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Table 1 Strategies of some viruses for inhibiting SG formation. Viruses have evolved the following strategies to regulate SGs and thus promote their survival

From: The role of host eIF2α in viral infection

Virus

Viral protein

Strategies for resisting SG formation

Reference

Rotavirus

 

Changes the cellular localization of TIA-1 and PABP

[5]

MNV

 

Recruits G3BP1 to the viral replication complex

[84]

ZIKV

 

Alters the cellular localization of HuR

[109]

EV71

2A

Cleaves eIF4GI

[110]

EV71

3C

Cleaves G3BP1

[111]

PV

3C

Cleaves G3BP1

[112]

FMDV

L

Cleaves G3BP1 and G3BP2

[113]

EMCV

3C

Cleaves G3BP1

[58]

Picornavirus

L or 2A

Interferes with the eIF4GI-G3BP1 interaction

[114]

HPIV3

 

Hides viral RNA

[115]

HIV-1

 

Inhibits PKR and eIF2α phosphorylation

[116, 117]