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ArticleCell reports2021

Nuclear-localized human respiratory syncytial virus NS1 protein modulates host gene transcription.

Jingjing Pei, Nina R Beri, Angela J Zou, Philipp Hubel, Hannah K Dorando, Valter Bergant, Rebecca D Andrews, Jiehong Pan, Jared M Andrews, Kathleen C F Sheehan and 5 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jingjing PeiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Nina R BeriDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Angela J ZouDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Philipp HubelInnate Immunity Laboratory, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried/Munich 82152, Germany.
Hannah K DorandoDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Valter BergantInstitute for Virology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Rebecca D AndrewsDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Jiehong PanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Jared M AndrewsDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Kathleen C F SheehanDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Andreas PichlmairInnate Immunity Laboratory, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried/Munich 82152, Germany; Institute for Virology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Gaya K AmarasingheDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Steven L BrodyDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Jacqueline E PaytonDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: jpayton@wustl.edu.
Daisy W LeungDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: dwleung@wustl.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · USMax Planck Institute of Biochemistry · DEMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry · DETechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI AIMEE S JAMES · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational SciencesUL1TR000448 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EVANOFF, BRADLEY A · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
Virology BSL4 CoreP01AI120943 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Gaya K. Amarasinghe · 2016 to 2026
$30.2M
Mechanisms of actin cytoskeleton modulation by PneumovirusesR01AI140758 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI DUTCH, REBECCA E., LEUNG, DAISY W · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
Cellular and Molecular Features of Gene Mutations in Primary Ciliary DyskinesiaR01HL146601 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BRODY, STEVEN · 2019 to 2022
$2.3M
STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR IMMUNE EVASION BY RSV NON-STRUCTURAL PROTEINSR01AI107056 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LEUNG, DAISY W · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000448NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL146601NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI120943NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI107056NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI140758
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in the pediatric, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. RSV non-structural protein NS1 is a known cytosolic immune antagonist, but how NS1 modulates host responses remains poorly defined. Here, we observe NS1 partitioning into the nucleus of RSV-infected cells, including the human airway epithelium. Nuclear NS1 coimmunoprecipitates with Mediator complex and is chromatin associated. Chromatin-immunoprecipitation demonstrates enrichment of NS1 that overlaps Mediator and transcription factor binding within the promoters and enhancers of differentially expressed genes during RSV infection. Mutation of the NS1 C-terminal helix reduces NS1 impact on host gene expression. These data suggest that nuclear NS1 alters host responses to RSV infection by binding at regulatory elements of immune response genes and modulating host gene transcription. Our study identifies another layer of regulation by virally encoded proteins that shapes host response and impacts immunity to RSV.

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Transcription, GeneticA549 CellsAnimalsBinding SitesCell NucleusChromatinDendritic CellsEpithelial CellsFemaleHEK293 CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLungMediator ComplexMiceMice, Inbred BALB CChromatinMediator ComplexViral Nonstructural Proteinsepigeneticshost gene transcriptionimmune antagonismnon-structural proteinNS1respiratory syncytial virus

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