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The Cytomegalovirus M35 Protein Modulates Transcription of Ifnb1 and Other IRF3-Driven Genes by Direct Promoter Binding
Hella Schwanke, Vladimir Gonçalves Magalhães, Stefan Schmelz…·Melanie M. Brinkmann
This paper identifies M35 as a viral protein that binds DNA and inhibits IRF3-mediated gene expression, including Ifnb1, thereby suppressing the antiviral type I IFN response.
DOI 10.1101/2023.03.21.533612