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ArticleJournal of cell science2015

MicroRNA-mediated regulation of p21 and TASK1 cellular restriction factors enhances HIV-1 infection.

Luba Farberov, Eytan Herzig, Shira Modai, Ofer Isakov, Amnon Hizi, Noam Shomron

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luba FarberovFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Eytan HerzigFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Shira ModaiFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Ofer IsakovFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Amnon HiziFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Noam ShomronFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel nshomron@post.tau.ac.il.
Tel Aviv University · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that play a central role in the regulation of gene expression by binding to target mRNAs. Several studies have revealed alterations in cellular miRNA profiles following HIV-1 infection, mostly for miRNAs involved in inhibiting viral infection. These miRNA expression modifications might also serve to block the innate HIV-1 inhibition mechanism. As a result, it is expected that during HIV-1 infection miRNAs target genes that hinder or prevent the progression of the HIV-1 replication cycle. One of the major sets of genes known to inhibit the progression of HIV-1 infection are cellular restriction factors. In this study, we identified a direct miRNA target gene that modulates viral spread in T-lymphocytes and HeLa-CCR5 cell lines. Following infection, let-7c, miR-34a or miR-124a were upregulated, and they targeted and downregulated p21 and TASK1 (also known as CDKN1A and KCNK3, respectively) cellular proteins. This eventually led to increased virion release and higher copy number of viral genome transcripts in infected cells. Conversely, by downregulating these miRNAs, we could suppress viral replication and spread. Our data suggest that HIV-1 exploits the host miRNA cellular systems in order to block the innate inhibition mechanism, allowing a more efficient infection process.

Indexed as

Base SequenceCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Down-RegulationGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsPotassium Channels, Tandem Pore DomainRNA, MessengerT-LymphocytesUp-RegulationVirus ReplicationCDKN1A protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21MicroRNAsMIRN124 microRNA, humanMIRN34 microRNA, humanmirnlet7 microRNA, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsPotassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domainpotassium channel subfamily K member 3RNA, MessengerCellular restriction factorCyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitorHuman immunodeficiency virus‐type 1miRNATASK1

Identifiers

PMID25717002
PMCPMC4406127
OpenAlexW2086935788

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