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Abstract
Positive-strand (+)RNA viruses are important and emerging pathogens of humans, animals, and plants. Upon infection, they induce the formation of specialized membranous replication organelles with unique lipid composition to facilitate robust virus replication. In this article, the authors discuss the proviral role of virus-induced membrane contact sites (vMCSs). The emerging picture is that vMCSs channel lipids to viral membranes and tune the lipid composition for optimal generation and functioning of replication organelles.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-27-2016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005912
Funding Information
This work was supported by National Science Foundation (MCB1517751) to PDN and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (VENI-722.012.006) to JRPMS and (VICI-91812628) to FJMvK.
Repository Citation
Nagy, Peter D.; Strating, Jeroen R. P. M.; and van Kuppeveld, Frank J. M., "Building Viral Replication Organelles: Close Encounters of the Membrane Types" (2016). Plant Pathology Faculty Publications. 58.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/plantpath_facpub/58
Notes/Citation Information
Published in PLOS Pathogens, v. 12, no. 10, e1005912, p. 1-6.
© 2016 Nagy et al.
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