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ArticleJournal of virology2026

Conserved gammaherpesvirus protein kinase counters myeloid cell-specific type I IFN receptor but not IRF-3 expression to promote the establishment of chronic latent infection in the spleen.

Erika R Johansen, Matthew A Brown, Xander G Bradeen, Cade R Rahlf, Daniela Avila, Damon L Schmalzriedt, Vera L Tarakanova

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Article in Journal of virology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Erika R Johansen *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Matthew A Brown *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-0617-6904
Xander G BradeenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Cade R RahlfDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Daniela AvilaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Damon L SchmalzriedtDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Vera L TarakanovaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9499-088X

Funding

Gammaherpesvirus protein kinase: a master manipulator of the host during chronic infection.R01AI165578 · NIAID · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Vera L. Tarakanova · 2022 to 2026
$2.3M
From friend to foe: proviral role of IRF-3 in chronic gammaherpesvirus infectionR21AI182596 · NIAID · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI TARAKANOVA, VERA L. · 2024 to 2025
$440k
Uncovering the proviral role of B cell-intrinsic STAT1 expression during chronic gammaherpesvirus infectionF31AI191670 · NIAID · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Erika R Johansen · 2025 to 2026
$100k
Defining the proviral role of DnaJA1 in immune regulation and gammaherpesvirus infectionF31AI194704 · NIAID · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Cade Rahlf · 2026 to 2026
$50k
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AI165578, AI182596National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AI191670National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AI194704NIAID NIH HHS F31 AI191670NIAID NIH HHS F31 AI194704NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI165578NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI182596
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gammaherpesviruses are prevalent pathogens that are associated with cancers and autoimmune diseases. All gammaherpesviruses encode a conserved protein kinase. Expression of orf36, the protein kinase encoded by murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV68), supports the establishment of a latent viral reservoir in splenic B cells

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GammaherpesvirinaeHerpesviridae InfectionsInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Latent InfectionMyeloid CellsPersistent InfectionReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaRhadinovirusSpleenViral ProteinsVirus LatencyAnimalsB-LymphocytesInterferon Type IMiceMice, Inbred C57BLIfnar1 protein, mouseInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon Type IIrf3 protein, mouseReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaSTAT1 Transcription FactorViral Proteinschronic infectiongammaherpesvirus protein kinaseIRF-3type I interferon

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PMID42678291
PMCPMC13595937

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