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ReviewTrends in microbiology2011

Modes of paramyxovirus fusion: a Henipavirus perspective.

Benhur Lee, Zeynep Akyol Ataman

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In one paragraph

Review in Trends in microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
74citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

74 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benhur LeeDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. bleebhl@ucla.edu
Zeynep Akyol Ataman
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Vaccines and Diagnostics TrialsU54AI065359 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI BARBOUR, ALAN G. · 2005 to 2013
$88.8M
Broad spectrum therapeutics that target the viral membraneU01AI082100 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LEE, BENHUR · 2009 to 2012
$3.0M
Small Molecule Inhibitors of Nipah and Hendra Virus InfectionU01AI070495 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LEE, BENHUR · 2006 to 2009
$2.8M
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF HOST DEFENSET32AI007495 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI TAN, TSE-HUA · 1996 to 2011
$2.4M
Nipah Virus Pathobiology and Effects on Innate ImmunityR01AI060694 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BAUM, LINDA G · 2005 to 2009
$1.8M
Envelope-receptor interactions in Nipah and Hendra virus pathobiologyR01AI069317 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LEE, BENHUR · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS AI060694NIAID NIH HHS AI065359NIAID NIH HHS AI069317NIAID NIH HHS AI07495NIAID NIH HHS AI082100NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI060694NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI069317NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007495NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI070495NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI082100NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI065359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Henipavirus is a new genus of Paramyxoviridae that uses protein-based receptors (ephrinB2 and ephrinB3) for virus entry. Paramyxovirus entry requires the coordinated action of the fusion (F) and attachment viral envelope glycoproteins. Receptor binding to the attachment protein triggers F to undergo a conformational cascade that results in membrane fusion. The accumulation of structural and functional studies on many paramyxoviral fusion and attachment proteins, including the recent elucidation of structures of Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) G glycoproteins bound and unbound to cognate ephrinB receptors, indicate that henipavirus entry and fusion could differ mechanistically from paramyxoviruses that use glycan-based receptors.

Indexed as

Membrane FusionVirus AttachmentAnimalsBinding SitesGlycosylationHenipavirusHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansPhylogenyProtein ConformationReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Eph FamilyReceptors, VirusViral Envelope ProteinsVirus Internalizationattachment protein GF protein, Nipah virusReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Eph FamilyReceptors, Virussialic acid receptorViral Envelope Proteins

Identifiers

PMID21511478
PMCPMC3264399
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