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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
Volume 80, Issue 2, Pages 785-793Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.80.2.785-793.2006
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- NCI NIH HHS [R24 CA095823] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [T32 A1007645] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R24CA095823] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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It was recently shown that the 7a protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus induces biochemical changes associated with apoptosis. In this study, the mechanism by which the 7a protein induces apoptosis was examined. The 7a protein was tested for the ability to inhibit cellular gene expression because several proapoptotic viral proteins with this function have previously been identified. 7a protein inhibited expression of luciferase from an mRNA construct that specifically measures translation, whereas inhibitors of transcription and nucleocytoplasmic transport did not. The inhibition of translation and other cellular processes of gene expression have been associated with the induction of a stress response in cells. Western blot analysis using phosphospecific antibodies indicated that 7a protein activated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), but not c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase/stress-activated protein kinase. Taken together, these data indicate that the induction of apoptosis by the 7a protein may be related to its ability to inhibit cellular translation and activate p38 MAPK.
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