ArticleJournal of virology2006
Adaptive evolution and antiviral activity of the conserved mammalian cytidine deaminase APOBEC3H.
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135 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 183 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multiple Inhibitory Factors Act in the Late Phase of HIV-1 Replication: a Systematic Review of the Literature.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2018Pooled it
- Guidelines for naming nonprimate APOBEC3 genes and proteins.Journal of virology · 2009Guideline
- Genetic comparisons of interleukin-17 reveal a framework for complex signaling evolution.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Differential expression of miRNAs in Vero cells after Mayaro virus infection.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2026Article
- HIV-1 vif mediates ubiquitination of the proximal protomer in the APOBEC3H dimer to induce degradation.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Structural insights into PPP2R5A degradation by HIV-1 Vif.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2024Article
- Structural basis of HIV-1 Vif-mediated E3 ligase targeting of host APOBEC3H.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Ancestral APOBEC3B Nuclear Localization Is Maintained in Humans and Apes and Altered in Most Other Old World Primate Species.mSphere · 2022Article
- HIV-1 Vif Gained Breadth in APOBEC3G Specificity after Cross-Species Transmission of Its Precursors.Journal of virology · 2022Article
- Human APOBEC3 Variations and Viral Infection.Viruses · 2021Review
- Examination of the APOBEC3 Barrier to Cross Species Transmission of Primate Lentiviruses.Viruses · 2021Review
- Highly-potent, synthetic APOBEC3s restrict HIV-1 through deamination-independent mechanisms.PLoS pathogens · 2021Article
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- Crystal Structure of a Soluble APOBEC3G Variant Suggests ssDNA to Bind in a Channel that Extends between the Two Domains.Journal of molecular biology · 2020Article
- Retrocopying expands the functional repertoire of APOBEC3 antiviral proteins in primates.eLife · 2020Article
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- Polymorphisms in Human APOBEC3H Differentially Regulate Ubiquitination and Antiviral Activity.Viruses · 2020Article
- Flexibility in Nucleic Acid Binding Is Central to APOBEC3H Antiviral Activity.Journal of virology · 2019Article
- Structural Basis for a Species-Specific Determinant of an SIV Vif Protein toward Hominid APOBEC3G Antagonism.Cell host & microbe · 2019Article
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Abstract
The APOBEC3 genes encode cytidine deaminases that act as components of an intrinsic immune defense that have potent activity against a variety of retroelements. This family of genes has undergone a rapid expansion from one or two genes in nonprimate mammals to at least seven members in primates. Here we describe the evolution and function of an uncharacterized antiviral effector, APOBEC3H, which represents the most evolutionarily divergent APOBEC3 gene found in primates. We found that APOBEC3H has undergone significant adaptive evolution in primates. Consistent with our previous findings implicating adaptively evolving APOBEC3 genes as antiviral effectors, APOBEC3H from Old World monkeys (OWMs) has efficient antiviral activity against primate lentiviruses, is sensitive to inactivation by the simian immunodeficiency virus Vif protein, and is capable of hypermutating retroviral genomes. In contrast, human APOBEC3H is inherently poorly expressed in primate cells and is ineffective at inhibiting retroviral replication. Both OWM and human APOBEC3H proteins can be expressed in bacteria, where they display significant DNA mutator activity. Thus, humans have retained an APOBEC3H gene that encodes a functional, but poorly expressed, cytidine deaminase with no apparent antiviral activity. The consequences of the lack of antiviral activity of human APOBEC3H are likely to be relevant to the current-day abilities of humans to combat retroviral challenges.
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