STAT2 and infection: Additionally, as further control of the specificity of the STAT2-I215L interaction, we analyzed the co-immunoprecipitation of STAT2 with another ASFV protein, the VPPA protease (S273R), confirming that it did not interact with STAT2, thus reinforcing the specificity of pI215L-STAT2 interaction in the context of infection (Figure 6B).