Zoonotic avian influenza viruses evade human BTN3A3 restriction
R. M. Pinto, S. Bakshi, S. Lytras, M. K. Zakaria, S. Swingler, J. C. Worrell, V. Herder, M. Varjak, N. Cameron-Ruiz, M. Collados-Rodriguez, M. Varela, A. Wickenhagen, C. Loney, Y. Pei, J. Hughes, , M. Palmarini
This study identifies BTN3A3 as a human restriction factor that inhibits avian influenza viruses but not human IAVs, with resistance linked to specific NP mutations.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology