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ArticleJournal of virology2009

Truncation of TRIM5 in the Feliformia explains the absence of retroviral restriction in cells of the domestic cat.

William A McEwan, Torsten Schaller, Laura M Ylinen, Margaret J Hosie, Greg J Towers, Brian J Willett

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Article in Journal of virology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

William A McEwanInstitute of Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. w.mcewan.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Torsten Schaller
Laura M Ylinen
Margaret J Hosie
Greg J Towers
Brian J Willett
University of Glasgow · GBThe Royal Free Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Receptor usage and pathogenicity of feline lentivirusesR01AI049765 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW · PI WILLETT, BRIAN J · 2001 to 2007
$988k
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D008425/1Medical Research Council G0300387Medical Research Council G0801172Medical Research Council G0801172(87743)Medical Research Council G9721629NIAID NIH HHS AI049765NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI049765Wellcome Trust 076608
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TRIM5alpha mediates a potent retroviral restriction phenotype in diverse mammalian species. Here, we identify a TRIM5 transcript in cat cells with a truncated B30.2 capsid binding domain and ablated restrictive function which, remarkably, is conserved across the Feliformia. Cat TRIM5 displayed no restriction activity, but ectopic expression conferred a dominant negative effect against human TRIM5alpha. Our findings explain the absence of retroviral restriction in cat cells and suggest that disruption of the TRIM5 locus has arisen independently at least twice in the Carnivora, with implications concerning the evolution of the host and pathogen in this taxon.

Indexed as

Sequence DeletionAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAntiviral Restriction FactorsCarnivoraCarrier ProteinsCat DiseasesCatsEvolution, MolecularHumansMammalsPhylogenyRetroviridaeRetroviridae InfectionsTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAntiviral Restriction FactorsCarrier ProteinsTRIM5 protein, humanTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

Identifiers

PMID19494015
PMCPMC2715776
OpenAlexW2104298833

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