New twists in detecting mRNA modification dynamics

I Anreiter, Q Mir, JT Simpson, SC Janga, M Soller - Trends in Biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Modified nucleotides in mRNA are an essential addition to the standard genetic code of four
nucleotides in animals, plants, and their viruses. The emerging field of epitranscriptomics …

Translational control in virus-infected cells

N Stern-Ginossar, SR Thompson… - Cold Spring …, 2019 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
As obligate intracellular parasites, virus reproduction requires host cell functions. Despite
variations in genome size and configuration, nucleic acid composition, and their repertoire of …

2′-O-Methylation of the second transcribed nucleotide within the mRNA 5′ cap impacts the protein production level in a cell-specific manner and contributes to …

K Drazkowska, R Tomecki, M Warminski… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In mammals, m7G-adjacent nucleotides undergo extensive modifications. Ribose of the first
or first and second transcribed nucleotides can be subjected to 2′-O-methylation to form …

[HTML][HTML] Better together: the role of IFIT protein–protein interactions in the antiviral response

HV Mears, TR Sweeney - Journal of General Virology, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
The interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats (IFITs) are a family of antiviral
proteins conserved throughout all vertebrates. IFIT1 binds tightly to non-self RNA …

IFIT3 and IFIT2/3 promote IFIT1-mediated translation inhibition by enhancing binding to non-self RNA

RC Fleith, HV Mears, XY Leong, TJ Sanford… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats (IFITs) are highly expressed during
the cell-intrinsic immune response to viral infection. IFIT1 inhibits translation by binding …

Zoonotic potential of emerging paramyxoviruses: knowns and unknowns

PA Thibault, RE Watkinson, A Moreira-Soto… - Advances in virus …, 2017 - Elsevier
The risk of spillover of enzootic paramyxoviruses and the susceptibility of recipient human
and domestic animal populations are defined by a broad collection of ecological and …

Structure of human IFIT1 with capped RNA reveals adaptable mRNA binding and mechanisms for sensing N1 and N2 ribose 2′-O methylations

YM Abbas, BT Laudenbach… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
IFIT1 (IFN-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats-1) is an effector of the host innate
immune antiviral response that prevents propagation of virus infection by selectively …

ETV7 limits antiviral gene expression and control of influenza viruses

HM Froggatt, AT Harding, RR Chaparian… - Science signaling, 2021 - science.org
The type I interferon (IFN) response is an important component of the innate immune
response to viral infection. Precise control of IFN responses is critical because insufficient …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insight into long noncoding RNAs and the placenta

D McAninch, CT Roberts, T Bianco-Miotto - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are classified as RNAs greater than 200 nucleotides in
length that do not produce a protein product. lncRNAs are expressed with cellular and …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza A virus inhibits RSV infection via a two-wave expression of IFIT proteins

Y Drori, J Jacob-Hirsch, R Pando… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Influenza viruses and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are respiratory viruses that primarily
circulate worldwide during the autumn and winter seasons. Seasonal surveillance has …