2023
CMPK2 restricts Zika virus replication by inhibiting viral translation
Pawlak J, Hsu J, Xia H, Han P, Suh H, Grove T, Morrison J, Shi P, Cresswell P, Laurent-Rolle M. CMPK2 restricts Zika virus replication by inhibiting viral translation. PLOS Pathogens 2023, 19: e1011286. PMID: 37075076, PMCID: PMC10150978, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytidine/uridine monophosphate kinase 2I interferon-stimulated genesZika virus replicationYellow fever virusAntiviral activityAntiviral effectVirus replicationKunjin virusType I interferon-stimulated genesFirst lineOverall antiviral responseHost's first lineEffective therapeutic interventionsViral translationBroad antiviral activityInterferon-stimulated genesGlobal health threatAntiviral treatmentFlaviviral infectionsPathogenic flavivirusesAntiviral functionDrug AdministrationTherapeutic interventionsAntiviral responseDengue virus
2022
Viperin triggers ribosome collision-dependent translation inhibition to restrict viral replication
Hsu JC, Laurent-Rolle M, Pawlak JB, Xia H, Kunte A, Hee JS, Lim J, Harris LD, Wood JM, Evans GB, Shi PY, Grove TL, Almo SC, Cresswell P. Viperin triggers ribosome collision-dependent translation inhibition to restrict viral replication. Molecular Cell 2022, 82: 1631-1642.e6. PMID: 35316659, PMCID: PMC9081181, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsImmunity, InnateOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsProteinsRibosomesS-AdenosylmethionineVirus ReplicationConceptsInterferon-stimulated genesS-adenosyl methionineTranslation inhibitionRadical S-adenosyl methionineInnate immune responseIntegrated stress response pathwayStress response pathwaysViral RNA translationImmune responseAntiviral responseInnate immunityAntiviral mechanismTranslation regulatorsTranslational repressionViral replicationEnzymatic productDidehydro-CTPResponse pathwaysRNA translationViperinSAM activityPathwayInhibitionBroad spectrumReplication