Functions and consequences of AID/APOBEC-mediated DNA and RNA deamination

R Pecori, S Di Giorgio, J Paulo Lorenzo… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The AID/APOBEC polynucleotide cytidine deaminases have historically been classified as
either DNA mutators or RNA editors based on their first identified nucleic acid substrate …

Mechanisms of viral mutation

R Sanjuán, P Domingo-Calap - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2016 - Springer
The remarkable capacity of some viruses to adapt to new hosts and environments is highly
dependent on their ability to generate de novo diversity in a short period of time. Rates of …

APOBEC3 deaminase editing in mpox virus as evidence for sustained human transmission since at least 2016

Á O'Toole, RA Neher, N Ndodo, V Borges, B Gannon… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Historically, mpox has been characterized as an endemic zoonotic disease that transmits
through contact with the reservoir rodent host in West and Central Africa. However, in May …

Six reference-quality genomes reveal evolution of bat adaptations

D Jebb, Z Huang, M Pippel, GM Hughes… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Bats possess extraordinary adaptations, including flight, echolocation, extreme longevity
and unique immunity. High-quality genomes are crucial for understanding the molecular …

Specific and nonhepatotoxic degradation of nuclear hepatitis B virus cccDNA

J Lucifora, Y **a, F Reisinger, K Zhang, D Stadler… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Current antiviral agents can control but not eliminate hepatitis B virus (HBV), because HBV
establishes a stable nuclear covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). Interferon-α treatment …

The APOBEC protein family: united by structure, divergent in function

JD Salter, RP Bennett, HC Smith - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The APOBEC (apolipoprotein B mRNA editing catalytic polypeptide-like) family of proteins
have diverse and important functions in human health and disease. These proteins have an …

[HTML][HTML] Potential APOBEC-mediated RNA editing of the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses and its impact on their longer term evolution

J Ratcliff, P Simmonds - Virology, 2021 - Elsevier
Members of the APOBEC family of cytidine deaminases show antiviral activities in
mammalian cells through lethal editing in the genomes of small DNA viruses, herpesviruses …

Prisoners of war—host adaptation and its constraints on virus evolution

P Simmonds, P Aiewsakun, A Katzourakis - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Recent discoveries of contemporary genotypes of hepatitis B virus and parvovirus B19 in
ancient human remains demonstrate that little genetic change has occurred in these viruses …

[КНИГА][B] RNA, the epicenter of genetic information

J Mattick, P Amaral - 2023 - library.oapen.org
The origin story and emergence of molecular biology is muddled. The early triumphs in
bacterial genetics and the complexity of animal and plant genomes complicate an intricate …