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Flavivirus restriction vs. sensing
● Do some flavivirus restriction factors also function as sensors?
IFI6
● Does IFI6 engage in direct contacts with flaviviral targets?
Viperin
● Is the enzymatic activity of viperin constitutive or triggered by interactions with viral motifs?
● Do mammalian cells encode other enzymes involved in the synthesis of natural nucleotide analogs with antiviral activity?
● Could the antiviral effect of the viperin enzymatic activity serve as a guide toward the development of novel nucleoside analog pharmaceuticals?
Cytoplasmic TRIMs
● What are the precise viral and TRIM molecular determinants of flavivirus restriction specificity?
● Is there a functional human homolog of TRIM79α able to target the NS5 protein of flaviviruses toward a degradation pathway?
● Is the restriction of incoming flaviviruses by cytoplasmic TRIMs a coordinated response involving TRIM-TRIM interactions?
RNA-targeting factors
● Are there functional interactions between the various flaviviral RNA-binding restriction factors?
● What is the basis for selective flavivirus species RNA recognition by human OAS proteins?
● Does human ABCF3 contribute to OAS-mediated restriction of flaviviruses?
TRIM19 (PML)
● What is the mechanism by which TRIM19 decreases susceptibility to DENV?
Escape from restriction
● Do flaviviruses escape some restriction factors through direct targeting by viral proteins?
● Do flaviviruses other than DENV disrupt TRIM19 nuclear bodies?Table Box 1. Unanswered questions in the restriction of flaviviruses.
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