TGEV protein 7 inhibits autophagy via SMAD3-METTL16-ITGA2 axis to promote viral replication
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ORGANISM(S): Sus Scrofa Domesticus
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Xiaomin Zhao
PROVIDER: PXD065992 | iProX | Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 BST 2025
REPOSITORIES: iProX
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