Structural highlights
Function
[OASL_HUMAN] Does not have 2'-5'-OAS activity, but can bind double-stranded RNA. Displays antiviral activity against encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) via an alternative antiviral pathway independent of RNase L.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Rebouillat D, Marie I, Hovanessian AG. Molecular cloning and characterization of two related and interferon-induced 56-kDa and 30-kDa proteins highly similar to 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase. Eur J Biochem. 1998 Oct 15;257(2):319-30. PMID:9826176
- ↑ Marques J, Anwar J, Eskildsen-Larsen S, Rebouillat D, Paludan SR, Sen G, Williams BR, Hartmann R. The p59 oligoadenylate synthetase-like protein possesses antiviral activity that requires the C-terminal ubiquitin-like domain. J Gen Virol. 2008 Nov;89(Pt 11):2767-72. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/003558-0. PMID:18931074 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.2008/003558-0
- ↑ Ishibashi M, Wakita T, Esumi M. 2',5'-Oligoadenylate synthetase-like gene highly induced by hepatitis C virus infection in human liver is inhibitory to viral replication in vitro. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Feb 12;392(3):397-402. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.01.034. Epub 2010 Jan 13. PMID:20074559 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.01.034
