Varicella zoster virus encodes a viral decoy RHIM to inhibit cell death
M. Steain, M. O. D. G. Baker, C. L. L. Pham, Y. Gambin, E. Sierecki, B. P. McSharry, S. Avdic, B. Slobedman, M. Sunde, A. Abendroth
This paper identifies a viral RHIM in VZV ORF20 that forms amyloid complexes with ZBP1 to inhibit apoptosis during infection.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2020Microbiology