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ReviewJournal of virology2024

DDX RNA helicases: key players in cellular homeostasis and innate antiviral immunity.

Iulia Tapescu, Sara Cherry

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Review in Journal of virology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Iulia TapescuDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2689-1377
Sara CherryDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3956-6610

Funding

The role of pattern recognition and autophagy in innate anti-bunyaviral immunityR01AI150246 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CHERRY, SARA · 2019 to 2023
$3.5M
Defining the functional interface between the ER and flavivirusesR01AI140539 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CHERRY, SARA, DIAMOND, MICHAEL S · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
Defining the role of microbiota-derived cyclic dinucleotides in priming antiviral immune defenses.R01AI152362 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CHERRY, SARA · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Elucidating the functional roles of long noncoding RNAs in Chikungunya virus infectionR21AI151882 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CHERRY, SARA · 2020 to 2021
$446k
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) 1009995HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R01AI140539HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R01AI150246HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R01AI152362HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R21AI151882NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI140539NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI150246NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI152362NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI151882
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA helicases are integral in RNA metabolism, performing important roles in cellular homeostasis and stress responses. In particular, the DExD/H-box (DDX) helicase family possesses a conserved catalytic core that binds structural features rather than specific sequences in RNA targets. DDXs have critical roles in all aspects of RNA metabolism including ribosome biogenesis, translation, RNA export, and RNA stability. Importantly, functional specialization within this family arises from divergent N and C termini and is driven at least in part by gene duplications with 18 of the 42 human helicases having paralogs. In addition to their key roles in the homeostatic control of cellular RNA, these factors have critical roles in RNA virus infection. The canonical RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) play pivotal roles in cytoplasmic sensing of viral RNA structures, inducing antiviral gene expression. Additional RNA helicases function as viral sensors or regulators, further diversifying the innate immune defense arsenal. Moreover, some of these helicases have been coopted by viruses to facilitate their replication. Altogether, DDX helicases exhibit functional specificity, playing intricate roles in RNA metabolism and host defense. This review will discuss the mechanisms by which these RNA helicases recognize diverse RNA structures in cellular and viral RNAs, and how this impacts RNA processing and innate immune responses.

Indexed as

DEAD-box RNA HelicasesHomeostasisImmunity, InnateRNA, ViralAnimalsHumansRNA HelicasesRNA VirusesRNA Virus InfectionsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesRNA HelicasesRNA, ViralantiviralDDXDEADhelicasehost factorinnate immunityreplicationRNA-binding protein

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PMID39212449
PMCPMC11494928

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