MeSH definition : A GPI-linked membrane glycoprotein and antiviral factor that functions as a homodimer.
It is induced by INTERFERON-GAMMA and blocks the release of enveloped mammalian viruses
by directly tethering nascent VIRAL PARTICLES to the membranes of infected cells.;
A GPI-linked membrane glycoprotein and antiviral factor that functions as a homodimer.
It is induced by INTERFERON-GAMMA and blocks the release of enveloped mammalian viruses
by directly tethering nascent VIRAL PARTICLES to the membranes of infected cells.