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Human cytomegalovirus attenuates AKT activity by destabilizing insulin receptor substrate proteins.

Journal Article Journal of virology · October 2023 ImportanceHuman cytomegalovirus (HCMV) requires inactivation of AKT to efficiently replicate, yet how AKT is shut off during HCMV infection has remained unclear. We show that UL38, an HCMV protein that activates mTORC1, is necessary and sufficient ... Full text Cite

The Akt Forkhead Box O Transcription Factor Axis Regulates Human Cytomegalovirus Replication.

Journal Article mBio · August 2022 The protein kinase Akt broadly impacts many cellular processes, including mRNA translation, metabolism, apoptosis, and stress responses. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), a lipid kinase pivotal to Akt activation, triggers various herpesvi ... Full text Cite

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Reorganization and Intracellular Retention of CD58 Are Functionally Independent Properties of the Human Cytomegalovirus ER-Resident Glycoprotein UL148.

Journal Article Journal of virology · February 2020 The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident glycoprotein UL148 is posited to play roles in immune evasion and regulation of viral cell tropism. UL148 prevents cell surface presentation of the immune cell costimulatory ligand CD58 w ... Full text Cite

The Human Cytomegalovirus Endoplasmic Reticulum-Resident Glycoprotein UL148 Activates the Unfolded Protein Response.

Journal Article Journal of virology · October 2018 Eukaryotic cells are equipped with three sensors that respond to the accumulation of misfolded proteins within the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by activating the unfolded protein response (UPR), which functions to resolve proteotoxic stresses in ... Full text Cite