Influenza virus and cell signaling pathways

Pratibha Gaur, Ashok Munjal, Sunil K. Lal

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Abstract

Summary Influenza viruses comprise a major class of human respiratory pathogens, responsible for causing morbidity and mortality worldwide. Influenza A virus, due to its segmented RNA genome, is highly subject to mutation, resulting in rapid formation of variants. During influenza infection, viral proteins interact with host proteins and exploit a variety of cellular pathways for their own benefit. Influenza virus inhibits the synthesis of these cellular proteins and facilitates expression of its own proteins for viral transcription and replication. Infected cell pathways are hijacked by an array of intracellular signaling cascades such as NF-κB signaling, PI3K/Akt pathway, MAPK pathway, PKC/PKR signaling and TLR/RIG-I signaling cascades. This review presents a research update on the subject and discusses the impact of influenza viral infection on these cell signaling pathways.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)RA148-RA154
JournalMedical Science Monitor
Volume17
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cellular signaling (NF-κB, PI3K/AKT, MAPK, PKC/PKR, TLR/RIG-I signaling)
  • Influenza virus

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