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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2012

Viral polymerases.

Kyung H Choi

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. CMGC Kinases in Viral Infection and Human Disease.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  4. Basic Virology.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  16. Small Molecule Drugs Targeting Viral Polymerases.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  17. DNA Polymerase I Large Fragment fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kyung H ChoiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. kychoi@utmb.edu
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

WRCE Nonhuman Primate CoreU54AI057156 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI WALKER, DAVID H · 2003 to 2013
$102.6M
MECHANISM OF RNA SYNTHESIS BY DENGUE VIRUS NS5R01AI087856 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Kyung H Choi · 2011 to 2026
$5.5M
NIAID NIH HHS AI057156NIAID NIH HHS AI087856NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI087856NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI057156
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral polymerases play a central role in viral genome replication and transcription. Based on the genome type and the specific needs of particular virus, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, and DNA-dependent RNA polymerases are found in various viruses. Viral polymerases are generally active as a single protein capable of carrying out multiple functions related to viral genome synthesis. Specifically, viral polymerases use variety of mechanisms to recognize initial binding sites, ensure processive elongation, terminate replication at the end of the genome, and also coordinate the chemical steps of nucleic acid synthesis with other enzymatic activities. This review focuses on different viral genome replication and transcription strategies, and the polymerase interactions with various viral proteins that are necessary to complete genome synthesis.

Indexed as

DNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesModels, MolecularMolecular Motor ProteinsProtein ConformationProtein FoldingViral ProteinsVirusesDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesMolecular Motor ProteinsViral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID22297518
PMCPMC4711277
OpenAlexW4237445620

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