La Piedad Michoacán Mexico Virus (LPMV) V protein antagonizes type I but not type II IFN signaling.
Type I IFN interferon-signaling inhibition is due to the binding with LPMV-V protein with STAT2 protein, a fundamental component of type I IFN cascade.
LPMV-V protein does prevent the IFN-induced phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of STAT1 and STAT2 thereby inhibiting cellular responses to IFN α/β.
The last 18 amino acids are necessary for binding to STAT2 in human and swine origin cells.