Human cytomegalovirus protein RL1 degrades the antiviral factor SLFN11 via recruitment of the CRL4 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex
K. Nightingale, C. A. Fielding, C. Zerbe, L. Hunter, M. Potts, A. Fletcher-Etheringon, L. Nobre, E. C. Y. Wang, B. L. Strang, J. Houghton, R. Antrobus, N. M. Suarez, J. Nichols, A. J. Davison, R. J. Stanton, M. P. Weekes
This study identifies HCMV protein RL1 as a viral antagonist that degrades SLFN11 via CRL4 E3 ubiquitin ligase, revealing SLFN11's role in restricting HCMV infection.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2021Microbiology