Cardiovirus-Mediated PKR Inhibition Results from Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking Disruption
Romane Milcamps, Belén Lizcano-Perret, Fanny Wavreil, Marielle Lebrun, Chiara Aloise, Didier Vertommen, Gaëtan Herinckx, Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld, Catherine Sadzot, Thomas Michiels
This study shows that cardiovirus L protein disrupts nucleocytoplasmic trafficking, leading to PKR inhibition by sequestering PKR in nucleoli and releasing nuclear RNA-binding proteins into the cytosol.
PLoS Pathogens · Dec 17, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology