期刊
VACCINE
卷 33, 期 49, 页码 7002-7007出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.095
关键词
Influenza virus; HA; M2; Palmitoylation; DHHC-protein; Drug target
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [740 (TP C3), Ve 141/10-1]
Covalent attachment of saturated fatty acids (palmitate and stearate) to hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza virus is a protein modification essential for viral replication. The enzymes catalysing acylation of viral proteins have not been identified, but likely candidates that acylate cellular substrates are members of a protein family that contain a DHHC (Asp-His-His-Cys) cysteine-rich domain. Since 23 DHHC-proteins with distinct, only partly overlapping substrate specificities are present in humans, only a few of them might acylate HA in airway cells of the lung. We argue here that these DHHC-proteins might be promising drug targets since their blockade should result in suppression of viral replication, while acylation of cellular proteins will not be (or very little) compromised. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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