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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017

Evolution and Virulence of Influenza A Virus Protein PB1-F2.

Ram P Kamal, Irina V Alymova, Ian A York

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ram P KamalBattelle Memorial Institute, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. keu7@cdc.gov.
Irina V AlymovaInfluenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. xeq3@cdc.gov.
Ian A YorkInfluenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. ite1@cdc.gov.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PB1-F2 is an accessory protein of most human, avian, swine, equine, and canine influenza A viruses (IAVs). Although it is dispensable for virus replication and growth, it plays significant roles in pathogenesis by interfering with the host innate immune response, inducing death in immune and epithelial cells, altering inflammatory responses, and promoting secondary bacterial pneumonia. The effects of PB1-F2 differ between virus strains and host species. This can at least partially be explained by the presence of multiple PB1-F2 sequence variants, including premature stop codons that lead to the expression of truncated PB1-F2 proteins of different lengths and specific virulence-associated residues that enhance susceptibility to bacterial superinfection. Although there has been a tendency for human seasonal IAV to gradually reduce the number of virulence-associated residues, zoonotic IAVs contain a reservoir of PB1-F2 proteins with full length, virulence-associated sequences. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms by which PB1-F2 may affect influenza virulence, and factors associated with the evolution and selection of this protein.

Indexed as

Evolution, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, ViralAlternative SplicingAnimalsBirdsDogsHorsesHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInfluenza A virusOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsProtein Structure, SecondarySwineViral ProteinsVirulenceVirus ReplicationPB1-F2 protein, Influenza A virusViral ProteinsinfluenzapathogenesisPB1-F2virulence

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PMID29286299
PMCPMC5796046
OpenAlexW2776499041

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