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ReviewVirus research2016

New insights into the expression and functions of the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus long noncoding PAN RNA.

Nicholas K Conrad

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Review in Virus research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicholas K ConradDepartment of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, United States. Electronic address: Nicholas.conrad@utsouthwestern.edu.
Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Mechanisms of KSHV post-transcriptional gene regulationR01AI081710 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI CONRAD, NICHOLAS K · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS AI081710NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI081710
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a clinically relevant pathogen associated with several human diseases that primarily affect immunocompromised individuals. KSHV encodes a noncoding polyadenylated nuclear (PAN) RNA that is essential for viral propagation and viral gene expression. PAN RNA is the most abundant viral transcript produced during lytic replication. The accumulation of PAN RNA depends on high levels of transcription driven by the Rta protein, a KSHV transcription factor necessary and sufficient for latent-to-lytic phase transition. In addition, KSHV uses several posttranscriptional mechanisms to stabilize PAN RNA. A cis-acting element, called the ENE, prevents PAN RNA decay by forming a triple helix with its poly(A) tail. The viral ORF57 and the cellular PABPC1 proteins further contribute to PAN RNA stability during lytic phase. PAN RNA functions are only beginning to be uncovered, but PAN RNA has been proposed to control gene expression by several different mechanisms. PAN RNA associates with the KSHV genome and may regulate gene expression by recruiting chromatin-modifying factors. Moreover, PAN RNA binds the viral latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) protein and decreases its repressive activity by sequestering it from the viral genome. Surprisingly, PAN RNA was found to associate with translating ribosomes, so this noncoding RNA may be additionally used to produce viral peptides. In this review, I highlight the mechanisms of PAN RNA accumulation and describe recent insights into potential functions of PAN RNA.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, ViralAnimalsHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 8, HumanHumansRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, ViralViral ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, ViralViral ProteinsKSHVlncRNAPAN RNARNA functionRNA stability

Identifiers

PMID26103097
PMCPMC4686379
OpenAlexW1154000798

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