Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18701591›Full record

ArticleJournal of virology2008

NF-kappaB signaling differentially regulates influenza virus RNA synthesis.

Naveen Kumar, Zhong-Tao Xin, Yuhong Liang, Hinh Ly, Yuying Liang

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Article in Journal of virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 115 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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115citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

115 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naveen KumarDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael St., Room 105P, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Zhong-Tao Xin
Yuhong Liang
Hinh Ly
Yuying Liang
Emory University · US

Funding

Yessinia autotransporters (Yaps): Structure, function, and host responseU54AI057157 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FROTHINGHAM, RICHARD · 2003 to 2013
$91.4M
Virology and Molecular Biomarkers CoreP30AI050409 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Hannah LF Cooper · 2002 to 2026
$74.0M
GAG PROTEIN/RNA INTERACTIONS IN THE HIV LIFECYCLER01AI040317 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO · PI PARSLOW, TRISTRAM G. · 1996 to 2005
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050409NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI040317NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI-40317NIAID NIH HHS U19 RFA-AI-02-042NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI057157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The NF-kappaB signaling pathway has previously been shown to be required for efficient influenza A virus replication, although the molecular mechanism is not well understood. In this study, we identified a specific step of the influenza virus life cycle that is influenced by NF-kappaB signaling by using two known NF-kappaB inhibitors and a variety of influenza virus-specific assays. The results of time course experiments suggest that the NF-kappaB inhibitors Bay11-7082 and ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate inhibited an early postentry step of viral infection, but they did not appear to affect the nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of the viral ribonucleoprotein complex. Instead, we found that the levels of influenza virus genomic RNA (vRNA), but not the corresponding cRNA or mRNA, were specifically reduced by the inhibitors in virus-infected cells, indicating that NF-kappaB signaling is intimately involved in the vRNA synthesis. Furthermore, we showed that the NF-kappaB inhibitors specifically diminished influenza virus RNA transcription from the cRNA promoter but not from the vRNA promoter in a reporter assay, a result which is consistent with data obtained from virus-infected cells. The overexpression of the p65 NF-kappaB molecule could not only eliminate the inhibition but also activate influenza virus RNA transcription from the cRNA promoter. Finally, using p65-specific small interfering RNA, we have shown that p65 knockdown reduced the levels of influenza virus replication and vRNA synthesis. In summary, we have provided evidence showing, for the first time, that the NF-kappaB host signaling pathway can differentially regulate influenza virus RNA synthesis, which may also offer some new perspectives into understanding the host regulation of RNA synthesis by other RNA viruses.

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Transcription, GeneticAnimalsBiological TransportCell LineGene Expression Regulation, ViralHumansInfluenza A virusNitrilesPromoter Regions, GeneticRibonucleoproteinsRNA, ViralSignal TransductionSulfonesTranscription Factor RelAVirus Replication3-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-2-propenenitrileNitrilesRibonucleoproteinsRNA, ViralSulfonesTranscription Factor RelA

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PMID18701591
PMCPMC2566266
OpenAlexW2113909720

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