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ArticleJournal of virology2023

Electron microscopy mapping of the DNA-binding sites of monomeric, dimeric, and multimeric KSHV RTA protein.

Jayla C Calhoun, Blossom Damania, Jack D Griffith, Lindsey M Costantini

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Article in Journal of virology, 2023. 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
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jayla C CalhounBiological and Biomedical Sciences Department, North Carolina Central University , Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Blossom DamaniaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9205-1774
Jack D GriffithDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Lindsey M CostantiniBiological and Biomedical Sciences Department, North Carolina Central University , Durham, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3516-0317
North Carolina Central University · USUniversity 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
SEEDING POSTDOCTORAL INNOVATORS IN RESEARCH &EDUCATIONK12GM000678 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DONALD T LYSLE, Kathryn Joanna Reissner · 1999 to 2026
$30.9M
R-loops at the telomere as a toxic source of genomic instabilityR01ES031635 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GRIFFITH, JACK D · 2020 to 2024
$1.7M
Identifying novel activities of KSHV/HHV8 DNA replication proteinsSC2GM136527 · NIGMS · NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY · PI COSTANTINI, LINDSEY M · 2020 to 2022
$444k
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA019014NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES031635NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM000678NIGMS NIH HHS SC2 GM136527
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human herpesvirus associated with several human cancers, typically in patients with compromised immune systems. Herpesviruses establish lifelong infections in hosts in part due to the two phases of infection: the dormant and active phases. Effective antiviral treatments to prevent the production of new viruses are needed to treat KSHV. A detailed microscopy-based investigation of the molecular interactions between viral protein and viral DNA revealed how protein-protein interactions play a role in DNA-binding specificity. This analysis will lead to a more in-depth understanding of KSHV DNA replication and serve as the basis for anti-viral therapies that disrupt and prevent the protein-DNA interactions, thereby decreasing spread to new hosts.

Indexed as

DNA, ViralHerpesvirus 8, HumanMicroscopy, ElectronProtein MultimerizationTrans-ActivatorsBinding SitesHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsProtein BindingProtein Interaction MapsSarcoma, KaposiSubstrate SpecificityVirus ReplicationDNA, ViralImmediate-Early ProteinsORF 50 transactivatorRta protein, Human herpesvirus 8Trans-Activatorselectron microscopyHHV-8human herpesvirusesKSHVviral replication

Identifiers

PMID37750723
PMCPMC10617422
OpenAlexW4387032736

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