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ReviewTrends in biotechnology2020

Resources to Discover and Use Short Linear Motifs in Viral Proteins.

Peter Hraber, Paul E O'Maille, Andrew Silberfarb, Katie Davis-Anderson, Nicholas Generous, Benjamin H McMahon, Jeanne M Fair

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Review in Trends in biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Predicting Motif-Mediated Interactions Based on Viral Genomic Composition.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  8. Viruses traverse the human proteome through peptide interfaces that can be biomimetically leveraged for drug discovery.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  16. In Depth Exploration of the Alternative Proteome ofFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Peter HraberTheoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. Electronic address: pth@lanl.gov.
Paul E O'MailleBiosciences Division, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
Andrew SilberfarbArtificial Intelligence Center, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
Katie Davis-AndersonBiosecurity and Public Health, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Nicholas GenerousGlobal Security Directorate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Benjamin H McMahonTheoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Jeanne M FairBiosecurity and Public Health, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral proteins evade host immune function by molecular mimicry, often achieved by short linear motifs (SLiMs) of three to ten consecutive amino acids (AAs). Motif mimicry tolerates mutations, evolves quickly to modify interactions with the host, and enables modular interactions with protein complexes. Host cells cannot easily coordinate changes to conserved motif recognition and binding interfaces under selective pressure to maintain critical signaling pathways. SLiMs offer potential for use in synthetic biology, such as better immunogens and therapies, but may also present biosecurity challenges. We survey viral uses of SLiMs to mimic host proteins, and information resources available for motif discovery. As the number of examples continues to grow, knowledge management tools are essential to help organize and compare new findings.

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Viral ProteinsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsB-LymphocytesGene OntologyHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMolecular MimicrySignal TransductionSynthetic BiologyViral Proteinscell signalinggene ontologyhost–pathogen interactionsimmune modulationmolecular mimicryshort linear motifs

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PMID31427097
PMCPMC7114124

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