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ReviewViruses2019

The Development and Use of Reporter Influenza B Viruses.

Rebekah E Dumm, Nicholas S Heaton

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Review in Viruses, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Reporter-expressing viruses for antiviral drug discovery research.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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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.

Rebekah E DummDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University School of Medicine Durham, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Nicholas S HeatonDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Duke University Medical Center, 213 Research Drive, 426 CARL Building, Box 3054, Durham, NC 27710, USA. nicholas.heaton@duke.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5307-3428
Duke University · US

Funding

ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF CELLULAR STRUCTUREST32GM007184 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI JINKS-ROBERTSON, SUE · 1985 to 2019
$18.2M
The pathogenic effects of epithelial cells surviving direct influenza virus infectionR01AI137031 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Nicholas S Heaton · 2019 to 2026
$4.5M
Loss of cellular identity after influenza virus infection and effects on pulmonary functionR01HL142985 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HEATON, NICHOLAS S · 2018 to 2022
$2.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL142985NHLBI NIH HHS R01-HL142985NIAID NIH HHS CEIRS Contract No. HHSN272201400005CNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI137031NIAID NIH HHS R01- AI137031NIGMS NIH HHS T32-GM007184-41
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza B viruses (IBVs) are major contributors to total human influenza disease, responsible for ~1/3 of all infections. These viruses, however, are relatively less studied than the related influenza A viruses (IAVs). While it has historically been assumed that the viral biology and mechanisms of pathogenesis for all influenza viruses were highly similar, studies have shown that IBVs possess unique characteristics. Relative to IAV, IBV encodes distinct viral proteins, displays a different mutational rate, has unique patterns of tropism, and elicits different immune responses. More work is therefore required to define the mechanisms of IBV pathogenesis. One valuable approach to characterize mechanisms of microbial disease is the use of genetically modified pathogens that harbor exogenous reporter genes. Over the last few years, IBV reporter viruses have been developed and used to provide new insights into the host response to infection, viral spread, and the testing of antiviral therapeutics. In this review, we will highlight the history and study of IBVs with particular emphasis on the use of genetically modified viruses and discuss some remaining gaps in knowledge that can be addressed using reporter expressing IBVs.

Indexed as

Gene ExpressionGenes, ReporterGenetic EngineeringVirus ReplicationAnimalsHumansInfluenza B virusInfluenza, HumanOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsReverse GeneticsViral ProteinsViral ProteinsInfluenza B virusmolecular virologyreporter virusreverse geneticsviral genetic engineering

Identifiers

PMID31404985
PMCPMC6723853
OpenAlexW2969149956

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