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In Vitro SUMOylation Assay to Study SUMO E3 Ligase Activity
Published on: January 29, 2018
Interplay between viruses and host sumoylation pathways
Roger D Everett1, Chris Boutell, Benjamin G Hale
1MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, 8 Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, UK. roger.everett@glasgow.ac.uk
Abstract:
Post-translational modification by members of the small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) family of proteins is important for the regulation of many cellular proteins and pathways. As obligate parasites, viruses must engage with the host cell throughout their replication cycles, and it is therefore unsurprising that there are many examples of interplay between viral proteins and the host sumoylation system. This article reviews recent advances in this field, summarizing information on sumoylated viral proteins, the varied ways in which viruses engage with SUMO-related pathways, and the consequences of these interactions for viral replication and engagement with innate and intrinsic immunity.
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