ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Antiviral Activity of Zinc Finger Antiviral Protein (ZAP) in Different Virus Families.
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- Evolutionary analysis of ZAP and its cofactors identifies intrinsically disordered regions as central elements in host-pathogen interactions.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2024Article
- Dual Roles of Host Zinc Finger Proteins in Viral RNA Regulation: Decay or Stabilization.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Impact of a Functional Dairy Powder and Its Primary Component on the Growth of Pathogenic and Probiotic Gut Bacteria and Human Coronavirus 229E.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
The CCCH-type zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) in humans, specifically isoforms ZAP-L and ZAP-S, is a crucial component of the cell's intrinsic immune response. ZAP acts as a post-transcriptional RNA restriction factor, exhibiting its activity during infections caused by retroviruses and alphaviruses. Its function involves binding to CpG (cytosine-phosphate-guanine) dinucleotide sequences present in viral RNA, thereby directing it towards degradation. Since vertebrate cells have a suppressed frequency of CpG dinucleotides, ZAP is capable of distinguishing foreign genetic elements. The expression of ZAP leads to the reduction of viral replication and impedes the assembly of new virus particles. However, the specific mechanisms underlying these effects have yet to be fully understood. Several questions regarding ZAP's mechanism of action remain unanswered, including the impact of CpG dinucleotide quantity on ZAP's activity, whether this sequence is solely required for the binding between ZAP and viral RNA, and whether the recruitment of cofactors is dependent on cell type, among others. This review aims to integrate the findings from studies that elucidate ZAP's antiviral role in various viral infections, discuss gaps that need to be filled through further studies, and shed light on new potential targets for therapeutic intervention.
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