VEEV is the alphavirus most resistant to the IFN-induced antiviral state.
Transcription and translation shutoff are independently mediated viral activities.
VEEV nsP2 shuts off host translation but not transcription.
VEEV nsP2, but not SINV nsP2, shuts of host translation in IFN-primed cells.
NsP2-mediated translation shutoff is critical for the resistance phenotype of VEEV.