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ArticleViruses2021

The Capsid Protein of Rubella Virus Antagonizes RNA Interference in Mammalian Cells.

Jiuyue Xu, Jing Kong, Bao Lyu, Xiaotong Wang, Qi Qian, Xi Zhou, Yang Qiu

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiuyue XuState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Jing KongState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Bao LyuState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Xiaotong WangState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Qi QianState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Xi ZhouState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3846-5079
Yang QiuState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5152-1242
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rubella virus (RuV) is the infectious agent of a series of birth defect diseases termed congenital rubella syndrome, which is a major public health concern all around the world. RNA interference (RNAi) is a crucial antiviral defense mechanism in eukaryotes, and numerous viruses have been found to encode viral suppressors of RNAi (VSRs) to evade antiviral RNAi response. However, there is little knowledge about whether and how RuV antagonizes RNAi. In this study, we identified that the RuV capsid protein is a potent VSR that can efficiently suppress shRNA- and siRNA-induced RNAi in mammalian cells. Moreover, the VSR activity of the RuV capsid is dependent on its dimerization and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-binding activity. In addition, ectopic expression of the RuV capsid can effectively rescue the replication defect of a VSR-deficient virus or replicon, implying that the RuV capsid can act as a VSR in the context of viral infection. Together, our findings uncover that RuV encodes a VSR to evade antiviral RNAi response, which expands our understanding of RuV-host interaction and sheds light on the potential therapeutic target against RuV.

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Host-Pathogen InteractionsRNA InterferenceAnimalsCapsidCapsid ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsHEK293 CellsHumansRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, Small InterferingRubella virusVero CellsVirionVirus ReplicationCapsid ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, Small Interferingantiviral RNAicapsidrubella virusviral suppressors of RNAi

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PMID33494454
PMCPMC7910915
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