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ReviewAnnual review of genetics2008

Host restriction factors blocking retroviral replication.

Daniel Wolf, Stephen P Goff

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Review in Annual review of genetics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers.

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119citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

119 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Collapsing retroviruses for efficient delivery of viro-toxic cargoes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  6. Human Riboviruses: A Comprehensive Study.Journal of molecular evolution · 2025
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  15. SUMOylation in Viral Replication and Antiviral Defense.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022
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  17. Viruses in astrobiology.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022
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59 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Daniel WolfHHMI, Department of Biochemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Stephen P Goff

Funding

CONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF RETROVIRUS MUTANTSR37CA030488 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI GOFF, STEPHEN PAINE · 1990 to 2013
$2.2M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS R37 CA030488NCI NIH HHS R37 CA30488
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retroviruses are highly successful intracellular parasites, and as such they are found in nearly all branches of life. Some are relatively benign, but many are highly pathogenic and can cause either acute or chronic diseases. Therefore, there is tremendous selective pressure on the host to prevent retroviral replication, and for this reason cells have evolved a variety of restriction factors that act to inhibit or block the viruses. This review is a survey of the best-characterized restriction factors capable of inhibiting retroviral replication and aims to highlight the diversity of strategies used for this task.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, CDBone Marrow Stromal Antigen 2Cytidine DeaminaseGPI-Linked ProteinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsRetroviridaeRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, ViralVirus ReplicationZinc FingersAntigens, CDBone Marrow Stromal Antigen 2BST2 protein, humanCytidine DeaminaseGPI-Linked ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Viral

Identifiers

PMID18624631
PMCPMC3598625

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