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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2023

The 3' Untranslated Regions of Ebola Virus mRNAs Contain AU-Rich Elements Involved in Posttranscriptional Stabilization and Decay.

Emily V Nelson, Stephen J Ross, Judith Olejnik, Adam J Hume, Dylan J Deeney, Emily King, Autumn O Grimins, Shawn M Lyons, Daniel Cifuentes, Elke Mühlberger

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Emily V NelsonDepartment of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Stephen J RossDepartment of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Judith OlejnikDepartment of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Adam J HumeDepartment of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dylan J DeeneyDepartment of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Emily KingDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Autumn O GriminsDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Shawn M LyonsDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Daniel CifuentesDepartment of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Elke MühlbergerDepartment of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3547-9376
Boston University · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Marburg virus gene expressionR01AI133486 · NIAID · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI FEARNS, RACHEL, MUHLBERGER, ELKE C · 2018 to 2022
$2.7M
Regulation of Ribosome BiogenesisR35GM146769 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Shawn M Lyons · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
Analysis of non-canonical functions of microRNAsR01GM130935 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI CIFUENTES, DANIEL · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI133486NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM130935NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM146769NIH HHS R01AI133486
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of Ebola virus (EBOV) mRNAs are enriched in their AU content and therefore represent potential targets for RNA binding proteins targeting AU-rich elements (ARE-BPs). ARE-BPs are known to fine-tune RNA turnover and translational activity. We identified putative AREs within EBOV mRNA 3' UTRs and assessed whether they might modulate mRNA stability. Using mammalian and zebrafish embryo reporter assays, we show a conserved, ARE-BP-mediated stabilizing effect and increased reporter activity with the tested EBOV 3' UTRs. When coexpressed with the prototypic ARE-BP tristetraprolin (TTP, ZFP36) that mainly destabilizes its target mRNAs, the EBOV nucleoprotein (NP) 3' UTR resulted in decreased reporter gene activity. Coexpression of NP with TTP led to reduced NP protein expression and diminished EBOV minigenome activity. In conclusion, the enrichment of AU residues in EBOV 3' UTRs makes them possible targets for cellular ARE-BPs, leading to modulation of RNA stability and translational activity.

Indexed as

EbolavirusHemorrhagic Fever, Ebola3' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsMammalsRNA, MessengerRNA StabilityZebrafish3' Untranslated RegionsRNA, Messenger3′ untranslated regions3′ UTR reporter assayAU-rich elementsEbola virusfilovirusesmRNA stabilitytristetraprolinzebrafish injection

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PMID37551415
PMCPMC10651315
OpenAlexW4385637590

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