Viperin Products

Description

Viperin is involved in antiviral defense. May impair virus budding by disrupting lipid rafts at the plasma membrane, afeature which is essential for the budding process of many viruses. Acts through binding with and inactivating FPPS,an enzyme involved in synthesis

Bioinformatics

Entrez	58185 Mouse 91543 Human
Uniprot	NM_080657 Human NP_542388 Human NP_542388.2 Human Q8CBB9 Mouse Q8WXG1 Human
Product By Gene ID	91543
Alternate Names	2510004L01Rik cig33 cig5 CIG5 Cytomegalovirus-induced gene 5 protein interferon-inducible radical S-adenosyl methionine domain containing 2 radical S-adenosyl methionine domain-containing protein 2 vig1 viperin VIPERIN Viperin Virus inhibitory protein, endoplasmic reticulum-associated

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Viperin: A Cellular Inhibitor of DNA and RNA Viruses Viperin (Virus Inhibitory Protein, Endoplasmic Reticulum-associated, Interferon-inducible) inhibits the replication of a broad spectrum of viruses by several diverse mechanisms. The protein was first identified in 2001, when it was found to be the pro...    Read more.

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