id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-289093-si8btsab Beard, Philippa M. A Loss of Function Analysis of Host Factors Influencing Vaccinia virus Replication by RNA Interference 2014-06-05 .txt text/plain 6578 310 49 To explore these interactions a functional high throughput small interfering RNA (siRNA) screen targeting 6719 druggable cellular genes was undertaken to identify host factors (HF) influencing the replication and spread of an eGFP-tagged VACV. Multiple components of the AMPK complex were found to act as pro-viral HFs, while several septins, a group of highly conserved GTP binding proteins with a role in sequestering intracellular bacteria, were identified as strong anti-viral VACV HFs. This screen has identified novel and previously unexplored roles for cellular factors in poxvirus replication. The methodology in the previously published VACV screens varied considerably; Mercer et al [32] measured the growth of a thymidine-kinase-deficient VACV (strain Western Reserve) after only 8 h of infection, thereby identifying cellular proteins involved in the initial stages of virus replication but excluding analysis of viral spread. ./cache/cord-289093-si8btsab.txt ./txt/cord-289093-si8btsab.txt