NUDT2 initiates viral RNA degradation by removal of 5′-phosphates

NUDT2 initiates viral RNA degradation by removal of 5′-phosphates

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27239-y

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