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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2019

Retroviral Gag protein-RNA interactions: Implications for specific genomic RNA packaging and virion assembly.

Erik D Olson, Karin Musier-Forsyth

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Sequestering the 5'-cap for viral RNA packaging.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2022
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  20. Selective packaging of HIV-1 RNA genome is guided by the stability of 5' untranslated region polyA stem.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erik D OlsonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for RNA Biology, and Center for Retrovirus Research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
Karin Musier-ForsythDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for RNA Biology, and Center for Retrovirus Research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. Electronic address: musier-forsyth.1@osu.edu.
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

RNA Binding and Packaging By Retroviral Gag ProteinsR01GM065056 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI MUSIER-FORSYTH, KARIN M · 2002 to 2018
$4.9M
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training GrantT32GM008700 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI DISTEFANO, MARK D · 1999 to 2018
$4.0M
CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY TRAINING GRANTT32GM008512 · NIGMS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PEI, DEHUA · 1996 to 2016
$3.9M
Mechanism of HIV-1 gRNA-Gag interaction leading to selective genome packagingF31AI120868 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI OLSON, ERIK DAVID · 2016 to 2017
$64k
NIAID NIH HHS F31 AI120868NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM065056NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008512NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008700
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retroviral Gag proteins are responsible for coordinating many aspects of virion assembly. Gag possesses two distinct nucleic acid binding domains, matrix (MA) and nucleocapsid (NC). One of the critical functions of Gag is to specifically recognize, bind, and package the retroviral genomic RNA (gRNA) into assembling virions. Gag interactions with cellular RNAs have also been shown to regulate aspects of assembly. Recent results have shed light on the role of MA and NC domain interactions with nucleic acids, and how they jointly function to ensure packaging of the retroviral gRNA. Here, we will review the literature regarding RNA interactions with NC, MA, as well as overall mechanisms employed by Gag to interact with RNA. The discussion focuses on human immunodeficiency virus type-1, but other retroviruses will also be discussed. A model is presented combining all of the available data summarizing the various factors and layers of selection Gag employs to ensure specific gRNA packaging and correct virion assembly.

Indexed as

Virus AssemblyGene Products, gagGenome, ViralRetroviridaeRNA, ViralGene Products, gagRNA, ViralAssemblyGaggRNA packagingRetrovirusesRNA

Identifiers

PMID29580971
PMCPMC6167211
OpenAlexW2794524971

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