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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2015

The immunoproteasome and viral infection: a complex regulator of inflammation.

Mary K McCarthy, Jason B Weinberg

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 118 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
118citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

118 citing papers in PubMed, 190 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.

Mary K McCarthyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jason B WeinbergDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis Training ProgramT32AI007528 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CARRUTHERS, VERNON BRUCE · 1998 to 2024
$6.8M
Modulation of adenovirus pathogenesis by prostaglandin E2R01AI083334 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WEINBERG, JASON BRICE · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
Adenovirus myocarditis: defining host factors contributing to pathogenesisR21AI103452 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WEINBERG, JASON BRICE · 2013 to 2014
$414k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI083334NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI103452NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007528
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During viral infection, proper regulation of immune responses is necessary to ensure successful viral clearance with minimal host tissue damage. Proteasomes play a crucial role in the generation of antigenic peptides for presentation on MHC class I molecules, and thus activation of CD8 T cells, as well as activation of the NF-κB pathway. A specialized type of proteasome called the immunoproteasome is constitutively expressed in hematopoietic cells and induced in non-immune cells during viral infection by interferon signaling. The immunoproteasome regulates CD8 T cell responses to many viral epitopes during infection. Accumulating evidence suggests that the immunoproteasome may also contribute to regulation of proinflammatory cytokine production, activation of the NF-κB pathway, and management of oxidative stress. Many viruses have mechanisms of interfering with immunoproteasome function, including prevention of transcriptional upregulation of immunoproteasome components as well as direct interaction of viral proteins with immunoproteasome subunits. A better understanding of the role of the immunoproteasome in different cell types, tissues, and hosts has the potential to improve vaccine design and facilitate the development of effective treatment strategies for viral infections.

Indexed as

CD8immunoproteasomeNF-κBproteasomeT cellviral pathogenesis

Identifiers

PMID25688236
PMCPMC4310299
OpenAlexW2020055521

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