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ArticleNature2025

Host cell Z-RNAs activate ZBP1 during virus infections.

Chaoran Yin, Aleksandr Fedorov, Hongyan Guo, Jeremy Chase Crawford, Claire Rousseau, Xiao Zhong, Riley M Williams, Avishekh Gautam, Heather S Koehler, Adam W Whisnant and 17 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Chaoran Yin *Center for Immunology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Aleksandr Fedorov *Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-8829-3447
Hongyan Guo *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Jeremy Chase CrawfordDepartment of Host-Microbe Interactions, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4096-6048
Claire RousseauInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität-Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6441-6919
Xiao ZhongLaboratory of Hepatic AI Translation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Riley M WilliamsCenter for Immunology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Avishekh GautamCenter for Immunology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Heather S KoehlerSchool of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Adam W WhisnantInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität-Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Thomas HennigInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität-Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Anna RozinaMedical Research Council Translational Immune Discovery Unit, Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2669-4464
Yuhan ZhongLaboratory of Hepatic AI Translation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Shuangjuan LvLaboratory of Hepatic AI Translation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Valter BergantInstitute of Virology, School of Medicine & Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3458-9506
Shuqi WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-3561-4694
Peter DrögeSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Sven MillerCenter for Immunology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Maria PoptsovaLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-7198-8234
Jan RehwinkelMedical Research Council Translational Immune Discovery Unit, Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Andreas PichlmairInstitute of Virology, School of Medicine & Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0166-1367
Edward S MocarskiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Paul G ThomasDepartment of Host-Microbe Interactions, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7955-0256
Lars DölkenInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität-Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. doelken.lars@mh-hannover.de.ORCID 0000-0002-4651-3544
Ting ZhangLaboratory of Hepatic AI Translation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. tingzhang923@wchscu.cn.
Alan HerbertLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. alan.herbert@insideoutbio.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0093-1572
Siddharth BalachandranCenter for Immunology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Siddharth.balachandran@fccc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2084-1803

Funding

WORD PROCESSING CENTER--COREP30CA006927 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI Margaret von Mehren · 1985 to 2026
$138.8M
Project 4-Tracking cytomegalovirus-primed long-lived NK cells in salivary glandP20GM134974 · NIGMS · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT · PI ANDREW D YUROCHKO · 2021 to 2026
$15.0M
Mechanism, Function, and Exploitation of Influenza A Virus-Activated Cell DeathR01AI135025 · NIAID · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI BALACHANDRAN, SIDDHARTH · 2017 to 2025
$6.8M
Targeting RIPK3 in Flu-Associated Lung InjuryR01AI144400 · NIAID · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI BALACHANDRAN, SIDDHARTH, CUNY, GREGORY D · 2019 to 2023
$3.6M
Role of ZBP1 in pathogenesis of Salmonella biofilmsR01AI171568 · NIAID · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI SIDDHARTH BALACHANDRAN, Cagla Tukel · 2023 to 2026
$3.4M
A protective role for gamma delta T cells in respiratory infectionR01AI121832 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI THOMAS, PAUL G. · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
Interferon Activated Necroptosis as a New Therapeutic Avenue for Kidney CancerR01CA168621 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI BALACHANDRAN, SIDDHARTH · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Boosting Oncolytic HSV Immunotherapy by Enabling NecroptosisR21CA303392 · NCI · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT · PI GUO, HONGYAN · 2025 to 2025
$416k
Role of receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) in Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) EncephalitisR21AI175590 · NIAID · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT · PI GUO, HONGYAN · 2023 to 2024
$402k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006927NCI NIH HHS R01 CA168621NCI NIH HHS R21 CA303392NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201400006CNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121832NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI135025NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI144400NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI171568NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI175590NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM134974
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and influenza A viruses (IAV) induce Z-form-nucleic-acid-binding protein 1 (ZBP1)-initiated cell death

Indexed as

Herpes SimplexHerpesvirus 1, HumanHost-Pathogen InteractionsInfluenza A virusRNA-Binding ProteinsAnimalsCleavage And Polyadenylation Specificity FactorHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsInfluenza, HumanLigandsRNA, MessengerViral Nonstructural ProteinsCleavage And Polyadenylation Specificity FactorICP27 protein, human herpesvirus 1Immediate-Early ProteinsINS1 protein, influenza virusLigandsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerViral Nonstructural ProteinsZBP1 protein, human

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PMID41082924
PMCPMC12711578

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