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ReviewViruses2017

The 5' and 3' Untranslated Regions of the Flaviviral Genome.

Wy Ching Ng, Ruben Soto-Acosta, Shelton S Bradrick, Mariano A Garcia-Blanco, Eng Eong Ooi

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Review in Viruses, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 123 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
123citing papers in PubMed
16.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

123 citing papers in PubMed, 188 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wy Ching NgProgramme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore. wyching.ng@duke-nus.edu.sg.
Ruben Soto-AcostaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. rusotoac@utmb.edu.
Shelton S BradrickDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. ssbradri@utmb.edu.
Mariano A Garcia-BlancoProgramme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore. maragarc@utmb.edu.
Eng Eong OoiProgramme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore. engeong.ooi@duke-nus.edu.sg.
National University of Singapore · SGThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flaviviruses are enveloped arthropod-borne viruses with a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genome that can cause serious illness in humans and animals. The 11 kb 5' capped RNA genome consists of a single open reading frame (ORF), and is flanked by 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTR). The ORF is a polyprotein that is processed into three structural and seven non-structural proteins. The UTRs have been shown to be important for viral replication and immune modulation. Both of these regions consist of elements that are essential for genome cyclization, resulting in initiation of RNA synthesis. Genome mutation studies have been employed to investigate each component of the essential elements to show the necessity of each component and its role in viral RNA replication and growth. Furthermore, the highly structured 3'UTR is responsible for the generation of subgenomic flavivirus RNA (sfRNA) that helps the virus evade host immune response, thereby affecting viral pathogenesis. In addition, changes within the 3'UTR have been shown to affect transmissibility between vector and host, which can influence the development of vaccines.

Indexed as

3' Untranslated Regions5' Untranslated RegionsVirus ReplicationFlavivirus3' Untranslated Regions5' Untranslated Regions3’untranslated region (3’UTR)Flavivirussubgenomic flaviviral RNA (sfRNA)viral replication

Identifiers

PMID28587300
PMCPMC5490814
OpenAlexW2624571024

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