UniProt functional annotation for P68466

UniProt code: P68466.

Organism: Vaccinia virus (strain Western Reserve) (VACV) (Vaccinia virus (strain WR)).
Taxonomy: Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Nucleocytoviricota; Pokkesviricetes; Chitovirales; Poxviridae; Chordopoxvirinae; Orthopoxvirus; Vaccinia virus.
 
Function: Bcl-2-like protein which, through its interaction with the DEAD box RNA helicase DDX3X/DDX3, prevents TBK1/IKKepsilon-mediated IRF3 activation. Contributes to virulence by binding to the host TRAF6 and IRAK2 and preventing host NF-kappa-B activation.
 
Subunit: Interacts with DDDX3; this interaction inhibits DDX3 and suppresses DDX3-mediated IFN-beta promoter induction. Interacts with TRAF6 and IRAK2; these interactions suppress TLR-dependent NF-KappaB activation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18636090, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19913487}.
Similarity: Belongs to the poxviridae K7 protein family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.