MicrobiologybioRxiv
Translational arrest and mRNA decay are independent activities of alphaherpesvirus virion host shutoff proteins
Lucy Eke, Alistair Tweedie, Sophie Cutts…·Gillian Elliott
This study compares alphaherpesvirus vhs proteins to determine if translational arrest and mRNA decay are separate functions, finding that some induce mRNA decay while others cause translational arrest without decay.