M. Akutsu

Caspase cleavage of Influenza A virus M2 disrupts M2-LC3 interaction and regulates virion production

This study shows that caspase cleavage of the Influenza A virus M2 protein disrupts its interaction with LC3, reducing virion production.

Wss1 promotes replication stress tolerance by degrading histones.

This study identifies Wss1 as a protease that degrades histones to promote replication stress tolerance in yeast.