Rift Valley Fever virus and innate immunity evasion: insights from the first structure of an NSs protein.

Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV) is a clinically important zoonotic arbovirus, causing frequent epidemics in humans and ruminants in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main virulence factor of the virus is an interferon antagonist protein NSs. Our structural studies on NSs and its self-association provide new insight into its role in RVFV pathogenesis.

Date: 12 May 2015, 13:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2015)
Venue:
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
South Parks Road OX1 3RE
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Details: EPA Seminar Room
Speaker: Michal Barski (University of St Andrews)
Organising department: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
Organiser contact email address: edward.hutchinson@path.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Bug Sessions in infectious disease
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Edward Hutchinson