Making of viral replication organelles by remodeling interior membranes

Zsuzsanna Sasvari, Peter D. Nagy

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Abstract

Positive-stranded RNA (+RNA) viruses exploit host cell machinery by subverting host proteins and membranes and altering cellular pathways during infection. To achieve robust replication, some +RNA viruses, such as poliovirus (PV), build special intracellular compartments, called viral replication organelles. A recent work from the Altan-Bonnett laboratory [1] gave new insights into the formation of poliovirus replication organelles, which are unique subcellular structures containing many individual replication complexes as a result of dynamic cellular membrane remodeling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2436-2442
Number of pages7
JournalViruses
Volume2
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2010

Keywords

  • Arf1
  • Host factor
  • Membrane remodeling
  • Poliovirus
  • Virus replication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology

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