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ArticleViruses2021

BAF45b Is Required for Efficient Zika Virus Infection of HAP1 Cells.

B David Persson, Stefan Nord, Richard Lindqvist, Katarina Danskog, Anna K Överby, Alain Kohl, Hugh J Willison, Annasara Lenman, Niklas Arnberg

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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 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

B David PerssonDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-6799-7795
Stefan NordDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
Richard LindqvistDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
Katarina DanskogDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
Anna K ÖverbyDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6553-0940
Alain KohlMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Hugh J WillisonInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK.
Annasara LenmanDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5109-9408
Niklas ArnbergDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-7069-6678
Umeå University · SEMRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/8Medical Research Council MR/N017552/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 2016 Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic illustrates the impact of flaviviruses as emerging human pathogens. For unknown reasons, ZIKV replicates more efficiently in neural progenitor cells (NPCs) than in postmitotic neurons. Here, we identified host factors used by ZIKV using the NCI-60 library of cell lines and COMPARE analysis, and cross-analyzed this library with two other libraries of host factors with importance for ZIKV infection. We identified BAF45b, a subunit of the BAF (Brg1/Brm-associated factors) protein complexes that regulate differentiation of NPCs to post-mitotic neurons. ZIKV (and other flaviviruses) infected HAP1 cells deficient in expression of BAF45b and other BAF subunits less efficiently than wildtype (WT) HAP1 cells. We concluded that subunits of the BAF complex are important for infection of ZIKV and other flavivirus. Given their function in cell and tissue differentiation, such regulators may be important determinants of tropism and pathogenesis of arthropod-borne flaviviruses.

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AedesAnimalsCell LineDNA-Binding ProteinsFlavivirusHaploidyHost Microbial InteractionsHumansTranscription FactorsVirus ReplicationZika VirusZika Virus InfectionDNA-Binding ProteinsDPF2 protein, humanTranscription FactorsBAF45bDPF1flavivirusZika virus

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PMID34696437
PMCPMC8540262
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