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. 2014 Jan 28;4:71–77. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2013.11.004

Table 1.

Summary of viruses IFITM proteins have been tested against

Family Virus pH dependent Restricts infectivity Prevents cell–cell fusion Pseudotyped virions (P) or live virus (L) Restriction status Reference
Enveloped
Orthomyxoviridae Influenza A virus ✓✓ P L M1–3 Brass et al. [11], Smith et al. [16]
Influenza B virus ✓✓ L M1–3 Everitt et al. [17]
Flaviviridae West Nile virus P M1–3 Brass et al. [11]
Dengue virus ✓✓ P M1–3 Brass et al. [11]
Hepatitis C virus ✓/× P L M3 — no, M1 — yes Brass et al. [11], Wilkins et al. [24]
Rhabdoviridae Vesicular stomatitis virus P L M1–3 Weidner et al. [23]
Rabies virus ✓✓ P M2–3 Smith et al. [16]
Lagos Bat virus ✓✓ P M2–3 Smith et al. [16]
Filoviridae Marburg virus Δ P L M1–3 Huang et al. [22]
Ebola virus Δ P L M1–3 Huang et al. [22]
Coronaviridae SARS coronavirus Δ P L M1–3 Huang et al. [22]
Retroviridae HIV-1 × ✓/× P L Mixed results Brass et al. [11], Lu et al. [26], Jia et al. [20]
Moloney leukaemia virus × × P L No Brass et al. [11], Huang et al. [22]
Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus P M1 best Li et al. [28]
Arenaviridae Lassa virus × P No Brass et al. [11]
Machupo virus × P No Brass et al. [11]
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus × P No Brass et al. [11]
Alphaviridae Semliki Forest virus L M2 and M3 best Li et al. [28]
Bunyaviridae La Crosse virus ✓✓ L M1-3 Mudhasani et al. [30]
Hantaan virus ✓✓ L M1-3 Mudhasani et al. [30]
Andes virus ✓✓ L M1-3 Mudhasani et al. [30]
Rift Valley fever virus ✓✓ L-attenuated M2 and M3 Mudhasani et al. [30]
Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus ✓✓ × L No Mudhasani et al. [30]



Non-enveloped
Reoviridae Reovirus ✓✓ L M3 Anafu et al. [27]

✓, fuses at pH >6; ✓✓, fuses at pH <6; ×, does not require fusion; Δ, requires cathespin L in lysosome.