Ifit2 deficiency restricts microglial activation and leukocyte migration following murine coronavirus (m-CoV) CNS infection.

Ifit2 deficiency restricts microglial activation and leukocyte migration following murine coronavirus (m-CoV) CNS infection.

The interferon-induced tetratricopeptide repeat protein (Ifit2) protects mice from lethal neurotropic viruses. Neurotropic coronavirus MHV-RSA59 infection of Ifit2-/- mice caused pronounced morbidity and mortality accompanied by rampant virus replication and spread throughout the brain. In spite of...

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Main Authors: Jayasri Das Sarma, Amy Burrows, Patricia Rayman, Mi-Hyun Hwang, Soumya Kundu, Nikhil Sharma, Cornelia Bergmann, Ganes C Sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009034

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009034

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