Search Results - "Cheng, Adam Z"
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APOBEC3 degradation is the primary function of HIV-1 Vif determining virion infectivity in the myeloid cell line THP-1
Published in mBio (31-08-2023)“…HIV-1 must overcome multiple innate antiviral mechanisms to replicate in CD4 T lymphocytes and macrophages. Previous studies have demonstrated that the…”
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Differential Evolution of Antiretroviral Restriction Factors in Pteropid Bats as Revealed by APOBEC3 Gene Complexity
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-07-2018)“…Bats have attracted attention in recent years as important reservoirs of viruses deadly to humans and other mammals. These infections are typically…”
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Human cytomegalovirus mediates APOBEC3B relocalization early during infection through a ribonucleotide reductase-independent mechanism
Published in Journal of virology (31-08-2023)“…The APOBEC3 family of DNA cytosine deaminases comprises an important arm of the innate antiviral defense system. The gamma-herpesviruses Epstein-Barr virus and…”
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A Conserved Mechanism of APOBEC3 Relocalization by Herpesviral Ribonucleotide Reductase Large Subunits
Published in Journal of virology (01-12-2019)“…An integral part of the antiviral innate immune response is the APOBEC3 family of single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminases, which inhibits virus replication…”
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APOBECs and Herpesviruses
Published in Viruses (28-02-2021)“…The APOBEC family of DNA cytosine deaminases provides a broad and overlapping defense against viral infections. Successful viral pathogens, by definition, have…”
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Evidence linking APOBEC3B genesis and evolution of innate immune antagonism by gamma-herpesvirus ribonucleotide reductases
Published in eLife (02-12-2022)“…Viruses have evolved diverse mechanisms to antagonize host immunity such as direct inhibition and relocalization of cellular APOBEC3B (A3B) by the…”
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Genetic and mechanistic basis for APOBEC3H alternative splicing, retrovirus restriction, and counteraction by HIV-1 protease
Published in Nature communications (08-10-2018)“…Human APOBEC3H (A3H) is a single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase that inhibits HIV-1. Seven haplotypes (I–VII) and four splice variants (SV154/182/183/200)…”
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G1/S Cell Cycle Induction by Epstein-Barr Virus BORF2 Is Mediated by P53 and APOBEC3B
Published in Journal of virology (07-09-2022)“…Herpesvirus lytic infection causes cells to arrest at the G1/S phase of the cell cycle by poorly defined mechanisms. In a prior study using fluorescent…”
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G 1 /S Cell Cycle Induction by Epstein-Barr Virus BORF2 Is Mediated by P53 and APOBEC3B
Published in Journal of virology (28-09-2022)“…Herpesvirus lytic infection causes cells to arrest at the G /S phase of the cell cycle by poorly defined mechanisms. In a prior study using fluorescent…”
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Epstein–Barr virus BORF2 inhibits cellular APOBEC3B to preserve viral genome integrity
Published in Nature microbiology (01-01-2019)“…The apolipoprotein B messenger RNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC) family of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) cytosine deaminases provides…”
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APOBEC3H Subcellular Localization Determinants Define Zipcode for Targeting HIV-1 for Restriction
Published in Molecular and cellular biology (01-12-2018)“…APOBEC enzymes are DNA cytosine deaminases that normally serve as virus restriction factors, but several members, including APOBEC3H, also contribute to cancer…”
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Cryo-EM structure of the EBV ribonucleotide reductase BORF2 and mechanism of APOBEC3B inhibition
Published in Science advances (29-04-2022)“…Viruses use a plethora of mechanisms to evade immune responses. A recent example is neutralization of the nuclear DNA cytosine deaminase APOBEC3B by the…”
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Counteraction of APOBEC3 Proteins by Herpesvirus Ribonucleotide Reductases
Published 01-01-2019“…The APOBEC3 family of DNA cytosine deaminases plays an important role in antiviral innate immunity. In this thesis, we describe the novel function of APOBEC3B…”
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