title: Polyamines: Small Molecules with a Big Role in Promoting Virus Infection.
abstract: Polyamines play important roles in a range of cellular processes. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Mounce et al. (2016) link polyamine metabolism to the interferon response and demonstrate proviral effects for polyamines. The study points to the pathway as a potential novel pan-viral therapeutic target.
authors: Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors: Melody M H
authors: MM
authors: Li
authors: Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: macdonm@rockefeller.edu.
authors: Margaret R
authors: MR
authors: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D011073:Polyamines
chemical_list: D011073:Polyamines