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ArticleCells2019

Emerging Role of l-Dopa Decarboxylase in Flaviviridae Virus Infections.

Efseveia Frakolaki, Katerina I Kalliampakou, Panagiota Kaimou, Maria Moraiti, Nikolaos Kolaitis, Haralabia Boleti, John Koskinas, Dido Vassilacopoulou, Niki Vassilaki

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Article in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Efseveia FrakolakiLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute (HPI), 11521 Athens, Greece.
Katerina I KalliampakouLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute (HPI), 11521 Athens, Greece.
Panagiota KaimouLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute (HPI), 11521 Athens, Greece.
Maria MoraitiLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute (HPI), 11521 Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos KolaitisLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute (HPI), 11521 Athens, Greece.
Haralabia BoletiLight Microscopy Unit, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece.
John Koskinasnd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece.
Dido VassilacopoulouSection of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15701 Athens, Greece.
Niki VassilakiLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute (HPI), 11521 Athens, Greece. nikiv@pasteur.gr.
Pasteur Hellenic Institute · GRHippocration General Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

l-dopa decarboxylase (DDC) that catalyzes the biosynthesis of bioactive amines, such as dopamine and serotonin, is expressed in the nervous system and peripheral tissues, including the liver, where its physiological role remains unknown. Recently, we reported a physical and functional interaction of DDC with the major signaling regulator phosphoinosite-3-kinase (PI3K). Here, we provide compelling evidence for the involvement of DDC in viral infections. Studying dengue (DENV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infection in hepatocytes and HCV replication in liver samples of infected patients, we observed a negative association between DDC and viral replication. Specifically, replication of both viruses reduced the levels of DDC mRNA and the ~120 kDa SDS-resistant DDC immunoreactive functional complex, concomitant with a PI3K-dependent accumulation of the ~50 kDa DDC monomer. Moreover, viral infection inhibited PI3K-DDC association, while DDC did not colocalize with viral replication sites. DDC overexpression suppressed DENV and HCV RNA replication, while DDC enzymatic inhibition enhanced viral replication and infectivity and affected DENV-induced cell death. Consistently, we observed an inverse correlation between DDC mRNA and HCV RNA levels in liver biopsies from chronically infected patients. These data reveal a novel relationship between DDC and

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Virus ReplicationAnimalsCell Line, TumorChlorocebus aethiopsDengueDengue VirusDopa DecarboxylaseHepacivirusHepatitis CHumansLiverPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesVero CellsDopa DecarboxylasePhosphatidylinositol 3-Kinasesdengue virushepatitis C virusl-dopa decarboxylasephosphoinosite-3-kinase (PI3K)

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PMID31387309
PMCPMC6721762
OpenAlexW2966786818

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