APOBECs and herpesviruses

AZ Cheng, SN Moraes, NM Shaban, E Fanunza… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC) family of
DNA cytosine deaminases provides a broad and overlap** defense against viral …

Structural basis of substrate specificity in human cytidine deaminase family APOBEC3s

S Hou, JM Lee, W Myint, H Matsuo, NK Yilmaz… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - jbc.org
The human cytidine deaminase family of APOBEC3s (A3s) plays critical roles in both innate
immunity and the development of cancers. A3s comprise seven functionally overlap** but …

[HTML][HTML] The DNA deaminase APOBEC3B interacts with the cell-cycle protein CDK4 and disrupts CDK4-mediated nuclear import of Cyclin D1

JL McCann, MM Klein, EM Leland, EK Law… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic subunit-like protein 3B (APOBEC3B or
A3B), as other APOBEC3 members, is a single-stranded (ss) DNA cytosine deaminase with …

The Impact of Sugar Conformation on the Single-Stranded DNA Selectivity of APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B Enzymes

MK Wyllie, CK Morris, NH Moeller… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The APOBEC3 family of polynucleotide cytidine deaminases has diverse roles as viral
restriction factors and oncogenic mutators. These enzymes convert cytidine to uridine in …

AID, APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B efficiently deaminate deoxycytidines neighboring DNA damage induced by oxidation or alkylation

CP Diamond, J Im, EA Button, DNG Huebert… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background AID/APOBEC3 (A3) enzymes instigate genomic mutations that are
involved in immunity and cancer. Although they can deaminate any deoxycytidine (dC) to …

MagnEdit—interacting factors that recruit DNA-editing enzymes to single base targets

JL McCann, DJ Salamango, EK Law… - Life science …, 2020 - life-science-alliance.org
Although CRISPR/Cas9 technology has created a renaissance in genome engineering,
particularly for gene knockout generation, methods to introduce precise single base …

Exploring APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B substrate specificity and their role in HPV positive head and neck cancer

C Papini, Z Wang, SN Kudalkar, TP Schrank, S Tang… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
APOBEC3 family members are cytidine deaminases catalyzing conversion of cytidine to
uracil. Many studies have established a link between APOBEC3 expression and cancer …

Active site plasticity and possible modes of chemical inhibition of the human DNA deaminase APOBEC3B

K Shi, Ö Demir, MA Carpenter, S Banerjee… - FASEB …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The single‐stranded DNA cytosine deaminase APOBEC3B (A3B) functions in innate
immunity against viruses, but it is also strongly implicated in eliciting mutations in cancer …

Regulatory interactions between APOBEC3B N-and C-terminal domains

MKE Braza, Ö Demir, SH Ahn, CK Morris… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Abstract APOBEC3B (A3B) is implicated in DNA mutations that facilitate tumor evolution.
Although structures of its individual N-and C-terminal domains (NTD and CTD) have been …

Development of Allosteric Small Molecule APOBEC3B Inhibitors from In Silico Screening

KFM Jones, Ö Demir, MK Wyllie, MJ Grillo, C Morris… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
APOBEC3B cytosine deaminase contributes to the mutational burdens of tumors, resulting in
tumor progression and therapy resistance. Small molecule APOBEC3B inhibitors have …