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ReviewExpert opinion on therapeutic targets2016

Cyclin-dependent kinases as therapeutic targets for HIV-1 infection.

Andrew P Rice

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Review in Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Manipulation of the cell cycle by HIV-1.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026
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  13. HIV Transcription Is Independent of Mediator Kinases.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2019
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  15. Microglial Cells: The Main HIV-1 Reservoir in the Brain.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2019
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew P Ricea Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI036211 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BUTEL, JANET S · 1994 to 2015
$21.7M
Role of NEAT1 lncRNA in HIV replicationR21AI124866 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI RICE, ANDREW P · 2016 to 2017
$436k
Role of P-TEFB in HIV latencyR21AI116173 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI RICE, ANDREW P · 2014 to 2015
$435k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036211NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI116173NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI124866
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA number of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) mediate key steps in the HIV-1 replication cycle and therefore have potential to serve as therapeutic targets for HIV-1 infection, especially in HIV-1 cure strategies. Current HIV-1 cure strategies involve the development of small molecules that are able to activate HIV-1 from latent infection, thereby allowing the immune system to recognize and clear infected cells. Areas covered: The role of seven CDK family members in the HIV-1 replication cycle is reviewed, with a focus on CDK9, as the mechanism whereby the viral Tat protein utilizes CDK9 to enhance viral replication is known in considerable detail. Expert opinion: Given the essential roles of CDKs in cellular proliferation and gene expression, small molecules that inhibit CDKs are unlikely to be feasible therapeutics for HIV-1 infection. However, small molecules that activate CDK9 and other select CDKs such as CDK11 have potential to reactivate latent HIV-1 and contribute to a functional cure of infection.

Indexed as

Anti-HIV AgentsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 9Cyclin-Dependent KinasesGene Products, tatHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyVirus ReplicationAnti-HIV AgentsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 9Cyclin-Dependent KinasesGene Products, tatCDKCDK11CDK9Cyclin T1HIVHIV curelatencylatency reversing agentsP-TEFbshock and kill

Identifiers

PMID27797603
PMCPMC5219930
OpenAlexW2540152764

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