ENCODING OF A HOMOLOG OF THE IFN-GAMMA RECEPTOR BY MYXOMA VIRUS

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UPTON, C [1 ]
MOSSMAN, K [1 ]
MCFADDEN, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ALBERTA, DEPT BIOCHEM, EDMONTON T6G 2H7, ALBERTA, CANADA
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10.1126/science.1455233
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Many poxvirus-encoded virulence factors have been identified as proteins that are secreted from infected cells. The major secreted protein (37 kilodaltons) from cells infected with myxoma virus is encoded by the M-T7 open reading frame. This protein has significant sequence similarity to the human and mouse receptors for interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Furthermore, the myxoma M-T7 protein specifically binds rabbit IFN-gamma and inhibits the biological activity of extracellular IFN-gamma, one of the key regulatory cytokines in the host immune response against viral infections.
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