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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2015

Exploring Internal Ribosome Entry Sites as Therapeutic Targets.

Anton A Komar, Maria Hatzoglou

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Mammalian Polycistronic mRNAs and Disease.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2017
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  3. IRES-Mediated Translation: Expanding the Toolkits of RNA Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anton A KomarDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Cleveland State University , Cleveland, OH , USA.
Maria HatzoglouDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, OH , USA.
Case Western Reserve University · USCleveland State University · US

Funding

Regulation of Gene Expression During StressR01DK053307 · NIDDK · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI HATZOGLOU, MARIA · 1998 to 2021
$9.6M
Translational Control by NutrientsR01DK060596 · NIDDK · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI MARIA HATZOGLOU · 2002 to 2026
$6.3M
Translational Control by Osmotically Active SolutesR37DK060596 · NIDDK · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI HATZOGLOU, MARIA · 2011 to 2020
$5.3M
Understanding the impact of disease causing mutations in FIXR15HL121779 · NHLBI · CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KOMAR, ANTON A. · 2014 to 2014
$437k
NHLBI NIH HHS R15 HL121779NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK053307NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK060596NIDDK NIH HHS R37 DK060596
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Initiation of eukaryotic mRNA translation may proceed via several different routes, each requiring a different subset of factors and relying on different and specific interactions between the mRNA and the ribosome. Two modes predominate: (i) so-called cap-dependent initiation, which requires all canonical initiation factors and is responsible for about 95-97% of all initiation events in eukaryotic cells; and (ii) cap-independent internal initiation, which requires a reduced subset of initiation factors and accounts for up to 5% of the remaining initiation events. Internal initiation relies on the presence of so-called internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements in the 5' UTRs of some viral and cellular mRNAs. These elements (often possessing complex secondary and tertiary structures) promote efficient interaction of the mRNA with the 40S ribosome and allow for internal ribosome entry. Internal initiation of translation of specific mRNAs may contribute to development of severe disease and pathological states, such as hepatitis C and cancer. Therefore, this cellular mechanism represents an attractive target for pharmacological modulation. The purpose of this review is to provide insight into current strategies used to target viral and cellular IRESs and discuss the physiological consequences (and potential therapeutic implications) of abrogation/modulation of IRES-mediated translation.

Indexed as

disease relevancedisease treatmentdrugeukaryotic translation initiationinhibitionIRES

Identifiers

PMID26539410
PMCPMC4611151
OpenAlexW2193232751

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