DDX3X and viral infectious disease: Previous studies have shown the role of DDX3X in viral infections and in innate immune signaling (Yedavalli et al., 2004; Chang et al., 2006; Kalverda et al., 2009; Angus et al., 2010; Oshiumi et al., 2010a; Garbelli et al., 2011a; Chahar et al., 2013; Lai et al., 2013; Li et al., 2014, 2015; Pène et al., 2015).