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ArticleVirology2013

Double-stranded RNA binding by the human cytomegalovirus PKR antagonist TRS1.

Craig J Bierle, Kathryn M Semmens, Adam P Geballe

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Article in Virology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. RNA-targeted proteomics identifies YBX1 as critical for efficient HCMV mRNA translation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  5. Antagonism of Protein Kinase R by Large DNA Viruses.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  6. Inhibition of PKR by Viruses.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021
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  7. Emerging translation strategies during virus-host interaction.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Craig J BierleProgram in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98115, United States. cjb57@u.washington.edu
Kathryn M Semmens
Adam P Geballe
University of Washington · US

Funding

Interdisciplinary Tranining in Cancer ResearchT32CA080416 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STODDARD, BARRY L. · 1998 to 2023
$9.7M
TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS GENE EXPRESSIONR01AI026672 · NIAID · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI GEBALLE, ADAM P. · 1994 to 2017
$6.9M
Viral Immunomodulation and Rational CMV Vaccine DesignR01HD044864 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI GEBALLE, ADAM P., MCVOY, MICHAEL A · 2003 to 2015
$4.5M
Translational Control of Cytomegalovirus Gene ExpressionR56AI026672 · NIAID · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI GEBALLE, ADAM P. · 2018 to 2018
$440k
TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS GENE EXPRESSIONR29AI026672 · NIAID · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI GEBALLE, ADAM P. · 1988 to 1992
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein Kinase R (PKR) inhibits translation initiation following double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding and thereby represses viral replication. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) encodes two noncanonical dsRNA binding proteins, IRS1 and TRS1, and the expression of at least one of these PKR antagonists is essential for HCMV replication. In this study, we investigated the role of dsRNA binding by TRS1 in PKR inhibition. We found that purified TRS1 binds specifically to dsRNA with an affinity lower than that of PKR. Point mutants in the TRS1 dsRNA binding domain that were deficient in rescuing the replication of vaccinia virus lacking its PKR antagonist E3L were unable to bind to dsRNA but retained the ability bind to PKR. Thus TRS1 binding to dsRNA and to PKR are separable. Overall, our results are most consistent with a model in which TRS1 binds simultaneously to both dsRNA and PKR to inhibit PKR activation.

Indexed as

AnimalsCells, CulturedCOS CellsCytomegaloviruseIF-2 KinaseFibroblastsHeLa CellsHumansPoint MutationRNA, Double-StrandedSpodopteraViral ProteinsVirus ReplicationeIF-2 KinaseRNA, Double-StrandedTRS1 protein, Human herpesvirus 5Viral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID23601785
PMCPMC3782281
OpenAlexW1966174837

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