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ArticleJournal of virology2011

Host response to polyomavirus infection is modulated by RNA adenosine deaminase ADAR1 but not by ADAR2.

Cyril X George, Charles E Samuel

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Article in Journal of virology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of ADAR1 in human pathophysiology.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  10. RNA Editing-Systemic Relevance and Clue to Disease Mechanisms?Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cyril X GeorgeDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Charles E Samuel
University of California, Santa Barbara · US

Funding

INTERFERON ACTION AND PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATIONR01AI020611 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI SAMUEL, CHARLES E · 1985 to 2014
$3.4M
MECHANISM OF INTERFERON ACTIONR01AI012520 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI SAMUEL, CHARLES E · 1985 to 2009
$3.1M
MECHANISM OF INTERFERON ACTIONR37AI012520 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI SAMUEL, CHARLES E. · 1989 to 1998
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NIAID NIH HHS AI-12520NIAID NIH HHS AI-20611NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI012520NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI020611NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI012520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs) catalyze the C-6 deamination of adenosine (A) to produce inosine (I), which behaves as guanine (G), thereby altering base pairing in RNAs with double-stranded character. Two genes, adar1 and adar2, are known to encode enzymatically active ADARs in mammalian cells. Furthermore, two size forms of ADAR1 are expressed by alternative promoter usage, a short (p110) nuclear form that is constitutively made and a long (p150) form that is interferon inducible and present in both the cytoplasm and nucleus. ADAR2 is also a constitutively expressed nuclear protein. Extensive A-to-G substitution has been described in mouse polyomavirus (PyV) RNA isolated late times after infection, suggesting modification by ADAR. To test the role of ADAR in PyV infection, we used genetically null mouse embryo fibroblast cells deficient in either ADAR1 or ADAR2. The single-cycle yields and growth kinetics of PyV were comparable between adar1(-/-) and adar2(-/-) genetic null fibroblast cells. While large T antigen was expressed to higher levels in adar1(-/-) cells than adar2(-/-) cells, less difference was seen in VP1 protein expression levels between the two knockout MEFs. However, virus-induced cell killing was greatly enhanced in PyV-infected adar1(-/-) cells compared to that of adar2(-/-) cells. Complementation with p110 protected cells from PyV-induced cytotoxicity. UV-irradiated PyV did not display any enhanced cytopathic effect in adar1(-/-) cells. Reovirus and vesicular stomatitis virus single-cycle yields were comparable between adar1(-/-) and adar2(-/-) cells, and neither reovirus nor VSV showed enhanced cytotoxicity in adar1(-/-)-infected cells. These results suggest that ADAR1 plays a virus-selective role in the host response to infection.

Indexed as

Cytopathogenic Effect, ViralAdenosine DeaminaseAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingBase PairingCapsid ProteinsCell LineFibroblastsMicePolymerase Chain ReactionPolyomavirusPolyomavirus InfectionsReoviridaeRNA-Binding ProteinsADARB1 protein, humanAdenosine DeaminaseAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingCapsid ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsVP1 protein, polyomavirus

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PMID21632755
PMCPMC3147991
OpenAlexW2152210133

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