Independent regulation of reovirus membrane penetration and apoptosis by the mu1 phi domain.
Apoptosis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of reovirus encephalitis.Reovirus outer-capsid protein mu1, which functions to penetrate host cell membranes during viral entry, is the primary regulator of apoptosis following reovirus infection.Ectopic expression of full-length and truncated forms of mu1 indicates dr dabber boost evo atomizer