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ArticleJournal of virology2023

Alphavirus-induced transcriptional and translational shutoffs play major roles in blocking the formation of stress granules.

Elena I Frolova, Oksana Palchevska, Francisco Dominguez, Ilya Frolov

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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 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 17 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Elena I FrolovaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6523-9336
Oksana PalchevskaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5841-1628
Francisco DominguezDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Ilya FrolovDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8548-2517
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Mechanistic role of ns2 protein in evasion of innate immune response by alphavirusesR01AI133159 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI FROLOVA, ELENA I · 2017 to 2021
$3.0M
Interaction of Sindbis Virus with Cellular ProcessesR01AI050537 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI FROLOV, ILYA V. · 2003 to 2010
$2.0M
Alphavirus nsP3 protein: roles of intrinsically disordered region in virus replication and pathogenesisR01AI118867 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI FROLOVA, ELENA I · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
Sindbis nonstructural protein nsP2: Interaction with cellular proteinsR01AI073301 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI FROLOVA, ELENA I · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
Mechanistic understanding of SH3 domain-containing protein function in alphavirus replicationR21AI146969 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI FROLOV, ILYA V. · 2019 to 2020
$401k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050537NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI073301NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI118867NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI133159NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI146969
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceOur study highlights the mechanisms behind the cell's resistance to stress granule (SG) formation after infection with Old World alphaviruses. Shortly after infection, the replication of these viruses hinders the cell's ability to form SGs, even when exposed to chemical inducers such as sodium arsenite. This resistance is primarily attributed to virus-induced transcriptional and translational shutoffs, rather than interactions between the viral nsP3 and the key components of SGs, G3BP1/2, or the ADP-ribosylhydrolase activity of nsP3 macro domain. While interactions between G3BPs and nsP3 are essential for the formation of viral replication complexes, their role in regulating SG development appears to be small, if any. Cells harboring replicating viruses or replicons with lower abilities to inhibit transcription and/or translation, but expressing wild-type nsP3, retain the ability for SG development. Understanding these mechanisms of regulation of SG formation contributes to our knowledge of viral replication and the intricate relationships between alphaviruses and host cells.

Indexed as

AlphavirusDNA HelicasesHost Microbial InteractionsProtein BiosynthesisStress GranulesTranscription, GeneticArsenatesN-Glycosyl HydrolasesPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsRepliconRNA HelicasesRNA Recognition Motif ProteinsViral Nonstructural ProteinsVirus ReplicationADP-ribosylarginine hydrolaseArsenatesDNA HelicasesN-Glycosyl HydrolasesPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsRNA HelicasesRNA Recognition Motif Proteinssodium arsenateViral Nonstructural ProteinsalphaviruschikungunyaeIF2 alphaG3BPnsP2nsP3Sindbisstress granulestranscriptional regulationtranslation

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PMID37902397
PMCPMC10688339
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