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ArticleNature communications2015

Expression of the vault RNA protects cells from undergoing apoptosis.

Melanie Amort, Birgit Nachbauer, Selma Tuzlak, Arnd Kieser, Aloys Schepers, Andreas Villunger, Norbert Polacek

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Article in Nature communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Human Vault RNAs: Exploring Their Potential Role in Cellular Metabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  18. Crosstalk between vault RNAs and innate immunity.Molecular biology reports · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Melanie AmortDivision of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria.
Birgit Nachbauer1] Division of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria [2] Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland [3] Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern Bern 3012, Switzerland.
Selma TuzlakDivision of Developmental Immunology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria.
Arnd Kieser1] Research Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, München D-81377, Germany [2] German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Munich, München D-81377, Germany.
Aloys Schepers1] Research Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, München D-81377, Germany [2] German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Munich, München D-81377, Germany.
Andreas VillungerDivision of Developmental Immunology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria.
Norbert Polacek1] Division of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria [2] Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland.
Innsbruck Medical University · ATHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 23510Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1101Austrian Science Fund FWF Y 315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-protein-coding RNAs are a functionally versatile class of transcripts exerting their biological roles on the RNA level. Recently, we demonstrated that the vault complex-associated RNAs (vtRNAs) are significantly upregulated in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected human B cells. Very little is known about the function(s) of the vtRNAs or the vault complex. Here, we individually express latent EBV-encoded proteins in B cells and identify the latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) as trigger for vtRNA upregulation. Ectopic expression of vtRNA1-1, but not of the other vtRNA paralogues, results in an improved viral establishment and reduced apoptosis, a function located in the central domain of vtRNA1-1. Knockdown of the major vault protein has no effect on these phenotypes revealing that vtRNA1-1 and not the vault complex contributes to general cell death resistance. This study describes a NF-κB-mediated role of the non-coding vtRNA1-1 in inhibiting both the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways.

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ApoptosisCytoprotectionBase SequenceCell Line, TumorHEK293 CellsHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationRibonucleoproteinsRNASignal TransductionViral Matrix ProteinsVirus LatencyEBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virusRibonucleoproteinsRNAViral Matrix Proteins

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PMID25952297
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