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ArticleNature communications2023

Large-scale phage-based screening reveals extensive pan-viral mimicry of host short linear motifs.

Filip Mihalič, Leandro Simonetti, Girolamo Giudice, Marie Rubin Sander, Richard Lindqvist, Marie Berit Akpiroro Peters, Caroline Benz, Eszter Kassa, Dilip Badgujar, Raviteja Inturi and 12 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 48 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

22 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Filip MihaličDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-6840-2319
Leandro SimonettiDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1283-9770
Girolamo GiudiceEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK.
Marie Rubin SanderDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 591, SE-751 24, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9783-5682
Richard LindqvistDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.
Marie Berit Akpiroro PetersDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8994-0864
Caroline BenzDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5166-3598
Eszter KassaDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
Dilip BadgujarDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
Raviteja InturiDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1344-3962
Muhammad AliDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8858-6776
Izabella KrystkowiakDivision of Cancer Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK.
Ahmed SayadiDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
Eva AnderssonDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
Hanna AronssonDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
Ola SöderbergDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 591, SE-751 24, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2883-1925
Doreen DobritzschDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
Evangelia PetsalakiEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8294-2995
Anna K ÖverbyDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6553-0940
Per JemthDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden. per.jemth@imbim.uu.se.ORCID 0000-0003-1516-7228
Norman E DaveyDivision of Cancer Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK. norman.davey@icr.ac.uk.
Ylva IvarssonDepartment of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden. ylva.ivarsson@kemi.uu.se.ORCID 0000-0002-7081-3846
Uppsala University · SEUmeå University · SEEuropean Bioinformatics Institute · GBInstitute of Cancer Research · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 28159Cancer Research UK C68484/A28159
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viruses mimic host short linear motifs (SLiMs) to hijack and deregulate cellular functions. Studies of motif-mediated interactions therefore provide insight into virus-host dependencies, and reveal targets for therapeutic intervention. Here, we describe the pan-viral discovery of 1712 SLiM-based virus-host interactions using a phage peptidome tiling the intrinsically disordered protein regions of 229 RNA viruses. We find mimicry of host SLiMs to be a ubiquitous viral strategy, reveal novel host proteins hijacked by viruses, and identify cellular pathways frequently deregulated by viral motif mimicry. Using structural and biophysical analyses, we show that viral mimicry-based interactions have similar binding strength and bound conformations as endogenous interactions. Finally, we establish polyadenylate-binding protein 1 as a potential target for broad-spectrum antiviral agent development. Our platform enables rapid discovery of mechanisms of viral interference and the identification of potential therapeutic targets which can aid in combating future epidemics and pandemics.

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BacteriophagesIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsVirusesAmino Acid MotifsHost-Pathogen InteractionsIntrinsically Disordered Proteins

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