Viral amyloids: New opportunities for antiviral therapeutic strategies

F Gondelaud, PY Lozach, S Longhi - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Amyloidoses are an array of diseases associated with the aggregation of proteins into fibrils.
While it was previously thought that amyloid fibril-forming proteins are exclusively host-cell …

Structural and functional similarities in bunyaviruses: Perspectives for pan‐bunya antivirals

S Ter Horst, N Conceição‐Neto, J Neyts… - Reviews in Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The order of Bunyavirales includes numerous (re) emerging viruses that collectively have a
major impact on human and animal health worldwide. There are no vaccines for human use …

NSs amyloid formation is associated with the virulence of Rift Valley fever virus in mice

P Léger, E Nachman, K Richter, C Tamietti… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Amyloid fibrils result from the aggregation of host cell-encoded proteins, many giving rise to
specific human illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease. Here we show that the major …

eIF2B-capturing viral protein NSs suppresses the integrated stress response

K Kashiwagi, Y Shichino, T Osaki, A Sakamoto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Various stressors such as viral infection lead to the suppression of cap-dependent
translation and the activation of the integrated stress response (ISR), since the stress …

Viral evasion of the integrated stress response through antagonism of eIF2-P binding to eIF2B

M Schoof, L Wang, JZ Cogan, RE Lawrence… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Viral infection triggers activation of the integrated stress response (ISR). In response to viral
double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) phosphorylates the …

Alphavirus nsP3 organizes into tubular scaffolds essential for infection and the cytoplasmic granule architecture

V Kril, M Hons, C Amadori, C Zimberger… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Alphaviruses, such as chikungunya virus (CHIKV), are mosquito-borne viruses that
represent a significant threat to human health due to the current context of global warming …

The nonstructural protein of guertu virus disrupts host defenses by blocking antiviral interferon induction and action

YQ Min, C Shi, T Yao, K Feng, Q Mo… - ACS Infectious …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Guertu virus (GTV) is a potentially highly pathogenic bunyavirus newly isolated in China,
which is genetically related to the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus …

Rift Valley Fever

JB Kimble, L Noronha, JD Trujillo… - Veterinary Clinics …, 2024 - vetfood.theclinics.com
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic viral disease that affects domestic and wild ruminants
such as cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and buffaloes. Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV), the …

Protection of eIF2B from inhibitory phosphorylated eIF2: A viral strategy to maintain mRNA translation during the PKR-triggered integrated stress response

T Ito, JD Wuerth, F Weber - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
The integrated stress response (ISR) protects cells from a variety of insults. Once elicited
(eg, by virus infections), it eventually leads to the block of mRNA translation. Central to the …

Development and Validation of Rapid Colorimetric Reverse Transcription Loop‐Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus

F Wekesa, M Wamalwa, R Oduor, Y Binepal… - Advances in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a high‐priority zoonotic pathogen with the ability to cause
massive loss during its outbreak within a very short period of time. Lack of a highly sensitive …