MicroRNA let-7 and viral infections: focus on mechanisms of action

A Letafati, S Najafi, M Mottahedi, M Karimzadeh… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are fundamental post-transcriptional modulators of several critical
cellular processes, a number of which are involved in host defense mechanisms. In …

Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus: immunobiology, oncogenesis, and therapy

DP Dittmer, B Damania - The Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8, is
the etiologic agent underlying Kaposi sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and multicentric …

Linear ubiquitination regulates the KSHV replication and transcription activator protein to control infection

Y Luan, W Long, L Dai, P Tao, Z Deng, Z Xia - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Like many other viruses, KSHV has two life cycle modes: the latent phase and the lytic
phase. The RTA protein from KSHV is essential for lytic reactivation, but how this protein's …

Ubiquitin in the activation and attenuation of innate antiviral immunity

SM Heaton, NA Borg, VM Dixit - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2016 - rupress.org
Viral infection activates danger signals that are transmitted via the retinoic acid–inducible
gene 1–like receptor (RLR), nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor (NLR) …

KSHV RTA antagonizes SMC5/6 complex-induced viral chromatin compaction by hijacking the ubiquitin-proteasome system

C Han, D Zhang, C Gui, L Huang, S Chang… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a double-stranded DNA virus with the
capacity to establish life-long latent infection. During latent infection, the viral genome …

Suppression of NF-κB activity: a viral immune evasion mechanism

L Deng, Q Zeng, M Wang, A Cheng, R Jia, S Chen… - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is an important transcription factor that induces the expression of
antiviral genes and viral genes. NF-κB activation needs the activation of NF-κB upstream …

Towards better understanding of KSHV life cycle: from transcription and posttranscriptional regulations to pathogenesis

L Yan, V Majerciak, ZM Zheng, K Lan - Virologica Sinica, 2019 - Springer
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus-8
(HHV-8), is etiologically linked to the development of Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion …

Epitranscriptomic (N6-methyladenosine) modification of viral RNA and virus-host interactions

H Imam, GW Kim, A Siddiqui - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent and internal modification of eukaryotic
mRNA. Multiple m6A methylation sites have been identified in the viral RNA genome and …

N6-Methyladenosine and Viral Infection

W Dang, Y Xie, P Cao, S Xin, J Wang, S Li… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
N6-methyladenosine (m6A), as a dynamic posttranscriptional RNA modification, recently
gave rise to the field of viral epitranscriptomics. The interaction between virus and host is …

Epstein–Barr virus and innate immunity: friends or foes?

S Jangra, KS Yuen, MG Botelho, DY Jin - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) successfully persists in the vast majority of adults but causes
lymphoid and epithelial malignancies in a small fraction of latently infected individuals …