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ArticleJournal of virology2014

Human cytomegalovirus upregulates expression of the lectin galectin 9 via induction of beta interferon.

Brian P McSharry, Simone K Forbes, John Z Cao, Selmir Avdic, Emily A Machala, David J Gottlieb, Allison Abendroth, Barry Slobedman

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Article in Journal of virology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Brian P McSharryDiscipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Simone K ForbesDiscipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Centre for Virus Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
John Z CaoDiscipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Centre for Virus Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Selmir AvdicDiscipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Emily A MachalaDiscipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
David J GottliebWestmead Institute for Cancer Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Allison AbendrothDiscipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Barry SlobedmanDiscipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Centre for Virus Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia barry.slobedman@sydney.edu.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulation of the lectin galectin 9 (Gal-9) was investigated for the first time during human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. Gal-9 transcription was significantly upregulated in transplant recipients with reactivated HCMV in vivo. In vitro, Gal-9 was potently upregulated by HCMV independently of viral gene expression, with interferon beta (IFN-β) identified as the mediator of this effect. This study defines an immunoregulatory protein potently increased by HCMV infection and a novel mechanism to control Gal-9 through IFN-β induction.

Indexed as

Up-RegulationCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsGalectinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInterferon-betaGalectinsInterferon-betaLGALS9 protein, human

Identifiers

PMID25008927
PMCPMC4178876

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