Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41566792›Full record

ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

ZNRD2 Mediated Nucleoprotein Aggregation Impairs Respiratory Syncytial Virus Replication.

Haiwu Zhou, Mingbin He, Jinhong Du, Cong Liu, Weiwei Wang, Yuewen Han, Zhifei Li, Yali Qin, Mingzhou Chen

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

9 authors.

Haiwu ZhouSchool of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.
Mingbin HeState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Hubei Provincial Research Center for Basic Biological Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Jinhong DuState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Hubei Provincial Research Center for Basic Biological Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Cong LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.
Weiwei WangState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Hubei Provincial Research Center for Basic Biological Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Yuewen HanState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Hubei Provincial Research Center for Basic Biological Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Zhifei LiSchool of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.
Yali QinSchool of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.
Mingzhou ChenSchool of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-6897

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFC2307800National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFA092000002National Natural Science Foundation of China 32350014National Natural Science Foundation of China 32470177National Natural Science Foundation of China 82130064National Natural Science Foundation of China U22A20337National Natural Science Foundation of China U24A20348Natural Science Foundation of Wuhan 2024040701010047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleoproteins (N) of negative-sense RNA viruses exhibit an inherent tendency to oligomerize, forming a ribonucleoprotein complex that protects the viral genome. Here, immunoprecipitation coupled with mass spectrometry is used to identify zinc ribbon domain containing 2 (ZNRD2) as a host interactor for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) N protein. The results demonstrated that ZNRD2 functions as a restriction factor against RSV by enhancing the oligomerization and insolubility of N. Conversely, RSV N sequesters ZNRD2 into an insoluble aggregate, rendering it incapable of performing physiological functions required for the quality control of chaperonin assembly. Notably, RSV phosphoprotein (P) completely inhibited the formation of the insoluble ZNRD2-RSV N complex by maintaining N in a monomeric conformation. RSV infection induces a fluctuation in the solubility of ZNRD2, indicating a dynamic interaction between the host protein and the virus. These results reveal a dual antagonistic mechanism, whereby the host uses ZNRD2 to restrain RSV infection by aggregating with N, whereas the virus undermines ZNRD2's physiological functions. This study advances the molecular understanding of virus-host interactions and may provide insights into the development of novel antiviral strategies against RSV.

Indexed as

DNA-Binding ProteinsNucleoproteinsRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsVirus ReplicationAnimalsHumansDNA-Binding ProteinsNucleoproteinsaggregationnucleoproteinrespiratory syncytial virusZNRD2

Identifiers

PMID41566792
PMCPMC12948206

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.