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ArticleEmerging microbes & infections2020

Competing endogenous RNA network profiling reveals novel host dependency factors required for MERS-CoV propagation.

Xi Zhang, Hin Chu, Lei Wen, Huiping Shuai, Dong Yang, Yixin Wang, Yuxin Hou, Zheng Zhu, Shuofeng Yuan, Feifei Yin and 2 more

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Article in Emerging microbes & infections, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Virus-Encoded Circular RNAs: Role and Significance in Viral Infections.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  20. Non-coding RNA in SARS-CoV-2: Progress toward therapeutic significance.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Hin ChuState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Lei WenDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Huiping ShuaiState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Dong YangDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Yixin WangDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Yuxin HouDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Zheng ZhuDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Shuofeng YuanState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Feifei YinHainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, People's Republic of China, and The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Jasper Fuk-Woo ChanState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6336-6657
Kwok-Yung YuenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
University of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital · CNHainan Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an integral component of the host competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network. These noncoding RNAs are characterized by their unique splicing reactions to form covalently closed loop structures and play important RNA regulatory roles in cells. Recent studies showed that circRNA expressions were perturbed in viral infections and circRNAs might serve as potential antiviral targets. We investigated the host ceRNA network changes and biological relevance of circRNAs in human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial (Calu-3) cells infected with the highly pathogenic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). A total of ≥49337 putative circRNAs were predicted. Among the 7845 genes which generated putative circRNAs, 147 (1.9%) of them each generated ≥30 putative circRNAs and were involved in various biological, cellular, and metabolic processes, including viral infections. Differential expression (DE) analysis showed that the proportion of DE circRNAs significantly (

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Virus ReplicationCell Line, TumorGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMicroRNAsMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusRNA, CircularRNA InterferenceRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingTranscription, GeneticMicroRNAsRNA, CircularRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingcircRNAcompeting endogenous RNAKEYWORDS: MERS-CoVmiRNAmRNA

Identifiers

PMID32223537
PMCPMC7170352
OpenAlexW3013312197

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