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ReviewCurrent opinion in virology2022

The regulation of KSHV lytic reactivation by viral and cellular factors.

Praneet Kaur Sandhu, Blossom Damania

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Review in Current opinion in virology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Praneet Kaur SandhuLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Blossom DamaniaLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Electronic address: damania@med.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Vironomics and Biostatistics CoreP01CA019014 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BLOSSOM A DAMANIA, NANCY JOAN RAAB-TRAUB · 1985 to 2026
$43.8M
The road to recovery: An assessment of patient-reported quality of life among cancer survivors in Malawi.U54CA254564 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAMANIA, BLOSSOM A · 2020 to 2024
$6.1M
Role of KSHV Viral Proteins in Signaling and PathogenesisR01CA096500 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAMANIA, BLOSSOM A · 2002 to 2022
$6.0M
Targeted Therapies for HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma and LymphomaR01CA163217 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BLOSSOM A DAMANIA, Dirk P Dittmer · 2011 to 2026
$5.5M
Innate Immunity and KSHVR01DE018281 · NIDCR · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAMANIA, BLOSSOM A · 2007 to 2016
$3.5M
Mechanisms of KSHV TransmissionR01CA239583 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAMANIA, BLOSSOM A, DITTMER, DIRK P · 2019 to 2023
$2.8M
Modulation of Innate Immunity by KSHVR01DE028211 · NIDCR · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAMANIA, BLOSSOM A · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
Impact of HIV on the Tumor MicroenvironmentR01CA228172 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAMANIA, BLOSSOM A, DITTMER, DIRK P · 2018 to 2022
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA019014NCI NIH HHS R01 CA096500NCI NIH HHS R01 CA163217NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228172NCI NIH HHS R01 CA239583NCI NIH HHS U54 CA254564NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE018281NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE028211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is an oncogenic herpesvirus that exhibits two distinct phases of infection in the host-latent and lytic. The quiescent latent phase is defined by limited expression of a subset of viral proteins and microRNAs, and an absence of virus production. KSHV periodically reactivates from latency to undergo active lytic replication, leading to production of new infectious virions. This switch from the latent to the lytic phase requires the viral protein regulator of transcription activator (RTA). RTA, along with other virally encoded proteins, is aided by host factors to facilitate this transition. Herein, we highlight the key host proteins that are involved in mediating RTA activation and KSHV lytic replication and discuss the cellular processes in which they function. We will also focus on the modulation of viral reactivation by the innate immune system, and how KSHV influences key immune signaling pathways to aid its own lifecycle.

Indexed as

Herpesvirus 8, HumanGene Expression Regulation, ViralViral ProteinsVirus ActivationVirus LatencyVirus ReplicationViral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID34872030
PMCPMC8844089
OpenAlexW4200082580

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