IFITM-family proteins: the cell's first line of antiviral defense

CC Bailey, G Zhong, IC Huang… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Animal cells use a wide variety of mechanisms to slow or prevent replication of viruses.
These mechanisms are usually mediated by antiviral proteins whose expression and …

IFITM genes, variants, and their roles in the control and pathogenesis of viral infections

X Zhao, J Li, CA Winkler, P An, JT Guo - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) are a family of small proteins that
localize in the plasma and endolysosomal membranes. IFITMs not only inhibit viral entry into …

IFITM protein regulation and functions: Far beyond the fight against viruses

N Friedlová, F Zavadil Kokáš, TR Hupp… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Interferons (IFNs) are important cytokines that regulate immune responses through the
activation of hundreds of genes, including interferon-induced transmembrane proteins …

FOXP3+ regulatory T cell perturbation mediated by the IFNγ-STAT1-IFITM3 feedback loop is essential for anti-tumor immunity

X Liu, W Zhang, Y Han, H Cheng, Q Liu, S Ke… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Targeting tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells (Tregs) is an efficient way to evoke an anti-
tumor immune response. However, how Tregs maintain their fragility and stability remains …

Protein post-translational modification in SARS-CoV-2 and host interaction

N Cheng, M Liu, W Li, BY Sun, D Liu, G Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 can cause lung diseases, such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress
syndrome, and multi-system dysfunction. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) related to …

Emerging roles of lysine methylation on non-histone proteins

X Zhang, Y Huang, X Shi - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Lysine methylation is a common posttranslational modification (PTM) of histones that is
important for the epigenetic regulation of transcription and chromatin in eukaryotes …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation of the antiviral protein interferon-inducible transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) dually regulates its endocytosis and ubiquitination

NM Chesarino, TM McMichael, JC Hach… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Interferon-inducible transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) is essential for innate defense
against influenza virus in mice and humans. IFITM3 localizes to endolysosomes where it …

[HTML][HTML] The palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC20 enhances interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) palmitoylation and antiviral activity

TM McMichael, L Zhang, M Chemudupati… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) is a cellular endosome-and lysosome-
localized protein that restricts numerous virus infections. IFITM3 is activated by …

The Antiviral activity of interferon-induced transmembrane proteins and virus evasion strategies

J Wang, Y Luo, H Katiyar, C Liang, Q Liu - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Interferons (IFNs) are antiviral cytokines that defend against viral infections by inducing the
expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). Interferon-inducible transmembrane …

Natural mutations in IFITM3 modulate post‐translational regulation and toggle antiviral specificity

AA Compton, N Roy, F Porrot, A Billet, N Casartelli… - EMBO …, 2016 - embopress.org
The interferon‐induced transmembrane (IFITM) proteins protect host cells from diverse virus
infections. IFITM proteins also incorporate into HIV‐1 virions and inhibit virus fusion and cell …