2022
The In Vivo and In Vitro Architecture of the Hepatitis C Virus RNA Genome Uncovers Functional RNA Secondary and Tertiary Structures
Wan H, Adams RL, Lindenbach BD, Pyle AM. The In Vivo and In Vitro Architecture of the Hepatitis C Virus RNA Genome Uncovers Functional RNA Secondary and Tertiary Structures. Journal Of Virology 2022, 96: e01946-21. PMID: 35353000, PMCID: PMC9044954, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01946-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary structure mapRNA genomeRNA structureTertiary structureProtein-coding genesPositive-strand RNA virusesRegulatory RNA structuresFull-length structureHCV RNA genomeValuable model systemRNA structural motifsSecondary structural elementsEvolutionary functional analysisLife cycleVirus life cycleCellular contextCorresponding transcriptsImportant human pathogenLong RNAsGenomeSame RNAGenomic RNAComprehensive atlasFunctional analysisFunctional importance
2021
Structural basis of mismatch recognition by a SARS-CoV-2 proofreading enzyme
Liu C, Shi W, Becker ST, Schatz DG, Liu B, Yang Y. Structural basis of mismatch recognition by a SARS-CoV-2 proofreading enzyme. Science 2021, 373: 1142-1146. PMID: 34315827, PMCID: PMC9836006, DOI: 10.1126/science.abi9310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron microscopy structureRNA synthesisCoronavirus RNA synthesisNascent RNAMicroscopy structureVirus life cycleMismatch recognitionRNA substratesSubstrate specificityStructural basisMolecular mechanismsNonstructural proteinsMolecular determinantsProofreading enzymeReplication fidelityMismatch correctionAnalogue inhibitorsLife cycleExoribonucleaseExonsComplexesRNARational designProteinEnzymeTranslational regulation of viral RNA in the type I interferon response
Hsu J, Laurent-Rolle M, Cresswell P. Translational regulation of viral RNA in the type I interferon response. Current Research In Virological Science 2021, 2: 100012. DOI: 10.1016/j.crviro.2021.100012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsInterferon-stimulated genesViral infectionViral replicationIFN-I responsesType I interferon responseAntigen-independent mannerInnate immune responseVariety of mechanismsI interferon responseImmune responseVirus life cycleInfectious organismsInterferon responseHost factorsInfectionFirst lineViral RNAViral proteinsType IViral translationCommon cellular responseMolecular mechanismsInhibitionCellular responsesTranslation inhibition
2020
We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks
Grubaugh ND, Petrone ME, Holmes EC. We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks. Nature Microbiology 2020, 5: 529-530. PMID: 32071422, PMCID: PMC7095397, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0690-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Virus life cycleVirus mutatesVirus outbreakOngoing spreadDisease outbreaksOutbreakMutations
2019
Progress towards Understanding the Mosquito-Borne Virus Life Cycle
Yu X, Zhu Y, Xiao X, Wang P, Cheng G. Progress towards Understanding the Mosquito-Borne Virus Life Cycle. Trends In Parasitology 2019, 35: 1009-1017. PMID: 31669148, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter Eight Illuminating the virus life cycle with single-molecule FRET imaging
Lu M, Ma X, Mothes W. Chapter Eight Illuminating the virus life cycle with single-molecule FRET imaging. Advances In Virus Research 2019, 105: 239-273. PMID: 31522706, PMCID: PMC7246055, DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2019.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus life cycleMolecular mechanismsViral proteinsSingle-molecule FRETBiological moleculesPrecise molecular mechanismsFörster resonance energy transfer (FRET) imagingLife cycleConformational dynamicsReal-time imagingEnergetics of transitionsNovel antiviral therapiesStructural intermediatesConformational changesConformational statesNative stateSmFRETRelevant conditionsElegant experimental designsAsymmetric intermediatesIntermediatesViral fusionViral glycoproteinsStructural methodsIntact virions
1997
HIV-1 Entry and Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1β-mediated Signaling Are Independent Functions of the Chemokine Receptor CCR5*
Farzan M, Choe H, Martin K, Sun Y, Sidelko M, Mackay C, Gerard N, Sodroski J, Gerard C. HIV-1 Entry and Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1β-mediated Signaling Are Independent Functions of the Chemokine Receptor CCR5*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 6854-6857. PMID: 9054370, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.11.6854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 entryInflammatory protein-1betaChemokine receptor CCR5Viral entryReceptor CCR5Macrophage inflammatory protein-1βHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Ability of CCR5Only viral entrySpecific chemokine receptorsInflammatory protein-1βMacrophage-tropic strainsVirus type 1Wild-type CCR5CCR5 mutantsMCP-1Asymptomatic stageChemokine receptorsHIV-1CCR5Virus life cycleChemokine signalingType 1Target cells
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