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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

Functions of Viroporins in the Viral Life Cycle and Their Regulation of Host Cell Responses.

Xiaoyan Xia, Anchun Cheng, Mingshu Wang, Xumin Ou, Di Sun, Sai Mao, Juan Huang, Qiao Yang, Ying Wu, Shun Chen and 7 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. The 6-kilodalton peptide 1 in plant viruses of the family Potyviridae is a viroporin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoyan XiaInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Anchun ChengInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Mingshu WangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Xumin OuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Di SunInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Sai MaoInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Juan HuangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Qiao YangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Ying WuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Shun ChenInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Shaqiu ZhangInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Dekang ZhuKey Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Renyong JiaInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Mafeng LiuInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Xin-Xin ZhaoInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Qun GaoInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Bin TianInstitute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu City, China.
Sichuan Agricultural University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viroporins are virally encoded transmembrane proteins that are essential for viral pathogenicity and can participate in various stages of the viral life cycle, thereby promoting viral proliferation. Viroporins have multifaceted effects on host cell biological functions, including altering cell membrane permeability, triggering inflammasome formation, inducing apoptosis and autophagy, and evading immune responses, thereby ensuring that the virus completes its life cycle. Viroporins are also virulence factors, and their complete or partial deletion often reduces virion release and reduces viral pathogenicity, highlighting the important role of these proteins in the viral life cycle. Thus, viroporins represent a common drug-protein target for inhibiting drugs and the development of antiviral therapies. This article reviews current studies on the functions of viroporins in the viral life cycle and their regulation of host cell responses, with the aim of improving the understanding of this growing family of viral proteins.

Indexed as

Viroporin ProteinsVirusesCell Membrane PermeabilityMembrane ProteinsViral ProteinsMembrane ProteinsViral ProteinsViroporin Proteinsfunctionhost cell responseinhibitorsinteractionsviral life cycleviroporins

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PMID35720341
PMCPMC9202500
OpenAlexW4281633917

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