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Subviral Dense Bodies of Human Cytomegalovirus Induce an Antiviral Type I Interferon Response.

Inessa Penner, Nicole Büscher, Mario Dejung, Anja Freiwald, Falk Butter, Bodo Plachter

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Article in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Inessa PennerInstitute for Virology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Nicole BüscherInstitute for Virology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Mario DejungInstitute for Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Anja FreiwaldInstitute for Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Falk ButterInstitute for Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Bodo PlachterInstitute for Virology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Institute of Molecular Biology · DEJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Cells infected with the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) produce subviral particles, termed dense bodies (DBs), both in-vitro and in-vivo. They are released from cells, comparable to infectious virions, and are enclosed by a membrane that resembles the viral envelope and mediates the entry into cells. To date, little is known about how the DB uptake influences the gene expression in target cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of DBs on cells, in the absence of a viral infection. (2) Methods: Mass spectrometry, immunoblot analyses, siRNA knockdown, and a CRISPR-CAS9 knockout, were used to investigate the changes in cellular gene expression following a DB exposure; (3) Results: A number of interferon-regulated genes (IRGs) were upregulated after the fibroblasts and endothelial cells were exposed to DBs. This upregulation was dependent on the DB entry and mediated by the type I interferon signaling through the JAK-STAT pathway. The induction of IRGs was mediated by the sensing of the DB-introduced DNA by the pattern recognition receptor cGAS. (4) Conclusions: The induction of a strong type I IFN response by DBs is a unique feature of the HCMV infection. The release of DBs may serve as a danger signal and concomitantly contribute to the induction of a strong, antiviral immune response.

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CytomegalovirusInterferon Type IAntiviral AgentsEndothelial CellsHumansJanus KinasesSignal TransductionSTAT Transcription FactorsAntiviral AgentsInterferon Type IJanus KinasesSTAT Transcription Factorsdense bodieshuman cytomegalovirusinterferon-regulated genesinterferon-βIRGssubviral particles

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PMID36552792
PMCPMC9777239
OpenAlexW4311390133

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