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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2012

An RNA virus hijacks an incognito function of a DNA repair enzyme.

Richard Virgen-Slane, Janet M Rozovics, Kerry D Fitzgerald, Tuan Ngo, Wayne Chou, Gerbrand J van der Heden van Noort, Dmitri V Filippov, Paul D Gershon, Bert L Semler

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Richard Virgen-SlaneDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Janet M Rozovics
Kerry D Fitzgerald
Tuan Ngo
Wayne Chou
Gerbrand J van der Heden van Noort
Dmitri V Filippov
Paul D Gershon
Bert L Semler
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics · PLUniversity of California, Irvine · USLeiden University · NLLoma Linda University · US

Funding

Univ.of Calif., Irvine Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA062203 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Christine Hui · 1994 to 2026
$57.9M
Impact of host protein dynamics on picornavirus RNA 5’ noncoding region functionsR01AI026765 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SEMLER, BERT L · 1988 to 2019
$5.9M
Virus-host interactions: a multi-scale training programT32AI007319 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SEMLER, BERT L, SHI, YONGSHENG · 1988 to 2024
$2.4M
Functions of 5' NCRs of picornavirus and cellular mRNAsR56AI026765 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SEMLER, BERT L · 2008 to 2008
$369k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA062203NCI NIH HHS P30CA062203NIAID NIH HHS AI 07319NIAID NIH HHS AI 26765NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI026765NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI026765NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007319
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A previously described mammalian cell activity, called VPg unlinkase, specifically cleaves a unique protein-RNA covalent linkage generated during the viral genomic RNA replication steps of a picornavirus infection. For over three decades, the identity of this cellular activity and its normal role in the uninfected cell had remained elusive. Here we report the purification and identification of VPg unlinkase as the DNA repair enzyme, 5'-tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase-2 (TDP2). Our data show that VPg unlinkase activity in different mammalian cell lines correlates with their differential expression of TDP2. Furthermore, we show that recombinant TDP2 can cleave the protein-RNA linkage generated by different picornaviruses without impairing the integrity of viral RNA. Our results reveal a unique RNA repair-like function for TDP2 and suggest an unusual role in host-pathogen interactions for this cellular enzyme. On the basis of the identification of TDP2 as a potential antiviral target, our findings may lead to the development of universal therapeutics to treat the millions of individuals afflicted annually with diseases caused by picornaviruses, including myocarditis, aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, hepatitis, and the common cold.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlotting, WesternDNA-Binding ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEvolution, MolecularFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMicroscopy, ConfocalNuclear ProteinsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesPicornaviridaeRecombinant ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesRecombinant ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsTDP2 protein, humanTranscription FactorsViral Proteins

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PMID22908287
PMCPMC3437895
OpenAlexW2004455820

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