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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

ADP-ribosyl-binding and hydrolase activities of the alphavirus nsP3 macrodomain are critical for initiation of virus replication.

Rachy Abraham, Debra Hauer, Robert Lyle McPherson, Age Utt, Ilsa T Kirby, Michael S Cohen, Andres Merits, Anthony K L Leung, Diane E Griffin

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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106citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

106 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Rachy AbrahamW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Debra HauerW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Robert Lyle McPhersonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Age UttInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Ilsa T KirbyDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR 97239.
Michael S CohenDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR 97239.
Andres MeritsInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Anthony K L LeungDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Diane E GriffinW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205; dgriffi6@jhu.edu.
Johns Hopkins University · USOregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Tartu · EEUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

TRAINING IN AREAS FUNDAMENTAL TO CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009110 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MATUNIS, MICHAEL J., WEERARATNA, ASHANI T · 1985 to 2025
$13.1M
Decoding protein MARylation networks in astrocytes using chemical biology approachesR01NS088629 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI COHEN, MICHAEL S · 2014 to 2024
$4.2M
Role of ADP-Ribosylation in Stress Granules-Equipment SupplementR01GM104135 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Anthony K L Leung · 2015 to 2026
$4.2M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009110NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM104135NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088629
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alphaviruses are plus-strand RNA viruses that cause encephalitis, rash, and arthritis. The nonstructural protein (nsP) precursor polyprotein is translated from genomic RNA and processed into four nsPs. nsP3 has a highly conserved macrodomain (MD) that binds ADP-ribose (ADPr), which can be conjugated to protein as a posttranslational modification involving transfer of ADPr from NAD

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineChikungunya virusGene Expression Regulation, ViralMutationNeuronsProtein DomainsRNA, ViralViral Nonstructural ProteinsViral ProteinsVirus ReplicationnsP4 protein, Chikungunya virusRNA, ViralViral Nonstructural ProteinsViral ProteinsADP ribosylationalphavirusmacrodomainPARPreplication complexes

Identifiers

PMID30322911
PMCPMC6217424
OpenAlexW2897092176

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