Structure of the Lassa virus nucleoprotein reveals a dsRNA-specific 3' to 5' exonuclease activity essential for immune suppression.
Hastie, K.M., Kimberlin, C.R., Zandonatti, M.A., Macrae, I.J., Saphire, E.O.(2011) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108: 2396-2401
- PubMed: 21262835 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1016404108
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3Q7B, 3Q7C - PubMed Abstract: 
Lassa fever virus, a member of the family Arenaviridae, is a highly endemic category A pathogen that causes 300,000-500,000 infections per year in Western Africa. The arenaviral nucleoprotein NP has been implicated in suppression of the host innate immune system, but the mechanism by which this occurs has remained elusive ...