorylated …

Ebola virus VP24 interacts with NP to facilitate nucleocapsid assembly and genome packaging

L Banadyga, T Hoenen, X Ambroggio, E Dunham… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Ebola virus causes devastating hemorrhagic fever outbreaks for which no approved
therapeutic exists. The viral nucleocapsid, which is minimally composed of the proteins NP …

Ebola virus entry requires the host‐programmed recognition of an intracellular receptor

EH Miller, G Obernosterer, M Raaben… - The EMBO …, 2012 - embopress.org
Ebola and Marburg filoviruses cause deadly outbreaks of haemorrhagic fever. Despite
considerable efforts, no essential cellular receptors for filovirus entry have been identified …

Whole-genome expression profiling reveals that inhibition of host innate immune response pathways by Ebola virus can be reversed by a single amino acid change in …

AL Hartman, L Ling, ST Nichol, ML Hibberd - Journal of virology, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a rapidly progressing acute febrile illness characterized by high
virus replication, severe immunosuppression, and case fatalities of ca. 80%. Inhibition of …

A novel life cycle modeling system for Ebola virus shows a genome length-dependent role of VP24 in virus infectivity

A Watt, F Moukambi, L Banadyga, A Groseth… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Work with infectious Ebola viruses is restricted to biosafety level 4 (BSL4) laboratories,
presenting a significant barrier for studying these viruses. Life cycle modeling systems …

The multifunctional Ebola virus VP40 matrix protein is a promising therapeutic target

JJ Madara, Z Han, G Ruthel, BD Freedman… - Future …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The highly virulent nature of Ebola virus, evident from the 2014 West African pandemic,
highlights the need to develop vaccines or therapeutic agents that limit the pathogenesis …