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ArticleProteomics2015

Human cytomegalovirus TRS1 protein associates with the 7-methylguanosine mRNA cap and facilitates translation.

Benjamin Ziehr, Erik Lenarcic, Heather A Vincent, Chad Cecil, Benjamin Garcia, Thomas Shenk, Nathaniel J Moorman

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Article in Proteomics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin ZiehrDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Erik LenarcicDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Heather A VincentDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Chad CecilDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Benjamin GarciaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Thomas ShenkDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Nathaniel J MoormanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · USPrinceton University · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Deborah F. Tate · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases Predoctoral Training GrantT32AI007419 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mark T Heise, CARY A MOODY · 1993 to 2026
$4.7M
The role of host and viral translation factors during HCMV infectionR01AI103311 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MOORMAN, NATHANIEL J · 2013 to 2022
$3.9M
Human cytomegalovirus-induced alterations to cell-surface adhesion proteinsR01AI112951 · NIAID · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI SHENK, THOMAS E · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
Human cytomegalovirus-induced alterations to cell-surface adhesion proteinsR56AI112951 · NIAID · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI SHENK, THOMAS E · 2014 to 2014
$399k
The role of host and viral translation factors during HCMV infectionR56AI103311 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MOORMAN, NATHANIEL J · 2018 to 2018
$74k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NIAID NIH HHS AI103311NIAID NIH HHS AI103311-02S1NIAID NIH HHS AI112951NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI103311NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI112951NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI103311NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI112951NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viruses rely on the host translation machinery for the synthesis of viral proteins. Human cells have evolved sensors that recognize viral RNAs and inhibit mRNA translation in order to limit virus replication. Understanding how viruses manipulate the host translation machinery to gain access to ribosomes and disable the antiviral response is therefore a critical aspect of the host/pathogen interface. In this study, we used a proteomics approach to identify human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) proteins that might contribute to viral mRNA translation. The HCMV TRS1 protein (pTRS1) associated with the 7-methylguanosine mRNA cap, increased the total level of protein synthesis, and colocalized with mRNAs undergoing translation initiation during infection. pTRS1 stimulated translation of a nonviral reporter gene and increased the translation of a reporter containing an HCMV 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) to a greater extent. The preferential effect of pTRS1 on translation of an mRNA containing a viral 5'UTR required the pTRS1 RNA and double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR)-binding domains, and was likely the result of PKR inhibition. However, pTRS1 also stimulated the total level of protein synthesis and translation directed by an HCMV 5'UTR in cells lacking PKR. Thus our results demonstrate that pTRS1 stimulates translation through both PKR-dependent and PKR-independent mechanisms.

Indexed as

Protein BiosynthesisBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFibroblastsGene Expression Regulation, ViralGuanosineHeLa CellsHumansImmunoprecipitationRibosomesRNA Cap-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralViral Proteins7-methylguanosineGuanosineRNA Cap-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralTRS1 protein, Human herpesvirus 5Viral ProteinsMicrobiologyPKRTranslational controlVirology

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PMID25894605
PMCPMC4492309
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