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ArticleEMBO reports2021

PLK1-dependent phosphorylation restrains EBNA2 activity and lymphomagenesis in EBV-infected mice.

Xiang Zhang, Patrick Schuhmachers, André Mourão, Piero Giansanti, Anita Murer, Sybille Thumann, Cornelia Kuklik-Roos, Sophie Beer, Stefanie M Hauck, Wolfgang Hammerschmidt and 7 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiang ZhangResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1007-7007
Patrick SchuhmachersViral Immunbiology, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2052-738X
André MourãoInstitute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Piero GiansantiChair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2857-0841
Anita MurerViral Immunbiology, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Sybille ThumannResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany.
Cornelia Kuklik-RoosResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany.
Sophie BeerResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1797-965X
Stefanie M HauckResearch Unit Protein Science and Metabolomics and Proteomics Core Facility, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1630-6827
Wolfgang HammerschmidtResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4659-0427
Ralf KüppersInstitute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6691-7191
Bernhard KusterChair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9094-1677
Monika RaabDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8792-9327
Klaus StrebhardtDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2173-9763
Michael SattlerInstitute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1594-0527
Christian MünzViral Immunbiology, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6419-1940
Bettina KempkesResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3721-0944
Helmholtz Zentrum München · DEUniversity of Zurich · CHGoethe University Frankfurt · DETechnical University of Munich · DEEssen University Hospital · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) establishes a life-long latent infection in apparently healthy human immunocompetent hosts, immunodeficient individuals are at particular risk to develop lymphoproliferative B-cell malignancies caused by EBV. A key EBV protein is the transcription factor EBV nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA2), which initiates B-cell proliferation. Here, we combine biochemical, cellular, and in vivo experiments demonstrating that the mitotic polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) binds to EBNA2, phosphorylates its transactivation domain, and thereby inhibits its biological activity. EBNA2 mutants that impair PLK1 binding or prevent EBNA2 phosphorylation are gain-of-function mutants. They exhibit enhanced transactivation capacities, accelerate the proliferation of infected B cells, and promote the development of monoclonal B-cell lymphomas in infected mice. Thus, PLK1 coordinates the activity of EBNA2 to attenuate the risk of tumor incidences in favor of the establishment of latency in the infected but healthy host.

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Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHerpesvirus 4, HumanAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensMicePhosphorylationPolo-Like Kinase 1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsVirus LatencyCell Cycle ProteinsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensPolo-Like Kinase 1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsB-lymphomagenesisEBNA2EBVhumanized micePLK1

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PMID34605140
PMCPMC8647151
OpenAlexW3203492887

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