Sensitivity of Rabies Virus to Type I Interferon Is Determined by the Phosphoprotein Gene

Autor: Naoto Ito, Kenta Shimizu, Nobuyuki Minamoto, Makoto Sugiyama
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Microbiology and Immunology. 50:975-978
ISSN: 0385-5600
Popis: The growth of a virulent strain of fixed rabies virus, Nishigahara, in mouse neuroblastoma NA cells treated with type I interferon (IFN) was compared with that of a derivative avirulent strain, Ni-CE. Nishigahara strain was slightly sensitive to IFN treatment but still grew more efficiently than did Ni-CE strain in IFN-treated NA cells. Furthermore, a virulent chimeric virus with the phosphoprotein gene from Nishigahara strain in the Ni-CE genome was less sensitive to IFN treatment than was Ni-CE strain, indicating that the IFN sensitivity is determined by the phosphoprotein gene of the virus.
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